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Today my cousin the mover and his helper (and I) got the remaining large tools moved from my offsite storage locker to my garage. Only took 3 1/2 years to get all the pieces in place, lol. We'd originally planned to do it next weekend, but after my hired help sized up the load yesterday, they decided to just get it done this weekend.
The main pieces I needed help with were the compressor (700+ pounds, and VERY top-heavy), my lathe (650 pounds) and 14" bandsaw (not real heavy but pretty top-heavy on a dolly). The compressor was the real beast. It was about all the three of us could do to get it up the ramp into the truck. (They rented a large Ryder truck, which was way bigger and higher than we needed.) Getting it down the ramp was no picnic either, especially for the helper, who had the bulk of the weight on his arms as the dolly operator. The other two of us just kept it from rolling down the ramp out of control. I'm seeing now that the new garage has less floor space than the old one did, so there are a few things that will be going up for sale. (A mortiser, a large mechanic's vise, a portable miter saw stand, and a few other pieces that seldom if ever got used.)
I still have a couple of pickup loads worth of smaller stuff to bring, but they're staying in storage a bit longer so I don't have to move them around as I get the bigger pieces into place. It's mostly things like turning blanks, a few small bundles of lumber, a couple of storage bins, and a 6" Grizzly jointer that I can move pretty easily with the lift gate on my truck. The jointer is another one of the tools that may go up for sale. I very seldom have a need for it, and the cast iron fence bracket got broken when it was moved to Albuquerque, so it's pretty much unusable as it sits. It doesn't look like Grizzly has the broken part available. I could probably fabricate a non-adjustable wooden fence, but I'm still kind of doubtful that I'll have space for the jointer anyway, so I may just let the next owner figure out how to fix it.
No pics at this point, but I'll use this thread to hopefully motivate me to post progress pics as I get things organized and moved into place. Stay tuned.
The main pieces I needed help with were the compressor (700+ pounds, and VERY top-heavy), my lathe (650 pounds) and 14" bandsaw (not real heavy but pretty top-heavy on a dolly). The compressor was the real beast. It was about all the three of us could do to get it up the ramp into the truck. (They rented a large Ryder truck, which was way bigger and higher than we needed.) Getting it down the ramp was no picnic either, especially for the helper, who had the bulk of the weight on his arms as the dolly operator. The other two of us just kept it from rolling down the ramp out of control. I'm seeing now that the new garage has less floor space than the old one did, so there are a few things that will be going up for sale. (A mortiser, a large mechanic's vise, a portable miter saw stand, and a few other pieces that seldom if ever got used.)
I still have a couple of pickup loads worth of smaller stuff to bring, but they're staying in storage a bit longer so I don't have to move them around as I get the bigger pieces into place. It's mostly things like turning blanks, a few small bundles of lumber, a couple of storage bins, and a 6" Grizzly jointer that I can move pretty easily with the lift gate on my truck. The jointer is another one of the tools that may go up for sale. I very seldom have a need for it, and the cast iron fence bracket got broken when it was moved to Albuquerque, so it's pretty much unusable as it sits. It doesn't look like Grizzly has the broken part available. I could probably fabricate a non-adjustable wooden fence, but I'm still kind of doubtful that I'll have space for the jointer anyway, so I may just let the next owner figure out how to fix it.
No pics at this point, but I'll use this thread to hopefully motivate me to post progress pics as I get things organized and moved into place. Stay tuned.
It took a lot of effort to not drop everything and turn a chunk of wood into a round shape once the lathe got powered up and the turning tools unpacked. Hopefully I'll be able to wrap up the air and DC stuff this week, so I can actually be turning by next weekend. (Although I might not have time to play in the shop next weekend, since I'll be spending most of the time with my team at the state APA pool tournament.)
