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I'm disabled and have to sit while working, the crossbar in front was moved back 6" so it wouldn't hit my knees, you can see the bottom of it in the photo.
The lathe is also sitting on a 3' x 6' x3/8" steel plate on top of the REINFORCED wood floor. All the joists have shims between them and the ground to keep them from bowing. They also have been sistered with an additional 2x10 on either side, making each joist 4 1/2" wide. THEN, all the spaces between the joists were filled in with more 2x10's laid flat and screwed down to the sistered joists. (the sistered joists were left 1 1/2" from the top of the original joists)
A glass of water on the floor AND on the headstock show no vibrations at all.
I'm installing a Marathon Black MAX Y-551 inverter motor and a VFD, I'll keep you posted.
The lathe is also sitting on a 3' x 6' x3/8" steel plate on top of the REINFORCED wood floor. All the joists have shims between them and the ground to keep them from bowing. They also have been sistered with an additional 2x10 on either side, making each joist 4 1/2" wide. THEN, all the spaces between the joists were filled in with more 2x10's laid flat and screwed down to the sistered joists. (the sistered joists were left 1 1/2" from the top of the original joists)
A glass of water on the floor AND on the headstock show no vibrations at all.
I'm installing a Marathon Black MAX Y-551 inverter motor and a VFD, I'll keep you posted.