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The new lathe arrived today. UPS called and said it would be delivered yesterday, but they were wrong. It missed the truck in Kansas City. Nonetheless, it's here today.
so is a 10hp rotary phase converter. It was listed on Craigslist about 70 miles from my home. I offered a low-ball offer and he came back with a slightly low-ball price. I committed and traveled to Burleson, Texas to pick it up. Tested it on 220 VAC and it started and ran quietly.
I had also made a low-ball offer on eBay for another rotary phase converter; not expecting to win it. This one included a manufactured control box and a 10hp motor with a shaft sticking out. To my surprise, the seller agreed to my low ball offer. So I paid for it. Now, I have two nice 10hp rotary phase converters. Not sure which I want to use for my workshop. Will sell the other.
When UPS delivered, the worker said that they're not allowed to drive in allys. Bummer. I'd even gone to the local UPS freight office a couple of days ago to make sure that they could deliver via bobtail and liftgate in my rear entry. They said yes. Today, they said, "No".
Without a plan B, I didn't know what to do! Too far to walk it around back on a pallet jack. But the UPS guy was very friendly and cooperative. He understood my plight. so he drove to the end of the alley where we off loaded. Then, I used a towing strap and my pickup to pull it about 300 yards up the alley to my driveway. I tipped him very nicely! He deserved it.
Took all the rest of the day and into the night to get it uncased and moved into my workshop. I have a 4,000 lb shop hoist. It did the job nicely, although lifting it off the foot-tall pallet was a chore requiring lifting the pallet 8" in several steps with cribbage so that the legs of the shop crane would go under. With my towing strap, I was able to raise the lathe off the pallet, slide the heavy pallet out, and lowered the lathe to the pavement (after removing the center panel and brake so that the legs would fit without bending the brake). Pulled it into my workshop with a come-along and put it in its new home. It'll be there now for the duration. It's going to take days and plenty of solvent to get the preservative off. Then, I'll hook up the phase converter (still not sure which converter to keep and which to resell), and go through the several pages of initial lathe setup. I think I'll take a break and level it tonight.
I think I should start a new post about setting up my new 14 x 40 lathe in case anyone is interested.
so is a 10hp rotary phase converter. It was listed on Craigslist about 70 miles from my home. I offered a low-ball offer and he came back with a slightly low-ball price. I committed and traveled to Burleson, Texas to pick it up. Tested it on 220 VAC and it started and ran quietly.
I had also made a low-ball offer on eBay for another rotary phase converter; not expecting to win it. This one included a manufactured control box and a 10hp motor with a shaft sticking out. To my surprise, the seller agreed to my low ball offer. So I paid for it. Now, I have two nice 10hp rotary phase converters. Not sure which I want to use for my workshop. Will sell the other.
When UPS delivered, the worker said that they're not allowed to drive in allys. Bummer. I'd even gone to the local UPS freight office a couple of days ago to make sure that they could deliver via bobtail and liftgate in my rear entry. They said yes. Today, they said, "No".
Without a plan B, I didn't know what to do! Too far to walk it around back on a pallet jack. But the UPS guy was very friendly and cooperative. He understood my plight. so he drove to the end of the alley where we off loaded. Then, I used a towing strap and my pickup to pull it about 300 yards up the alley to my driveway. I tipped him very nicely! He deserved it.
Took all the rest of the day and into the night to get it uncased and moved into my workshop. I have a 4,000 lb shop hoist. It did the job nicely, although lifting it off the foot-tall pallet was a chore requiring lifting the pallet 8" in several steps with cribbage so that the legs of the shop crane would go under. With my towing strap, I was able to raise the lathe off the pallet, slide the heavy pallet out, and lowered the lathe to the pavement (after removing the center panel and brake so that the legs would fit without bending the brake). Pulled it into my workshop with a come-along and put it in its new home. It'll be there now for the duration. It's going to take days and plenty of solvent to get the preservative off. Then, I'll hook up the phase converter (still not sure which converter to keep and which to resell), and go through the several pages of initial lathe setup. I think I'll take a break and level it tonight.
I think I should start a new post about setting up my new 14 x 40 lathe in case anyone is interested.