"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:

I have my 'new' mill sitting just outside the milling room on a 4'
high trailer.

I can have a friend with a boom lift pick it up and set it on its pad
tomorrow. OR I can wait a week for a forklift to be free.

Can I safely lift the whole machine using the access holes in the
headstock casting? I know they're not made for the purpose, and
wonder if the headstock bolts to the column will elongate or fail?
(they look strong enough, but the whole machine is "cantilevered" off
the column, unlike a ram-style machine)

Anyone with experience moving this one?

Thanks,
LLoyd

Moved a Boss9 R2E4 several times and a Boss 5 once. Both series ones.
Leave the head attached. Sling basket through the mentioned holes in the
head casting on a hook. It'll pitch forward a little, so be ready to
pucker a bit.

I built a skid with 4x4's and 3/4" ply on top and bottom. The lumber is
dead centered under the leveling holes in the base. I lower the machine
onto the skid & lag it down. Use a fork truck from there. Orient the skid
to lift from the non-cabinet side.

I'd wait for the fork truck.

Good luck!

--
John L. Weatherly

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