Sheldon 10" Under drive to basement help in Montgomery county PA?

[Cheeseking]

And as mentioned -definitely take pics of the disassembly. I referred to my pics many times when reassembling.

 

[dlane]

Good time to spruce it up a bit

 

[Ststephen7]

Thank you all for the thoughts/ideas/suggestions. I went and borrowed an engine hoist, come along, straps, and a heavy duty dolly for the big effort tomorrow. I'll try to post some pics of the move.

I am going to take another look at the welds holding the chip pan to the cabinet, and decide whether or not to take a crack at grinding them off to separate the two... we'll see.

Like most (I imagine) this lathe has many layers of paint. So... as I have been taking it apart I've bee cleaning and repainting. Not taking it down to bare metal, or trying to make it look new again, just cleaning off the grease and a fresh coat of paint.

I'll post more pics of the reassembly, mostly I bet, because I will have questions! : )

 

[Ststephen7]

Thanks to Dave Paine I now have all of the parts of my Sheldon 10" lathe in the basement! And thank you to everyone who offered ideas and suggestions!

First thought...

Then... lag screwed to a pair of 2 x 6's after unscrewing the leveling feet

Can we use this hook?

Man Dave is strong!!!

Winching it down the stairs...


Then Dave picked it up and put it in place!

Phew!!
Thank you again Dave!!!!

 

[Dave Paine]

Some tense moments but a very good day. No injuries, nothing broken, and the lathe components in the desired location.

For the record - we did not attempt to use that puny hook but we both thought about YouTube videos where folks use things which are totally inadequate - and then they post the video of the failure.

I would not be so eager to post videos of my failures.

My first interaction with a Sheldon lathe. Built like a tank comes to mind, especially the chip pan and stand. If only the manufacturer had not welded the chip pan to the stand so well the move would have been a lot easier.

A good second life ahead for this lathe.

 

[Ststephen7]

Some tense moments but a very good day. No injuries, nothing broken, and the lathe components in the desired location.

For the record - we did not attempt to use that puny hook but we both thought about YouTube videos where folks use things which are totally inadequate - and then they post the video of the failure.

I would not be so eager to post videos of my failures.

My first interaction with a Sheldon lathe. Built like a tank comes to mind, especially the chip pan and stand. If only the manufacturer had not welded the chip pan to the stand so well the move would have been a lot easier.

A good second life ahead for this lathe.

Thank you so much Dave! I don't know how I could have done it without you!

 

[mattthemuppet2]

good for you Dave!

 

[FOMOGO]

Glad you got her where you want her, and great that Dave could give you a hand. My first lathe, a 12" Craftsman was under 400lbs, purchased in pieces, and moved by muscle. My last one was right around 4000lbs, and moved in one piece, with some mechanical advantage, and farmyard engineering. Welcome to the wonderful and whacky world of machine addiction. Like potato chips, You can never have just one. Might want to start clearing some more space in the basement. Mike

 

[DaveTTC]

Great job on the move. Nice to see some pics with Dave in them. Don't get to see him to often.



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