I took mine around a corner and up a flight of stairs.


Here's how:

I built a stretcher out of 2 2x4's. 2 7' long pieces, and 2 crossbars about
a foot long. Assemble like a tall "H" with two crossbars. attach this to the
bottom of the table assembly. Then you can lift from then ends while
supporting from the center.

For the stairs, we slid it on the stretcher.

Does that make sense?

We were able to do this with 2 40-ish not-especially-big guys. (but is was
all we could handle).

-Steve




"Dave Miller" wrote in message
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Today, my new Yorkcraft 8" jointer arrived. Over the weekend I was
thinking of how many people it would take to get the thing down to my
basement, and around a corner on the stairs. Looking at the crate, and
realizing how big this sucker really is, it may just have to live in the
basement.

Has anyone tried to get a monster like this down a flight of stairs with
a corner, without completly disassembling the thing? I'm thinking if it
goes downstairs at all, it may be easiest to do so while it's crated up.
But then, if I ever move, I'd probably have to disassemble and get it
back up in pieces.

Would moving straps work? I'm thinking of the ones I've seen movers put
over their shoulders to carry heavy appliances, pianos, etc. with two
people.