You would NEVER bolt a machine to a building. If you are worried about flex, You might double up the column and connect that to the base. You might add 50pounds of steel but you'd still not bolt that to a building
Has anyone been able to measure column flex. Possibly with a nail indicator. When is the amount of motion we are taking about? I think that depends on whether your interest is in isolating the > machine from external forces or bracing the machine against internal > (cutting) forces. > Semiconductor fabs aren't swinging huge face-mills. > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
