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| John Hill:
First sighting of the concrete work bench:- IMGP9307 by aardvark_akubra, on Flickr Lifting out of the concrete casting yard! IMGP9309 by aardvark_akubra, on Flickr Putting it on the ground! So we could all stand around and take pictures of it! IMGP9310 by aardvark_akubra, on Flickr The surface looks great, weight according to the crane driver is 800kgs. The mounting holes for the lathe are obvious to see as is the gutter around the table top which hopefully will collect coolant and chips. The lathe will be above this about 25mm, adjusted level then grouted. I have considered adjustable rubber feet under this bench but dont really see the need and instead will place the bench on wooden blocks which in turn will on the concrete floor. |
| Brass_Machine:
That is awesome. :headbang: I am jealous. Eric |
| DaveH:
John, Wow - now that does look good. :thumbup: :beer: DaveH |
| dsquire:
John Pretty cool looking. Not too likely that anyone will walk off with that in the middle of the night. Do you plan on sealing it and painting it before using it? I would imagine that it should be very stable once located and not move around on you. I look forward to seeing more when you get it installed. :D :D Cheers :beer: Don |
| John Hill:
Yes, there will be a oil repelling sealer on the top. I have considered painting the top but maybe not, I need to check on paving paints that are available. The rest of it I will paint a nice blue colour (blue because I already have some acryllic enamel of that colour ) The concrete yard has a wheeled vehicle with an 8 metre extendable jib that can be lowered to almost ground level. We are hoping they can use that to poke it in through the garage door and onto load skates. Then I will move it under a strong point where the lathe will be suspended. The lathe will be lowered on then the ensemble will be moved to its final position and where I will have to use jacks, levers, blocks and wedges to lower the table onto its wooden mounting blocks. Levelling of the lathe will be after that but probable not tightened down for a few weeks. |
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