Wabeco F1200

[Wongster]

Hi guys,

I was thinking back at what I observed during my test cut yesterday. My bench isn't flat which caused the mill to rock a little when cranking the handwheels. I'm thinking of getting a piece of steel plate as base for the mill (don't ask me how I'm going to lift the mill on it, haven't figure that out yet...) and fix up 4 pieces of adjustable feet on the corner of the plate.

The base of the machine measures 250mm x 404mm. I'm thinking of getting a slightly bigger plate to allow for the feet and better stability. How thick should the steel plate be for the machine weighing 85kg?

Regards,
Wong