Subject: Re: Mill move, the final chapter

From: [email-masked] (Alan Frisbie)
Date: 27 Jul 96 09:23:20 PDT

In article <[email-masked]>, 
[email-masked] (Steve Welk) writes:

> The interested reader will recall that as of a couple weeks ago, I
> had removed the table, saddle, head & power feed from the recently
> purchased old  Bridgeport, and was figuring out how to move the
> remainder.  Well, finally  got around to it yesterday.  Rented a
> 5'x8' trailer ($30), johnson bar ($11), borrowed a friends van ($10
> for gas), and a friends engine hoist ($0).

> once there, 3 of us rocked/walked the mill down to the basement door

> I probably saved a minimum of $400, so I'd say it was worth the effort.

Thanks for the description, and congratulations on your new toy.
However, you neglected to include the cost of the pizza and beer
for the post-move celebration.   :-)

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From: [email-masked] (Steve Welk)
Date: 25 Jul 1996 13:08:56 -0400

The interested reader will recall that as of a couple weeks ago, I had removed
the table, saddle, head & power feed from the recently purchased old 
Bridgeport, and was figuring out how to move the remainder.  Well, finally 
got around to it yesterday.  Rented a 5'x8' trailer ($30), johnson bar ($11),
borrowed a friends van ($10 for gas), and a friends engine hoist ($0).  With
a buddy, went to the shop where the remains were (base casting, knee, turret
and ram), lifted them w/ the hoist, rolled it about 20 feet to the trailer &
strapped it down.  Drove home slowly, but with no problems at all.

The mill was going into my basement, which was accessible from the outside
but required going down a small hill over grass by the side of the house.
We drove over the yard, backed the trailer down the hill as far as possible
which left the trailer at an angle.  Opened the gate/ramp, hooked up a 
come-a-long & some straps, and let gravity do most of the work getting the mill
off the trailer under control of the come-a-long.  Let it end up on some
plywood on the ground - once there, 3 of us rocked/walked the mill down to the
basement door - once there, got some 3/4" steel rod rollers under it, which
allowed us to move it into position pretty easily.

The bottom line?  Wasn't that hard, total elapsed time was about 5 hours,
didn't seem at all dangerous given how we did it.  I wouldn't want to do
it every week, but from the quotes I was getting, I probably saved a minimum
of $400, so I'd say it was worth the effort.  The jockeying around on the
lawn might have been a bit easier if I took off the turret & knee, but it
didn't seem necessary.

Anyway, thanks to all for the suggestions giving me the confidence to do
it myself.  A bridgeport in the basement - life is good!

Steve