bentwrench
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Oct 25, 2007
- Location
- North Dakota
So this question is not from my work, but for a personal shop machine and I apologize if this is not the correct place to ask. I have read a few threads on this on various sites and have an idea of what some people have done before, but I would welcome any who has hade experience with this.
I have a little Gorton 0-16a, I say little but that damn thing probably weighs just as much as a full-size Bridgeport, and I have been thinking it would be best to move into a my basement shop. I have a south bend lathe down there how, but I could carry each part of that by myself down there.
So if I take the mill completely apart I am guessing the base casting is still probably better than 800 pounds. Obviously the staircase needs to be shored up, some lumber added underneath temporarily to support the weight and a track made of 2x4 or 2x6 to slide the castings down the stairs on. Its a straight shot through the garage and have a nice wide stair well to the basement, I can figure out how to rig a winch or chain fall up and support it properly. These are my initial thoughts anyway.
I have a little Gorton 0-16a, I say little but that damn thing probably weighs just as much as a full-size Bridgeport, and I have been thinking it would be best to move into a my basement shop. I have a south bend lathe down there how, but I could carry each part of that by myself down there.
So if I take the mill completely apart I am guessing the base casting is still probably better than 800 pounds. Obviously the staircase needs to be shored up, some lumber added underneath temporarily to support the weight and a track made of 2x4 or 2x6 to slide the castings down the stairs on. Its a straight shot through the garage and have a nice wide stair well to the basement, I can figure out how to rig a winch or chain fall up and support it properly. These are my initial thoughts anyway.