New Precision Matthews 1340 Lathe

[psient]

A couple of weeks ago my new Lathe 1340 arrived. Right now I've uncrated it and stored it in my garage machine shop.
:D
I am going to weld a mobile base that can be leveled. I was thinking about making two rectangular outriggers to attach to the separate bases. I was also going to put in a bar to straddle and connect the two outriggers. The two out-rigged bases will have the casters and the leveling legs. The thing weighs around 1600 pounds.

I'll level it in the current shop but when I finally build my new one, I'll be able to roll it in and re-level.

Any help with the design of the base would be great.

As an aside: Before I actually build the base I'm welding running gear for my welder and plasma cutter. I'll begin cutting the stock tomorrow and hopefully have it completed by this weekend (12-19).

Any help or suggestions for the lathe mobile base would be appreciated. Anyone ever made a base for a lathe so it may be rolled around the shop and then relevelled:

I've included some pics of the beast sort of before (in its modestness = cratedness)

and after in it's shameless exhibitionist state (in all of its uncratedness).:blob1:

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/psient/Crated%201206/1340psientcrate5.jpg

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/psient/Crated%201206/1340psientcrate4.jpg

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/psient/Crated%201206/1340psientcrate2.jpg

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/psient/Crated%201206/1340psientcrate3.jpg

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/psient/Crated%201206/1340psientcrate1.jpg

OK now the beast is revealed in the next post!!!!

[psient]

after in it's shameless exhibitionist state (in all of its uncratedness).:blob4:
A transparent allure!

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/psient/PM1340uncrated1.jpg

UPSKIRT!

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/psient/PM1340uncrated5.jpg

The ravaged remains!

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/psient/PM1340uncrated6.jpg

Now I'm really pumped! :blob2:

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/psient/PM1340uncrated3.jpg

OK. You can see the two bases. These are the elements that need to be joined to the mobile base.

Thanks for any comments/criticisms/help

Jon

:waving:

[BrianNye Welding guy]

Looks like you have some work to do......that looks like a pretty nice machine to have at home. I`m a very jealous person. :) Especially after seeing the bridgeport as well. Just looking at those pictures I kinda got chills down my spine. Have fun! Post pictures of your projects when you get it all set up.