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awemawson:
Bad luck - I hope that your plan works out.

I once tipped a Colchester Student on its side against the workshop door. I was moving it on a pallet truck, and turned the steering wheels to 90 degrees and over she went. I built a tripod using scaffold poles and used a block and tackle (having climbed out through the window) Damage to the lathe was minimal - a bent cross feed handle. Damage to the door was significant. Bust lower panel, loosened door frame, and two bricks loose in the wall where the frame fixing were!

Lesson learnt - pallet truck steering wheels should never go 90 deg when carrying lathes   :doh:

RodW:

--- Quote from: awemawson on May 14, 2013, 11:22:58 AM ---Bad luck - I hope that your plan works out.

I once tipped a Colchester Student on its side against the workshop door. I was moving it on a pallet truck, and turned the steering wheels to 90 degrees and over she went. I built a tripod using scaffold poles and used a block and tackle (having climbed out through the window) Damage to the lathe was minimal - a bent cross feed handle. Damage to the door was significant. Bust lower panel, loosened door frame, and two bricks loose in the wall where the frame fixing were!

Lesson learnt - pallet truck steering wheels should never go 90 deg when carrying lathes   :doh:

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My lesson learnt is to always bolt the darn things down! I had it sitting on some big concretes tiles to get it up out of the water that runs through my shed. Once we get it up, we have to get it out so we can pour a level slab which will stop the water. said slab will also include some bolts for lathe.

vtsteam:
If your shed won't support lifting it and you have a welder, you could weld up a sort of mini swing set ("A" frames and cross beam) out of 2" pipe with gussets, and then lift from that.

RodW:

--- Quote from: vtsteam on May 14, 2013, 08:19:11 PM ---If your shed won't support lifting it and you have a welder, you could weld up a sort of mini swing set ("A" frames and cross beam) out of 2" pipe with gussets, and then lift from that.

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Yes, I may have to do that yet. I am just waiting for a helper to arrive but on first attempt I ran out of  travel so have put a few more blocks under since this photo so I have another six inches. If this does not work, I may have to fab something up..

RodW:
Success


Sorry about no photos in progress. I was worried about the way the slings were as they were going to lift the thing straight up on it side and called in another helper. Then at the last minute, I worked out that I could feed the sling through a gap in the bed so the lathe could roll upright and stand itself up. I did not quite have enough lift to let it swing but it was standing at about 80 degrees so it was easy to straighten up without raising a sweat!

As suspected, there is no real damage, just a bit of a dint on the bottom corner of the belt guard and a gouge out of the front panel where the knobs are on the headstock. A bit of paint, and no one will notice!

Anyway, I closed the door on the shed with the lathe in the middle of the room. Enough for one evening!

Hare and Forbes had pity on me, and sold me the slings for $10 each which was about half price.

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