All ready to come home

We took a trip to the local home improvement mega store today to pick up a wonderful piece of lumber. We were lucky enough to find a board that is 4" x 6" which I feel will help keep the press much more stable and upright when moving. The downside is the only length they had was 12' long. Little more than the two 36" pieces we really need. It's OK though, we'll use the left over 6' of 4" x 6" as one of the uprights when it goes into the basement. Another good note, I took another measurement of the press all stripped down. Turns out from the end of the flywheel shaft to the boss on the main gear is about 30". This mean it WILL fit through the basement doorway front to back. That means the uprights that will support the press as it descends the stairs can be placed on the back, out of harms way from the gears or the edge of the platen. It will also be much easier and safer to brace them against the motor bosses and the large casting at the top where the harp axle goes.

The press as it sat after dismanteling. From here we need to tip is over ever so carefully and insert the sleds or skids under the feet and run lag bolts through the feet.

Not being to brave we lifted the press only enough to get a 2x4
under one set of feet. We were afraid of it then slipping off the
board so we lag bolted it to this board temporarily.

















The first skid is in place.


















Both skids are now in place and bolted through the feet. The ends of the skids were cut to allow the whole deal to get up onto steel bars to roll it across the floor easily. Now all there is to do is call a truck to haul it to the studio.