I was very apprehensive about bolting my new Stubby 1000 to the level concrete pad I made for her. But after turning for a few weeks, I understood why turners like Guilio Marcolongo, he has one too, told me to make sure that I bolted her down. I used threaded rods and concrete epoxy. Followed the instructions carefully, mainly blow and brush the dust a minimum of 4 times. Waited 72 hours, and today I roughed turned 6 big wet, Milo bowls. What a difference! The most stable lathe ever! I was worried that if I ever throw a big heavy unbalanced piece, not sure what to expect. I used to let my first lathe walk, then bring the speed down, well, maybe a little bit of exaggeration, but she did walk a few times. I was told that it's better to let a lathe walk. If not the force will have to eventually go somewhere, the spindle and shaft. What are your opinions on bolting down a lathe? Other than some of you might want the liberty to move the lathe around, for whatever reasons, to clean up, to turn outside on a nice day, etc.. I'm happy with where my lathe is, and for obvious reasons, I will never move her. Aloha