Should I put leveling feet on my lathe?

[Tozguy]

Or cut the legs down on your current table some 3'' and pour a 3'' cement top (like kitchen counter tops), armoured en all.
Bolt the lathe solid to it. That would help control vibration and prevent twist.

Concrete lathe bench top

I am just about to make a bench for my second 9A and I want to create a rock solid and flat top. Also Some substantial weight would not hurt so I have been thinking about a concrete top. I was thinking about 2-3” of steel reinforced concrete. I know that I could mold it nearly dead flat so...

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[tjb]

I'm thinking of cutting the current table to the middle leg so the mill can still use it

That could work. Here's a suggestion. (Maybe not a good one without physically seeing the table.) You might want to try that first. Then, if it fails, you're not yet committed on the new table and re-think it if necessary.

Regards,
Terry

 

[Pcmaker]

I've been turning stainless steel today and in about 4 inches, there's around .0008 taper from end to end. Is this good or bad? The lathe is still on the same table. Both table and lathe are unleveled.

 

[WarrenP]

I guess that would be apprx 2.4 thou over 12 inches... correct?

 

[Pcmaker]

I guess that would be apprx 2.4 thou over 12 inches... correct?

Sounds about right. Haven't checked, though. I only measured for taper once so far.

 

[Latinrascalrg1]

I was gonna suggest pouring a 2" thick Concrete top. If you plan ahead you can place some anchors into the wet concrete to make things easier down the road and best of all you can keep the current bench exactly as it sits!