When I got my new Omega lathe Stubby 1000 last year, I built a little concrete pad to make her a bit higher, about 2 inches. I tried to make it too pretty. following the pattern of the wide steel plate plus one inch. Ended up that it wasn't perfectly level, or evenly smooth. It has been bothering me ever since. When I bolted her down, some of the epoxies squeezed out of the hole when I pushed in the bolt. I just learned that the lathe was sort of basically sitting on a washer-looking thing of brittle epoxy. I knew she could be better and more stable. As good as she was, I knew she could give me better performance. I mentioned this to Stuart Batty when he was here. I told him I was going to build a new concrete pad for her majesty. He suggested first try adding lead on each corner. I say corner because the plate has a slight bend, which makes that only the "legs" or four corners sit on the ground. I ordered a sheet of lead 1/8 in thick. I think that is used in roofing. Cut it into 4 equal pieces. Unbolted her and lifted her with an A-frame tripod loaned by my good friend Wayne Omura. I scraped all the epoxies, cleaned the bottom well, and placed the lead. What a difference!! Smooth, solid, even, flat as a pancake, and most importantly: level. So far I only tighten the nuts twice, and I think that's as much as the lead will compress.