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I will see if I have any pics from the day.. and start a new thread and tag you, but later. I'm exhausted at the momentOh no! Well I'll I'd like to hear it..this is my thread post so you can here!
I will see if I have any pics from the day.. and start a new thread and tag you, but later. I'm exhausted at the momentOh no! Well I'll I'd like to hear it..this is my thread post so you can here!
I'll keep an eye out.I will see if I have any pics from the day.. and start a new thread and tag you, but later. I'm exhausted at the moment
From painful personal experience, I highly recommend you add a ratchet strap to secure the lathe to the furniture dollies before you move it. I was using a nearly identical method to move a lathe a few years ago, one of the wheels hit a pebble and next thing you know the lathe was on its side with a big dent in my interior overhead door and good chunk out of the concrete floor. Oh, and the headstock casting was cracked beyond repair...sold a few parts to help a few guys out and had to scrap the rest.Got it in it's "spot" but placed it on furniture caster platforms from hft. Will be moving it around to work on it. Maybe weld up a base with wheels?
From painful personal experience, I highly recommend you add a ratchet strap to secure the lathe to the furniture dollies before you move it. I was using a nearly identical method to move a lathe a few years ago, one of the wheels hit a pebble and next thing you know the lathe was on its side with a big dent in my interior overhead door and good chunk out of the concrete floor. Oh, and the headstock casting was cracked beyond repair...sold a few parts to help a few guys out and had to scrap the rest.
When people say it doesn't take much they aren't joking. Just a tiny little thing like a pebble and once that top-heavy weight starts moving, it's not stopping.