Boxford ME10

[Peter Simpson 1Participant @petersimpson1]

I'm looking at a Boxford ME10 for sale on lathes UK. Does anybody know the foot print that is required for one of these, as I would need to lay a concrete pad through my woodened workshop floor.

Has anybody used adjustable machine feet to mount a lathe on. Is it better to use shims under cabinet feet to level the machine ?

[Peter Simpson 1Participant @petersimpson1]

[SaxalbyParticipant @saxalby]

Hi Peter,

just measured my ME10. Mine is on the Boxford cabinet base and the footprint of that is 20" deep by 47"long. The ME10 itself overhangs the base by some 6" at the front. So lathe itself is 26" X 47".

Hope that helps.

[Peter Simpson 1Participant @petersimpson1]

Saxalby,

Many thanks, I will get the tape measure out tomorrow.

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

Like you I dug and hacked through wooden flooring and sleepers to make a concrete base for my lathe, it is on a steel cabinet stand.

Initially I bolted the stand directly down, the lathe has it's own levelling bolts, so it was just a case of setting it up correctly.

After a couple of years somebody suggested putting machine mounts under the stand, what a difference that made! It transformed the machine which immediately felt smoother and nicer to use, just needed a bit of time going through set up again.

I do not know your machine and expect somebody more knowledgable can advise, but I am very happy with machine feet.

[SaxalbyParticipant @saxalby]

I originally bolted my both my Boxfords to the floor. But when I moved I could not decide on the best location for the machines, so opted to mount them all on adjustable machine mounts. I have not noticed any detrimental affects on either the lathes or milling machine.

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