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Made a trip out to Indiana to buy @rabler 's Grizzly 10" x 22 lathe. The G0752Z is the same as a G0602, but it has a VFD, and a DRO. Randall was great, first insisting that I operate the lathe and do some sample operations. It was sufficiently different from a mini-lathe that I had to re-learn what to do. Then it was time for disassembling the lathe to it's lightest configuration. It wasn't necessary in Indiana, but more to help me out in NH when I had to move the lathe without the help of a tractor. A standard pallet just fits in a Subaru Impreza hatchback trunk. Loaded and bolted the lathe to the pallet. As the light was failing, we got the pallet loaded into the hatchback. This was quite an amazing feat as the clearance on both sides of the vehicle to the pallet was about 1/2". I was sweating it a bit, since I had borrowed my wife's vehicle for this adventure. Randall graciously let me stay overnight, and I want to thank him for letting sleep there.
Partially due to the time zone shift, and a bit due to excitement, I woke up at 6am and started figuring out how to restrain the pallet from shifting in the vehicle. Was on my back under the vehicle at 6:30am, as the sun rose, looking for the drain holes in the frame for the ratcheting tie downs. Used all 6 ratcheting tie downs, plus additional strapping to keep the lathe stand from jumping about and moving. Finally, about 9am, I was on my way back home. I got home on Thursday. Friday morning, I was looking at what I brought home. This was after I had removed nearly all the straps.
Here's a car's eye view after the pallet was nearly removed. Had to use the board to lift the lathe a little to prevent a hangup.
Used a come along and a hydraulic table. It worked pretty well, at least until I ran out of mechanic advantage.
I then had to connect the come along to the handle. Not seen are the blocks I used to brace the handle against the table to reduce handle bending. Not proud of it, but it worked. Was kind of scared at this point so, I tied the pallet to the table. Added more tie downs. The tricky bit was the heavy end was cantilevered beyond the edge of the table, so I was worried about stability.
Due to me not thinking, I had managed to back out the pallet into my fencepost. Oops. Not really a problem. After adding more tie downs and checking for clearance, I drove the car forward about 4 feet. Was then able to swing the table away from the fence post hardware. I then lowered the table and proceeded down the pathway. With a little cleaning, my wife's car will be ready to be returned. No damage, which relieves me. So onto the next step - hmm literally, there are steps to deal with. First, let's remove the stand and get it out of the way. Next, I have to remove the screen door and one of the screens.
Found some blocks to put on the steps. As you can see, there's a gap.
Some time passed as I figured out the next step. I ended up lag bolting the 2x4's to the deck into the oak cantilever beams. To pull the pallet off the hydraulic table, I used a come along attached to a 3x3 across the doorway. As you can see it is dark out, because I had to fabricate a couple of pieces to put a hook onto. I bent some steel and machined an elongated hole in the ends using a boring head. Used a 7/16" bolt to pass through the plates. Was kind of a fun break from hauling stuff, to make something.
Got it 70% onto my roofed porch by 6:30pm. Fortunately the heavy end was 100% supported. Around that time a buddy of mine came by and helped me lift the pallet onto a furniture dolly and we got it tucked in 100% under the roof and against the house. He then helped me bring the stand down to the basement, and helped me put things away. (I had emptied 1/2 the tool shed getting out the hydraulic table.)
Not going to lie, I'm a bit sore today. Going to rest a good part of the day. If I'm inspired, I'll move some of the lathe parts out of the kitchen. Figure I've got 1 days grace period on that. I don't want that stuff there either.
Next step is to plan out the move down into the basement. I'll use either block and tackle, or a winch of some sort. Will make some sort of sled for the lathe to ride on. Not sure if a winch can safely lower things. If I was to use block and tackle I need 8 pulleys. I want an 8X advantage, that way the force is only 40 lbs, which I can easily manage myself. Quad pulleys don't seem to be that common.
Partially due to the time zone shift, and a bit due to excitement, I woke up at 6am and started figuring out how to restrain the pallet from shifting in the vehicle. Was on my back under the vehicle at 6:30am, as the sun rose, looking for the drain holes in the frame for the ratcheting tie downs. Used all 6 ratcheting tie downs, plus additional strapping to keep the lathe stand from jumping about and moving. Finally, about 9am, I was on my way back home. I got home on Thursday. Friday morning, I was looking at what I brought home. This was after I had removed nearly all the straps.
Here's a car's eye view after the pallet was nearly removed. Had to use the board to lift the lathe a little to prevent a hangup.
Used a come along and a hydraulic table. It worked pretty well, at least until I ran out of mechanic advantage.
I then had to connect the come along to the handle. Not seen are the blocks I used to brace the handle against the table to reduce handle bending. Not proud of it, but it worked. Was kind of scared at this point so, I tied the pallet to the table. Added more tie downs. The tricky bit was the heavy end was cantilevered beyond the edge of the table, so I was worried about stability.
Due to me not thinking, I had managed to back out the pallet into my fencepost. Oops. Not really a problem. After adding more tie downs and checking for clearance, I drove the car forward about 4 feet. Was then able to swing the table away from the fence post hardware. I then lowered the table and proceeded down the pathway. With a little cleaning, my wife's car will be ready to be returned. No damage, which relieves me. So onto the next step - hmm literally, there are steps to deal with. First, let's remove the stand and get it out of the way. Next, I have to remove the screen door and one of the screens.
Found some blocks to put on the steps. As you can see, there's a gap.
Some time passed as I figured out the next step. I ended up lag bolting the 2x4's to the deck into the oak cantilever beams. To pull the pallet off the hydraulic table, I used a come along attached to a 3x3 across the doorway. As you can see it is dark out, because I had to fabricate a couple of pieces to put a hook onto. I bent some steel and machined an elongated hole in the ends using a boring head. Used a 7/16" bolt to pass through the plates. Was kind of a fun break from hauling stuff, to make something.
Got it 70% onto my roofed porch by 6:30pm. Fortunately the heavy end was 100% supported. Around that time a buddy of mine came by and helped me lift the pallet onto a furniture dolly and we got it tucked in 100% under the roof and against the house. He then helped me bring the stand down to the basement, and helped me put things away. (I had emptied 1/2 the tool shed getting out the hydraulic table.)
Not going to lie, I'm a bit sore today. Going to rest a good part of the day. If I'm inspired, I'll move some of the lathe parts out of the kitchen. Figure I've got 1 days grace period on that. I don't want that stuff there either.
Next step is to plan out the move down into the basement. I'll use either block and tackle, or a winch of some sort. Will make some sort of sled for the lathe to ride on. Not sure if a winch can safely lower things. If I was to use block and tackle I need 8 pulleys. I want an 8X advantage, that way the force is only 40 lbs, which I can easily manage myself. Quad pulleys don't seem to be that common.