I would love to have a smidge more vertical clearance on my PM25V. So, I am planning to put a 4”x6.4” block of steel, like 2.5” thick, under the column. And attach with longer bolts (still 12x1.75).
Has anyone here done that? How much rigidity do you lose? Can I go to 3” thickness?
And, does the material make much of a difference? I was thinking of just squaring up any old a chunk of hot rolled I can find. But are some steels better for this purpose? Ductile iron? Grey iron? And there are grades there too. This is the first time I have ever thought about steel choice—I normally just pick up whatever scrap might be in the drops bin. But for this I will order what I want.
Thanks.
-Bill
Has anyone here done that? How much rigidity do you lose? Can I go to 3” thickness?
And, does the material make much of a difference? I was thinking of just squaring up any old a chunk of hot rolled I can find. But are some steels better for this purpose? Ductile iron? Grey iron? And there are grades there too. This is the first time I have ever thought about steel choice—I normally just pick up whatever scrap might be in the drops bin. But for this I will order what I want.
Thanks.
-Bill