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I joined this forum because I just bought a Precision Matthews PM-25MV with DRO and PM-1030V with DRO. I also bought the stands for these machines from Precision Matthews.
My shop is a 2 car garage that I have all to myself, but it was already almost full before I bought these machines. It already has a bicycle repair area and six welding carts, among other things.
I am always moving most of the welding carts off into the bicycle repair area when I work at my welding table. I only bring the welding carts that I will use for that task.
I will be putting my welding table and two workbenches on casters, but I sure am reluctant to put the mill and lathe on casters. I Googled the matter, and it led me to a thread on this forum which shows that it can surely be done. I wanted to ask whomever is willing to chime in if they would do it. I am really leaning toward putting the machines in a prime spot, leveling them and leaving them there for their entire life.
It seems to me that one would have to check the level after moving the cart back to it's spot.
I should also point out that I am just starting out in machining. I am signed up for three classes that start in a few months. The closest training that I have had is bicycle frame building where we used a Bridgeport knee mill and a large horizontal mill. The instructor let us watch, but we were pretty much forbidden to touch the milling machines.
I will be using the machines to make parts for electric bicycles. It sounds like I should do my MIG and stick welding, grinding, and torch cutting as far away from the machines as I can.
My shop is a 2 car garage that I have all to myself, but it was already almost full before I bought these machines. It already has a bicycle repair area and six welding carts, among other things.
I am always moving most of the welding carts off into the bicycle repair area when I work at my welding table. I only bring the welding carts that I will use for that task.
I will be putting my welding table and two workbenches on casters, but I sure am reluctant to put the mill and lathe on casters. I Googled the matter, and it led me to a thread on this forum which shows that it can surely be done. I wanted to ask whomever is willing to chime in if they would do it. I am really leaning toward putting the machines in a prime spot, leveling them and leaving them there for their entire life.
It seems to me that one would have to check the level after moving the cart back to it's spot.
I should also point out that I am just starting out in machining. I am signed up for three classes that start in a few months. The closest training that I have had is bicycle frame building where we used a Bridgeport knee mill and a large horizontal mill. The instructor let us watch, but we were pretty much forbidden to touch the milling machines.
I will be using the machines to make parts for electric bicycles. It sounds like I should do my MIG and stick welding, grinding, and torch cutting as far away from the machines as I can.