Good day all,
My name is Pete and I am a general machinist for over 30 years now. I'm into building streetrods and currently run a 1925 ford model t tow truck and have a 1935 ford Tudor that is next for the surgical bay. I have a 14 x 40 lathe and just picked up a great deal on an older bridgeport step pulley J head machine.
The machine itself is really tight and fully functioning so far although needs a good teardown, cleaning and checkover.
The question I have is that this machine is very low to the ground. I could easily sit on a stool and do my milling work. I would like to get this thing up higher by about a foot to make it easier to see what I'm working on as the eyes that could once split a hair can't even see it now lol without the help of glasses.
I've done some searching on the site but haven't found anything but bases with casters.
Has anyone raised their machines higher to make things easier.
Appreciate any advice on base building experiences.
Thanks
Pete
My name is Pete and I am a general machinist for over 30 years now. I'm into building streetrods and currently run a 1925 ford model t tow truck and have a 1935 ford Tudor that is next for the surgical bay. I have a 14 x 40 lathe and just picked up a great deal on an older bridgeport step pulley J head machine.
The machine itself is really tight and fully functioning so far although needs a good teardown, cleaning and checkover.
The question I have is that this machine is very low to the ground. I could easily sit on a stool and do my milling work. I would like to get this thing up higher by about a foot to make it easier to see what I'm working on as the eyes that could once split a hair can't even see it now lol without the help of glasses.
I've done some searching on the site but haven't found anything but bases with casters.
Has anyone raised their machines higher to make things easier.
Appreciate any advice on base building experiences.
Thanks
Pete