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With work I've not had a lot of time to work on my lathe stand, but with a one day off I was able to almost finish my solution to moving my PM-1130 lathe from my garage, down through my uneven yard, into the sliding glass doors leading into my basement. This will be even more useful when the day comes I need to move my machines up the hill.
It's very simple:
- 2x 3/4" 2x4' plywood, glued together
- 8" pneumatic HF castors (I believe rated at 285 LBS each)
- 1500 LBS AC winch
Basically I will load the cart, rig it to a tree near where I want it to go, and winch away. A rigging point on the rear of the cart will attach a haul back/tag line run through a snatch block to control the speed on steep areas.
I will also be making "out riggers" out of 2x4s and smaller castors to prevent the cart from rolling.
Would have liked to use smaller castors to lower the center of gravity but it gives me clearance for my shop crane to roll under.
It's very simple:
- 2x 3/4" 2x4' plywood, glued together
- 8" pneumatic HF castors (I believe rated at 285 LBS each)
- 1500 LBS AC winch
Basically I will load the cart, rig it to a tree near where I want it to go, and winch away. A rigging point on the rear of the cart will attach a haul back/tag line run through a snatch block to control the speed on steep areas.
I will also be making "out riggers" out of 2x4s and smaller castors to prevent the cart from rolling.
Would have liked to use smaller castors to lower the center of gravity but it gives me clearance for my shop crane to roll under.