Can anyone tell me, what kind of wheels would be suitable to roll around a huge 18x54 lathe?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Wheels to roll around a big lathe
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Whats the weight??
I imagine this would work fine
http://www.castercity.com/total-locking-high-performance-casters.htm
Its a locking castor with a 900lbs per castor capacity and it has the larger wheels for rolling over them little pebbles on shop floors that like to stop you in your tracks.
I imagine this would work fine
http://www.castercity.com/total-locking-high-performance-casters.htm
Its a locking castor with a 900lbs per castor capacity and it has the larger wheels for rolling over them little pebbles on shop floors that like to stop you in your tracks.
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I have the same issue this weekend. We just moved a 14x40 lathe from the old shop to the new one. The fork lift was too tall to go into the shop so we had to drop it off at the door then nudge it in with the forks to close the door. We just got ahold of a pallet jack that will lift the lathe and move it. The lathe is about 2500 lbs and the pallet jack is rated for 5000.
good luck on the move.
Jim.
http://www.youtube.com/user/BenchmarkMTLLC
check this out guys. My first new big lathe. I'm supposed to finalize the deal on Monday. It's a cincinnati 18x54 cintilathe and I'm getting a good deal. That's the primary reason I'm buying this. I checked with Mr. Weinstock here in town, and he said this would be a good deal for me. Has anyone heard of this brand of lathe before, and does anyone has any last minute warnings before I buy this?
Also, I have a problem getting into the back of my shop. A friend has a forklift, but I don't know if it will fit inside the building. Once inside the building, I still need to maneuver it to get it exactly where I need it. I had an idea to place a flat dolly on each side with extra strong wheels. I have two big double doors in the front, and a normal single door in the back. The space is 25'x75' and about 1/3 or that in the back is the space I use for my shop. Once I put it where I want it, I plan on leveling it out and attaching it to the floor
Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks guys.
check this out guys. My first new big lathe. I'm supposed to finalize the deal on Monday. It's a cincinnati 18x54 cintilathe and I'm getting a good deal. That's the primary reason I'm buying this. I checked with Mr. Weinstock here in town, and he said this would be a good deal for me. Has anyone heard of this brand of lathe before, and does anyone has any last minute warnings before I buy this?
Also, I have a problem getting into the back of my shop. A friend has a forklift, but I don't know if it will fit inside the building. Once inside the building, I still need to maneuver it to get it exactly where I need it. I had an idea to place a flat dolly on each side with extra strong wheels. I have two big double doors in the front, and a normal single door in the back. The space is 25'x75' and about 1/3 or that in the back is the space I use for my shop. Once I put it where I want it, I plan on leveling it out and attaching it to the floor
Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks guys.
Renting a hydraulic pallet mover as someone described would probably be the easiest way. I have all of my lathes mounted on 4X4s and when and when moving I just use a small cheap auto floor jack to jack up one end and then I put some 1.5"X3' dowels under the 4X4s and move it around like the Egyptians moved large stones.
Dick
There are not many more resourceful than you Dickie. This reminds me of my message to you the other day...after we took some careful measurements, there should be just enough clearance.
Kelly
If this is just a one time move you don't want your lathe on wheels. You have to jack it up and use rollers. I move 1000 lb. pieces of equipment by my self using 5000 year old technology. It is really easy and far more safe. What exactly are you trying to do. I am sure someone here can tell you exactly how to safely do it. Generally we are just talking about time.
I once moved a 1500 lb. lathe across a 150 feet of lawn to a building on the back of my property. It took a while and a number of breaks but no one got hurt, the lathe did not get damaged and I did it without a lot of contrived plans. Just simple physics.
There are not many more resourceful than you Dickie. This reminds me of my message to you the other day...after we took some careful measurements, there should be just enough clearance.
Kelly
Yeah, when I first saw this post I thought of you. I'm glad to see that things worked out for you. Major moves are never any fun. I've moved my shop 5 times over the last 20 years which is both expensive and time consuming. I figure it costs me about 3500.00 every time I make a move between the truck and trailer rentals, rewiring the new shop and building benches and cabinets and such, lost or misplaced tooling and jigs plus all of the downtime. I've still got stuff in boxes on some shelves that are from when Sherm and myself split up in 1994.
