[Mikbul]

Attachment 205038Attachment 205040I've got an 8" Starrett level that I hope will be big enough to do the job, it's pretty sensitive. I'm not too concerned with the lathe being perfectly level with the outside world just twist in the bedways. I built the bench fairly strong but it is a wooden building with a wooden floor sitting on 4X4's. The top is 2" of red oak glued to 1.5" of oak boards laminated (and leveled with a router) and 3/4" of plywood screwed & glued to the bottom of the laminated oak. I added two additional center legs and they all sit (Bolted) on 2" angle iron. The top of the top is reinforced with heavy aluminum angle. I made it last summer and of course this summer I got a welder. I would have welded up a table out of Square steel tubing. Oh well, time will tell. If the top doesn't twist I'll be happy.
The photos are before and after leveling the oak top. Nice swimming pool there!

[Mikbul]

Attachment 205084Lathe is on the bench and bolted down. Stuck the Starrett level on the carriage and checked for twist, tiny amount of twist. Just tightened one corner and it's gone. I do have the rubber matts they give you so it's hard to tell how tight each corner is. Could be from me tightening it down anyway. Stuck the 30 thou Attachment 205078[test indicator in the spindle and no measurable run out. Not as good with the test bar, .75 thou at the spindle and 2 thou at 12". I need to re-clean everything and check again. My ground test bar is 3mt and spindle is 4.5mt. They give you a 4.5-3mt sleeve and that could be off. Just happy with the spindle run out. The spindle bearings take the same oil as my John Deere Hydro. Low viscosity Hy- Guard!

[Mikbul]

Other than Wizard there doesn't seem to be much interest in this thread? I may switch to Practical Machinist, no sense posting to myself!