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Delta X5 Steel Bed Lathe, ballast question.

Picked up my new lathe yesterday and will assemble it today. Some of you who have one of these or know somebody who operaates one, I have a question.

The manual talks about filling the pedistal legs with sand for ballast. Generally people do this with good results. Add ballast to their lathes, that is. Often just bags of sand in the stand.

Does anybody have any knowledge about the difference it has made on these delta steel bed lathes? If so what was the difference and what sort of things did they make?

Any thoughts?

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Eddie Munster
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Sandblast sand, which is actually small round pebbles, commonly available at building supply or aquarium stores will pack less, thus absorbing lesser vibration with random particle motion.

Whether you want to do it depends on how much heavy and out-of balance stuff you turn. If you feel you need it, do it. A lot of useful space gained if you build a cabinet, though. Use heavy sheet goods for the carcass, fully glued, and store your smaller tailed tools underneath. Make sure you set the bed up enough over the top to get your dust collector duct underneath. Casters a great idea.

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George

keel. :o) just kidding.

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unknown

Well I did put the sand in. I will never know if it makes a difference, but it can't hurt, I hope....

Now on with the assembly.

John

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Eddie Munster

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