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265467 scott grandstaff <scottg@s...> 2018‑03‑16 Re: Concrete casting to mount an antique metal lathe...
On 3/16/2018 8:45 AM, Ed Minch wrote:
> Stop! You’re both right.  I use a shovel to start and a hoe to maintain
>
> Ed Minch
Exactly right
    I have a hoe with big holes in the blade for this.

  Nope, I never set a lathe stand in concrete. But I have set many much 
heavier machines in concrete.
Its basically like any other concrete trowling job except more finiky. 
Make good use of your level and straightedges!
   Its more about the mud than the trowling really.
   Use plenty of cement and do not make it too wet. It doesn't have to 
be miserable unworkable dry,
  but damn near.
         yours Scott

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