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Moving heavy machine?? Metal Lathe
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cathouse01
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Believe it or not, I’ve used these to move some fairly heavy equipment across my garage's cement floor:
Amazon product ASIN B001W6Q4VAView: https://smile.amazon.com/SuperSliders-4724095N-Reusable-Furniture-Carpet/dp/B001W6Q4VA/ref=sr_1_32_sspa?crid=3HIOMKD6JDBJ&dchild=1&keywords=furniture%2Bsliders%2Bfor%2Btile%2Bfloors%2Bheavy%2Bfurniture&qid=1615854125&sprefix=furniture%2Bsliders%2Caps%2C243&sr=8-32-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzRlo5SkU5RDFSOTVaJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjAzNTkxMUFNTTNJUEQ0MldIWCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTAxMzE0Mk9ZMFRRMVZIQjNVQyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX210ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1
You need to make sure that the floor is swept clean, but it is surprising how easy these things slide. You only have to jack each corner up a half inch to slide the sliders under the foot. Sliding across concrete is more of a one shot deal, but they are cheap enough to use once and throw away.
Amazon product ASIN B001W6Q4VAView: https://smile.amazon.com/SuperSliders-4724095N-Reusable-Furniture-Carpet/dp/B001W6Q4VA/ref=sr_1_32_sspa?crid=3HIOMKD6JDBJ&dchild=1&keywords=furniture%2Bsliders%2Bfor%2Btile%2Bfloors%2Bheavy%2Bfurniture&qid=1615854125&sprefix=furniture%2Bsliders%2Caps%2C243&sr=8-32-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzRlo5SkU5RDFSOTVaJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjAzNTkxMUFNTTNJUEQ0MldIWCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTAxMzE0Mk9ZMFRRMVZIQjNVQyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX210ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1
You need to make sure that the floor is swept clean, but it is surprising how easy these things slide. You only have to jack each corner up a half inch to slide the sliders under the foot. Sliding across concrete is more of a one shot deal, but they are cheap enough to use once and throw away.
nightpoison
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Beverly
Borman Bros out of Pepperel used to have millwrights on their rigging crews, not sure where they are at today but might be worth a call. Regular rigging crews get drunk and drive trucks into things while saying “no problem!”
nightpoison
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So thanks to pear pressure, browbeating, and good old fashion bulling, I decided not to hire someone and move it myself.
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haha, no seriously, thanks for everyone's input and the offers to come over to help. After talking with @jaymce I decided on making four dolly's out of 2x4 and plywood. Each dolly had four casters. Used a hydraulic jack to lift each end up and bolted the lathe down to the dolly. I had my brother in law over to help. Just nice having someone else there to make sure nothing went wrong. Took it slow and it was fine.
I needed the caster wheels anyway, as I'm going to be building some mobile stands and workbenches. I'll have some left over, but I'll find a use for them eventually.
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haha, no seriously, thanks for everyone's input and the offers to come over to help. After talking with @jaymce I decided on making four dolly's out of 2x4 and plywood. Each dolly had four casters. Used a hydraulic jack to lift each end up and bolted the lathe down to the dolly. I had my brother in law over to help. Just nice having someone else there to make sure nothing went wrong. Took it slow and it was fine.
I needed the caster wheels anyway, as I'm going to be building some mobile stands and workbenches. I'll have some left over, but I'll find a use for them eventually.
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