Jessekrs123
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- Sep 16, 2021
Hello all,
I've been looking into populating my 700 s.f. garage with some CNC machines and had some quick questions that I'm hoping someone here may have some insight on.
Long story short, the rear part of my garage (280 s.f.) was added by the previous owner. This rear portion sits on a compound concrete slab. The area below this portion of the garage acts as a basement for storage as well as an air compressor. A 10" wide concrete foundation was built around the perimeter.
The slab itself is 6" thick poured onto embossed metal decking. This is supported by (5X) 4.5" wide steel I-beams spaced roughly 37" apart on center.
Looking at getting a Miyano MTV-310 (super good deal / shape) and putting it in this area. The machine weight is approx 4500 pounds, has 4 leveling feet roughly 3' apart.
I was wondering whether or not this seems like a good idea putting the machine over this particular area? Sliding a floor jack across this portion, I can certainly feel some degree of "hollowness" which worries me in terms of the machine being on a sufficiently rigid surface.
Was thinking of spanning a couple steel load plates to distribute the weight across the I beams under it, but I don't believe that would address any rigidity issues, only load distribution.
Ideally I'd like to keep this machine and possible future equipment in the rear of my garage for accessibility sake.
Any thoughts ?
Thanks !
I've been looking into populating my 700 s.f. garage with some CNC machines and had some quick questions that I'm hoping someone here may have some insight on.
Long story short, the rear part of my garage (280 s.f.) was added by the previous owner. This rear portion sits on a compound concrete slab. The area below this portion of the garage acts as a basement for storage as well as an air compressor. A 10" wide concrete foundation was built around the perimeter.
The slab itself is 6" thick poured onto embossed metal decking. This is supported by (5X) 4.5" wide steel I-beams spaced roughly 37" apart on center.
Looking at getting a Miyano MTV-310 (super good deal / shape) and putting it in this area. The machine weight is approx 4500 pounds, has 4 leveling feet roughly 3' apart.
I was wondering whether or not this seems like a good idea putting the machine over this particular area? Sliding a floor jack across this portion, I can certainly feel some degree of "hollowness" which worries me in terms of the machine being on a sufficiently rigid surface.
Was thinking of spanning a couple steel load plates to distribute the weight across the I beams under it, but I don't believe that would address any rigidity issues, only load distribution.
Ideally I'd like to keep this machine and possible future equipment in the rear of my garage for accessibility sake.
Any thoughts ?
Thanks !