Dick
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This is an often discussed topic at rec.crafts.metalworking. If you go to
groups.google.com
click on "advanced group search" , and then enter "machine move rollers" in the "all these words" box and specify "rec.crafts.metalworking" in the "group" box you will be rewarding with a wealth of information on how-to and just as importantly how-NOT-to move machines. This group has an increadible number of smart resourceful amateurs, hobbiests, and professionals, it's one of the greatest news groups ever imo ... and they are forever buying selling and moving large lumps of cast iron, bless them all.
I've used a jack-all and posts to push my mill around the garage (pushing against the grade beam), but it was on a pallet at the time and therefore did not scar up my floor. I've heard of people using come-alongs to pull instead of push like I've done. These methods may be usefull to get the last few adjustments done.
Good luck with the move, and remember that your safety is worth much more than any lathe.
Dave
groups.google.com
click on "advanced group search" , and then enter "machine move rollers" in the "all these words" box and specify "rec.crafts.metalworking" in the "group" box you will be rewarding with a wealth of information on how-to and just as importantly how-NOT-to move machines. This group has an increadible number of smart resourceful amateurs, hobbiests, and professionals, it's one of the greatest news groups ever imo ... and they are forever buying selling and moving large lumps of cast iron, bless them all.
I've used a jack-all and posts to push my mill around the garage (pushing against the grade beam), but it was on a pallet at the time and therefore did not scar up my floor. I've heard of people using come-alongs to pull instead of push like I've done. These methods may be usefull to get the last few adjustments done.
Good luck with the move, and remember that your safety is worth much more than any lathe.
Dave
Don't even think about using something like this, imo.
Amazingly the site www.lathes.co.uk has no information on Cincinnati lathes .... very strange as they are common machines and that site has info on EVERYthing ... OK, not quite, but close.
The 18x54 Cincinnati traytop lathe weights 2770 - 2980 lbs according to the manual found here :
http://www.metalwebnews.com/manuals/cincinnati-traytop.pdf
Dave <-- well experienced in the metalworking nooks and crannies around the Internet
Rec.crafts metalworking used to be my favorite site and I spent more time on it than here but my Carrier stopped supporting news groups.
Dick :frown:
You need a set of machine movers dollys. They have a couple of different types.
1 Type is about 6 inch long 4 inch wide and about 3 inch high or so. They have a chain track and a bunch of 1 inch rollers on the track. Some places rent them out.They are also called skates.
The other type is known as an air bag , it goes underneath the machine and is filled with compressed air. It is like a hover craft. The airbag type is more used on equpiment like a plastic bottle moulding machine, But I have seen lathes and mills moved with them.
Sometimes it pays to get riggers who know what they are doing to get a machine moved and leveled. We just got a guy into work last week to relevel the Mill. The original movers did not have accuatre enough levels for the job. This guy had levels that were to 0.02 mm per meter, or .0008" per 39".
It made a big difference and was well worth the money.
1 Type is about 6 inch long 4 inch wide and about 3 inch high or so. They have a chain track and a bunch of 1 inch rollers on the track. Some places rent them out.They are also called skates.
The other type is known as an air bag , it goes underneath the machine and is filled with compressed air. It is like a hover craft. The airbag type is more used on equpiment like a plastic bottle moulding machine, But I have seen lathes and mills moved with them.
Sometimes it pays to get riggers who know what they are doing to get a machine moved and leveled. We just got a guy into work last week to relevel the Mill. The original movers did not have accuatre enough levels for the job. This guy had levels that were to 0.02 mm per meter, or .0008" per 39".
It made a big difference and was well worth the money.
Thanks everyone, for the info. I think I have an idea.
Thank you Dave, you are an internet badass. I never explored into any of those sections before. That helped me a ton.
Thank you all for the generous help. I wish me luck!
I hope it helps a ton and a half
Moving a 3000 lb lathe is not a trivial undertaking.Next step should be learning all about the lathe (unlike the guys in the video who I can imagine are saying "what does this lever do?"), and about lathe operations. My little 1960's 10 x 24 with a 1hp motor could rip a finger off with ease, your 3 hp monster could turn your entire day into a blood bath in the blink of an eye.
Dave
PS does that beast have a 3 phase motor ? if so, do you have 3 phase power ? if you answered yes then no, google "3 hp phase converter"
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Just watched the clip and you are going to have alot of fun with that machine. I bought one a little larger about 3 weeks ago. I replaced the big 7.5hp 3 phase motor with a 1.5 220v and it works great. So for I have just been turning squares round. Now I am about to go out and make some collets and bushings.
Good luck
Larry
Good luck
Larry
