Mounting Hardware; Aligning The Machine - Smithy Granite 1324 Series Quick Start Manual

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If you have not already done so, you will need to assemble or build the work bench you intend to
use. Once the machine is resting on the permanent work bench, you will need to secure it to the
bench top with bolts.
Mounting
Hardware
Important Note
Aligning the
Machine
Important Note:
Dec 2008
There are four mounting-bolt holes on the machine base. Follow the mounting hard-
ware recommendations shown for the benches available for purchase from Smithy.
Use equivalent hardware if you have built your own work bench, adjusting the
length of the bolts for the thickness of your bench top.
MI-1220Xl &, MI-1220 LTD
Metal Chip Tray Bench (80-030 or 80-045)
3/8" x 3-1/4" bolts, 3/8" washers, and 3/8" nuts
Maple Top Bench (80-000)
3/8" x 3-1/4" lag bolts
GN-1324/GN-1324 MX and GN-1324 IMX
Metal Chip Tray (80-030 or 80-045)
3/8" x 2" bolts, 3/8" washers, and 3/8" nuts
Maple Top Bench (80-000)
3/8" x 2" lag bolts
The bench for the Granite 1340, 1340 MX, 1340 IMX and for all Dedicated
Lathes and Mills include all necessary mounting hardware.
The chip tray of the 80-045 bench comes with three mounting pads for the
machine, two mounting pads are pre-drilled. The two pads that are closest together
support the headstock end of the machine and should be on the left side when fac-
ing your work bench from the operating side.
The easiest way to align the machine base to the bolt holes is to suspend the
machine just above the bench top with a hoist. Put mounting bolts in opposite cor-
ners of the machine base to use as guides as you gently lower the machine onto
the bench top. You can then add bolts to the remaining mounting holes and tighten
all mounting hardware. If you are using a bench with a chip tray, be sure to align the
mounting holes on the base to the holes in the chip tray.
If you are using the maple top (80-000) or a top for which holes must be drilled,
gently lower the machine onto the bench top, mark the location of the mounting
holes, lift and move the machine, drill pilot holes for the lag bolts, move the machine
back into place, and then fit and tighten the bolts. You can also lay out the bolt pat-
tern as shown in the diagrams on the pages that follow.
All four holes are not accessible on all machines.
Quick-Start Guide for Smithy Metal-Working Machine
Securing the Machine to the Work Bench
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