On 30 Mar 2007 08:45:36 -0700, "
wrote:

If anyone out there has recently received a new Powermatic lathe maybe
you can answer some of my concerns.

I am getting ready to order my new Powermatice 3520B lathe but am
concerning about how I
am going to move it after I get it on my driveway.


How completely assembled does the lathe arrive? Do the legs come
seperate or bolted to the lathe? I assume the tailstock and headstock
can be easily removed to lessen the weight?

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

bob cook

Got mine about a year ago from Osolnik Machinery and Supplies and
payed for a lift truck. Driver unloaded boxed lathe and placed it in
the shop. cost was $75 and it was well worth it. From there my wife
and I unpacked and assembled the lathe. We turned the body upside down
and attached the legs. We rolled the body and legs over (so we didn't
have to lift the total weight) to the upright position.When rolling
the body and legs over I used a 2x4 on its 1 1/2 inch side to leverage
lifting and when getting into position of balancing on the legs my
wife got on the opposite side to apply some pressure against the body
keeping it from going completely over.The only heavy part was lifting
the headstock. I unbolted the locking bar under the head stock so we
didn't have to slide the headstock on the ways. It was easy to
reinstall the locking bar from under the ways. Just to give you a
picture of us I am 5ft 11 weigh 153lbs and my wife is 5ft 2 and weighs
140lbs. We aint exactly heavy lifters. BY the way I'm 63 and my wife
is 65. The entire procedure took about 2 hours. If you arent
comfortable with this get two or three people or get a couple of six
packs of your favorite beverage and have fun. But by all means work
smart not hard and be safe. I know you will have fun using the 3520B