BadDog
Stainless
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2006
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
Wow, my shop floor was worse out than I thought. I followed the Rockwell process for leveling the lathe and while it was very little out front to back, end to end required 1/2 strap stock for shim on the head stock end.
My question is, exactly what is required of “shimming”? Do I need to just shim the outboard corners? Or do I need more of a long “shim” down front and back, or a full platform type of afair? The cabinet seems very strong, but all that weight on just the 4 outboard corners seems a bit much. Maybe all 4 corners of each cabinet (8 total)? Or am I worrying about nothing?
Please overlook the mess caused by the reorg to fit the new lathe, but below is a pic of the lathe/cabinet in question.
My question is, exactly what is required of “shimming”? Do I need to just shim the outboard corners? Or do I need more of a long “shim” down front and back, or a full platform type of afair? The cabinet seems very strong, but all that weight on just the 4 outboard corners seems a bit much. Maybe all 4 corners of each cabinet (8 total)? Or am I worrying about nothing?
Please overlook the mess caused by the reorg to fit the new lathe, but below is a pic of the lathe/cabinet in question.