Bolting machines to a bench

**warrensmith** · 13-07-12, 07:40 PM

I'm about to start bolting my machines to my new work bench , the question is ................Do I need to get some rubber mats of some sort to put between the machine and bench ? , What rubber mat works best and where do I get them (cheep

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Thanx
warren

**Iron Hoarder** · 13-07-12, 07:42 PM

Is your bench metal or wood? If metal a thin piece of wooden paneling works well. Pond liner is cheap good quality rubber. It isn't really necessary unless you have a lightweight thin bench.

**warrensmith** · 13-07-12, 07:47 PM

The top of my bench is 30mm kitchen worktop

**owen bush** · 13-07-12, 07:59 PM

I wouldn't worry looks sturdy enough

**Sparky415** · 13-07-12, 08:01 PM

Some 20mm or 25mm (electricians) grommets might work?
I can pop some in the post to you next week if you want to try them?

**one_rod** · 13-07-12, 10:22 PM

With any machine that might vibrate, like the buffer and belt sanders in the photo, it's worth putting a really big washer between the nut and the wood underneath the bench. Even better is a piece of steel plate with a hole in the middle.
Stops the nut from eating it's way into the chipboard.

Other than that, it looks like you're good to go.

one_rod.

**Merwe knives** · 13-07-12, 10:29 PM

Drop by your nearest tyre dealer and get a scrapped truck inner tube, the offcuts of this you can also keep for padding jobs to emergency tap washer replacements

**raisedbybrocks** · 13-07-12, 10:32 PM

I just used bits of cut up tyres to insulate my grinder motor but its on a steel bench so it does help with vibration. Unless your suffering chatter I wouldn't bother..

**John N** · 13-07-12, 10:50 PM

Another vote for big washers underneath!

If you have any concerns about the machines going 'walkies' down to the local cash convertors, a big washer above aswell, and a blob of weld on the nut to keep them permanent

**tenderfoot** · 14-07-12, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by John N

Another vote for big washers underneath!

If you have any concerns about the machines going 'walkies' down to the local cash convertors, a big washer above aswell, and a blob of weld on the nut to keep them permanent

Yep! That'll do it. So will some loc-tite, but loc-tite is removable (or you can saw the bolt off if they need to get moved).

**pieinthesky** · 14-07-12, 08:20 AM

I have my machines bolted to a piece of kitchen top which then sits on top of the workbench.

I have a very small shop so I need to move them around but it is also useful as I can take my grinder outside for very dusty jobs and the wind does the cleaning up.

**FGYT** · 14-07-12, 09:07 AM

my ALY maxi came with some 3mm thick hard rubber glued to the feet I just screwed to 30mm kitchen work top and now 18mm plywood with 6mm wood screws

worked fine for 3yrs so far and mine gets used more than most

for machine tools i Only make the bench 450mm deep saves floor space and less wasted bench area behind
I would recommend getting your polisher mops out over clear floor for safety when it chucks the balds at you

Also Light strip lights above the benches not behind your head and painting the walls white will make it brighter and stop brick dust

Are you putting extraction in maybe a dust curtain to save Mbike from grit etc

ATB

Duncan

**earthman** · 14-07-12, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by pieinthesky

I have my machines bolted to a piece of kitchen top which then sits on top of the workbench.

I have a very small shop so I need to move them around but it is also useful as I can take my grinder outside for very dusty jobs and the wind does the cleaning up.

Now that's a great idea!

**warrensmith** · 14-07-12, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by FGYT

my ALY maxi came with some 3mm thick hard rubber glued to the feet I just screwed to 30mm kitchen work top and now 18mm plywood with 6mm wood screws

worked fine for 3yrs so far and mine gets used more than most

for machine tools i Only make the bench 450mm deep saves floor space and less wasted bench area behind
I would recommend getting your polisher mops out over clear floor for safety when it chucks the balds at you

Also Light strip lights above the benches not behind your head and painting the walls white will make it brighter and stop brick dust

Are you putting extraction in maybe a dust curtain to save Mbike from grit etc

ATB

Duncan

The only machines I want to put on rubber is my belt grinder and polisher , the rest shouldn't be a problem . I'm going to cut a hole in the worktop under the belt so most of the dust/filings go into a bucket under the bench and the bike is going to get a 'shower curtain ' around it

I just need to get the time to do it all , I haven't made a knife in that long ,my arm hairs have grown back

**Statler** · 18-07-12, 04:41 PM

If its noise you want to dampen the male to male engine mounts work well. I got complaints from my wife that i was still breathing... I mean making to much noise in the garage. I got some of these M10 male to male mounts and have some rubber door draft excluding strips just in case. Seems to work a treat. I tried the M6 equivalent but the machinery moves too much. Noise reduction is noticable but not massive.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Anti-Vibration-Mount-Rubber-Bobbin-Mounting-M10-A5030-/150848130374?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item231f3f cd46#ht_500wt_1156

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