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A gunsmithing sized lathe sold in Switzers Auction yesterday for $575, plus commission and tax. Taiwanese made in 1988, lots of accessories. Buyer has to collect it. Might be a bit bigger than a couple of friends and a case of beer size. Might be a very good deal. There was also a Craftex mill/drill sold. $440, plus, plus. They are out there, do turn up. Item 40219 if you want to see the photos.
 
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My 13 x 36 is a Taiwanese light industrial gearhead and I couldn't be happier with it. Built like a brick s@*thouse. We moved it and the mill with a flat-bed wrecker. Winched them out of a basement with a low ceiling. Now THAT was exciting!
 
Good thing I didn't browse through that stuff before the auction, there's lots in the "accessories" category I would have been bidding on now that I looked.
 
Probably several hundred top heavy pounds.
You'd want to be really careful moving that mill/drill. Very top heavy. I moved mine in three pieces, rigged a hoist to reassemble it.
 
Jonnyofalltrades said:
Machine tools are always too heavy when you are trying to move them, and too light when you are try to do a heavy cut...
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A buddy of mine bought bench top mill that weighed about 750 pounds which he wanted to put in his basement. In the end he had to hire machinery movers. Moving 750 pounds of dead weight down a flight of stairs is not for the weak willed (or weak backed).
 
The lathe and mill/drill were not at Switzers Bancroft location. They were in the GTA at the consignor's. Buyer to make pickup arrangements. I wasn't going to be bidding, so I did not ask Switzers about their location. I assume the successful bidders were aware of what they would be facing when picking them up. Off a concrete floor through a large door onto a paved drive would make things rather easy; out of a basement shop would be an entirely different kettle of fish.
 
over the years moved some crazy heavy equipment from basements, last year a 12 foot snooker table, 5 slate sections 450 pounds each, a lathe 950 pounds and a knee mill no idea the weight, with the mill I removed the head and table, the lathe in 1 piece I laid some 2 x 12 fir boards over the stairs, carpet and some UHMW sliders, next a hand winch to pull it up, some heavy blocking at the top to support the pull, its a little at a time and have a good brace to hold it if needed from crashing down

built a winch bracket that fits on the bobcat forks, also have a Jib works the same way, as long as I can get it to the door I can pull it up, its amazing what you can move with equipment but it takes time
 
In the spring sold two lathes one had a 8 foot bed and the other 16 feet for 350 both cost the guys that bought them several times that to get them out of the building due to the floor being 3 feet lower then outside.
 
I just moved my lathe from the farm out to my shop on the acreage

it was touch and go. No problems on the farm just disassemble and load it with a sling and the tractor.

poor little acreage tractor was almost all it could give to unload it.

internet said that it should weigh 600Lbs, I found the original packing slips and the manual and 400Kg was what the manual says.
 
There have been articles in Home Shop Machinist about moving these critters. You have to be careful. A lathe on its stand or pedestals is really top heavy. If it starts to go, you aren't going to stop it.
With the proper equipment, and if the thing is readily accessible, it can be pretty straightforward. Proper equipment is the key. Jury rigged, improvised gear could result in the lathe being damaged, or someone getting badly hurt.
I bought an estate lot. Mill/drill on a serious base, Lincoln 220v welder, power hacksaw on a cabinet base, grinder on a cabinet, Atlas 7" shaper on a cabinet base. Borrowed a friend's trailer, and took a couple of friends with me. No problem getting the trailer loaded, there were more guys at the pickup location. Had to unload it, get everything into the shop and up and running by myself. I was excited to get the shaper. But have hardly used it. The grinder and power hacksaw, on the other hand have been very useful, and the mill/drill has been good to have.
 
When we moved last year, my lathe and mill hadn't had any professional servicing for quite some time. So I booked the service and told them I wanted to move both machines. The shop preferred to have the machines in their shop to do the servicing anyway so it all worked out quite nicely. I paid a bit extra for the moving but it was done professionally by a guy who knew what he was doing. The only complication was getting the machinery to the edge of the garage door so he could reach in and pick them up. Same for the drop-off. It all went well without too much trouble with the help of a larger, wheeled engine lift. I pressed a friend to help me move the machines to their final location in the garage.
 
I have an engine hoist that I have used to lift & move my 13-36 tiwanese lathe & a benchtop #30 Mill drill safely a few times but as Tiriaq says, contoling the balance & center of gravity is essential to success.
This past summer tho, I had a different kettle of fish to unload off a trailer & move to a final shop floor destination... a big ol' lathe that was built in 1916 and weighs in at 3800 lbs I did the complete off load & move myself with 2 engine hoists and come-alongs to skid it when suspended.... and it was extremlly top heavy as it originated as an overhead gang belt drive ( although it has been converted to electric drive, parts of the original belt drive are still used).

My wife was after me to go to a neighboring Hutterite colony and hire a crew to help but I refused as being by myself, I knew where every finger,hand or foot was at every minute of the job.
 
tiriaq said:
Probably several hundred top heavy pounds.
You'd want to be really careful moving that mill/drill. Very top heavy. I moved mine in three pieces, rigged a hoist to reassemble it.
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Engine hoist or shop crane. :redface: I just lifted and placed my aprox. 700 lb. milling machine, Easy and precise. Lift by the head with a strap, no chains.

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