A friend of mine, where I have the possibility of building a new shop (once the rain stops and the swamps dry up), we went exploring a couple weeks ago around his property. Found some preeety big H-beams with a plate welded on the flange. I assume they are beams from an industrial building with a big block ledge his father got at auction.
Regardless. They are straight, long, and massively beefy. I’ve been pondering snagging 5’ and maybe building a new lathe stand from it and bolt the lathe down. I can’t think of a beefier item to potentially add rigidity to my lathe... thoughts? Pending I can get the man-power or equipment to actually move all this stuff around
I tried to find a picture of what I’m talking about but google wasn’t giving up the ghost today. The beams probably have an 18-20” web, and the block ledge is probably 16” wide 1/2” thick. The 5’ chunk I want will probably be 300lbs.
It’s been quiet here this weekend. And I’ve been sick as a dog... no, in fact, I’m sure my dogs are healthier than I currently.