Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] I think somebofy got a STEAL on a Monarch 16 x

Hello Jon,
That is the reason why I mention the c profile frame.
Weld a simple but beefy frame and put dollies or bars under it.
That a lathe is wobbling I can confirm.
1990 when there was the Limon earthquake I was sitting between the lathe
(that stood only on two pallets) and the wall.
Not only the walls had an amplitude of 1 meter, but the lathe was close
to tip over too.

I agree with you in SAFETY FIRST.
In december the first time in my life I dropped a automatic band saw of
1 ton.
BUM BUM ... I got really excited.
Luckily no damage and no injuries.
Good Luck
Sven Peter

Jon Elson wrote:

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> "Sven Peter, TAD S.A." wrote:
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>> Perhaps you can ask a local machine supplier who would lend his low
>> profile dollies. If not: I moved a few month ago a 4 ton injection press
>> using
>> a few 1 1/2 1020 bars under some c profiles that made the bottom flat
>> it worked fine except that I damaged the shop floor with the pry bar.
>
>
> I used this to move my Bridgeport. The problem with lathes is they
> usually have 2 relatively small 'feet' at each end of the bed, and you need to
> be really careful with the rollers, to make sure there are always at least one
> under each foot.
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