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I posted some pictures of the lathe last Thursday under the title "New Lathe Thursday" - it is a Cromwell S800 Mk. 3
The new lathe which arrived last Thursday is now in the basement. As usual I moved the lathe and the base/cabinet in separately. The cabinet went first, and with great care, as with a cast iron chip tray and base it is very heavy. I spent much longer rigging it than I did moving it - pretty much the norm. as if I feel confident in the rigging, the lowering into the basement stairwell is almost no sweat. Almost!
When I built the house I put a stairwell from the garage into the basement, so today it paid for itself once again. My wife is the tractor operator because she is good at it and she prefers to keep her distance from heavy iron hanging on a chain.
Below are some pictures of the lowering and moving.
Michael
The new lathe which arrived last Thursday is now in the basement. As usual I moved the lathe and the base/cabinet in separately. The cabinet went first, and with great care, as with a cast iron chip tray and base it is very heavy. I spent much longer rigging it than I did moving it - pretty much the norm. as if I feel confident in the rigging, the lowering into the basement stairwell is almost no sweat. Almost!
When I built the house I put a stairwell from the garage into the basement, so today it paid for itself once again. My wife is the tractor operator because she is good at it and she prefers to keep her distance from heavy iron hanging on a chain.
Below are some pictures of the lowering and moving.
Michael
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