Thread: How do I take this off?
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11-09-2014 #1
Hello,
I am planning to pick up a new (to me!) lathe next week and I am looking to reduce the weight to make it easier to move about and transport.
Could anyone advise how to remove the tailstock and the carriage (Or if it is even advisable?!?)
The lathe is a Warco BH600g and it has already had the stand removed.
Cheers,
Jim
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11-09-2014 #2
I'd leave it together, get it on a pallet and you're halfway there.
Last edited by EddyCurrent; 11-09-2014 at 04:54 PM.
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11-09-2014 #3
I recently moved an even heavier lathe into my garage. Fortunately, I had it fork-lifted on to a hired flat-bed truck (on a pallet), and a mate with a tractor and front-loader was able to lift it off with a couple of slings under it, up the drive, and into the front of the garage. That weighed a bit over a ton, but that weight actually moves fairly easily on a pallet-lifter across a flat concrete floor. TBH, taking off the tailstock is easy, but won't make much difference, and the work involved in removing and then reassembling - accurately - the saddle/cross-slide assembly is probably not going to make much practical difference either. Something that can lift the bed and headstock "lump" will be able to lift the other bits if they're left on, I suspect. All I would say is that it is probably advisable to move the saddle to the tailstock end of the bed, as this helps overall balance.
Good luck - nice-looking machine!Last edited by Neale; 11-09-2014 at 04:51 PM.
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12-09-2014 #4
Thanks for the replies.
Yeah, thinking about it I agree with it being a waste of time.
Ok - Any advice on how to get the lathe out?
I have a 2 ton engine crane and a pallet truck at my disposal but the shed door is too narrow for the crane or pallet truck and there is a step. Not sure how to approach it?
Thanks,
Jim
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12-09-2014 #6
If the diameter of the rollers was slightly larger than the step into the shed is high, it would roll right in onto some smaller rollers.
The pallet truck should lie on it's side and worm it's way through the doorway.Last edited by EddyCurrent; 12-09-2014 at 02:11 PM.
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