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JAN--6-- he said he wished he had a DP to drill 1/8 inch holes ? Did I miss something ????? Jr http://community.webtv.net/awoodbutc...oodWorkingPage |
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Jerry - OHIO wrote:
Dec.--29- 18 wheeler delivered DP JAN--6-- he said he wished he had a DP to drill 1/8 inch holes ? Did I miss something ????? I thought it was a humorous dilemma. I wish to drill 1/8" holes through my 1/2" diameter lugs (to help turn them) which are going to hold up my DP base board--yet I have to build my DP base board before I can assemble the DP on top of it (240#). Don't get me wrong, it's a good dilemma to have. It just amused me. I'll get on it tomorrow, I've been working on work-related stuff today. I also needed to get my baseboard design approved by OSHA first (j/k), and it's da$n cold outside! I hate the reputation I'm getting for being a slacker... Bill |
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"J. Clarke" wrote Assemble the drill press on a stack of plywood or 2xwhatevers about the same height as your base will be, then walk it onto the base or roll it on some pipe sections when the base is done. Long as you don't tilt it too far you should be fine. By the way, you might want to risk 5 bucks on the ebook version of "How to Lift and Move Almost Anything" http://ceramics.ritchieunlimitedpublications.com/LiftnMovePg.htm. I had a job about a year ago that involved moving a big room of gym equipment around. It was the heavy stuff too. My help did not show up. But there were some crow bars and long bars there. And some closet rod. So I cut up the closet rod to make rollers. I used the crowbars and bigger bars to lift the equipment. I used blocks of wood to work the rollers underneath. I pushed everything around. When I got the stuff off the rollers, I used the bars to lever everything into place. It took some time, but I got it all done I was sore the next day though. Soooo, levers and rollers can move some big stuff if necessary. |
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Lee Michaels wrote:
I had a job about a year ago that involved moving a big room of gym equipment around. It was the heavy stuff too. My help did not show up. But there were some crow bars and long bars there. And some closet rod. So I cut up the closet rod to make rollers. I used the crowbars and bigger bars to lift the equipment. I used blocks of wood to work the rollers underneath. I pushed everything around. When I got the stuff off the rollers, I used the bars to lever everything into place. It took some time, but I got it all done I was sore the next day though. Soooo, levers and rollers can move some big stuff if necessary. You just hit it Lee. Where there is a will, there is a way. Lots of threads around here presuppose that there is some great value in soliciting the opinions of everybody on the net, instead of just putting hand to work and moving on. There is a point of diminishing returns... -- -Mike- |
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Mike Marlow wrote:
You just hit it Lee. Where there is a will, there is a way. Lots of threads around here presuppose that there is some great value in soliciting the opinions of everybody on the net, instead of just putting hand to work and moving on. There is a point of diminishing returns... I wasn't soliciting on this one Mike. I am just following the directions: (1) mount the DP base to the baseboard, and (2)assembling the DP. I'll save further creativity for another time. Thinking of something Lew said, I ended up buying carriage bolts for my supports, and they have a "nut" at the base, so I won't need to drill a hole through the bolts after all. I went out and bought most everything I'll need today--except I couldn't find any 1/2" threaded inserts (or 1/2" T-nuts). 3/8" is the largest size I found (so I don't have any). I'm going to check the local hardware, or something... Expecting alot of snow tomorrow, better to shop today... Bill |
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J. Clarke wrote:
By the way, you might want to risk 5 bucks on the ebook version of "How to Lift and Move Almost Anything" http://ceramics.ritchieunlimitedpublications.com/LiftnMovePg.htm. I'd gladly give you 10 bucks and a nice dinner just to help me lift the head of my DP on its pole! Is that in the book? :) Bill |
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Bill wrote:
Mike Marlow wrote: You just hit it Lee. Where there is a will, there is a way. Lots of threads around here presuppose that there is some great value in soliciting the opinions of everybody on the net, instead of just putting hand to work and moving on. There is a point of diminishing returns... I wasn't soliciting on this one Mike. I am just following the directions: (1) mount the DP base to the baseboard, and (2)assembling the DP. I'll save further creativity for another time. Not directed at you Bill. It's a common thing. I went out and bought most everything I'll need today--except I couldn't find any 1/2" threaded inserts (or 1/2" T-nuts). 3/8" is the largest size I found (so I don't have any). I'm going to check the local hardware, or something... 3/8" would be stout enough. You really don't need to look real hard for 1/2". -- -Mike- |
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J. Clarke wrote: By the way, you might want to risk 5 bucks on the ebook version of "How to Lift and Move Almost Anything" http://ceramics.ritchieunlimitedpublications.com/LiftnMovePg.htm. I'd gladly give you 10 bucks and a nice dinner just to help me lift the head of my DP on its pole! Is that in the book? :) Bill About 30 years ago I put my drill head om the pole by myself. Hoping my nuts will heal shortly... -- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA |
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Nova wrote:
Bill wrote: J. Clarke wrote: By the way, you might want to risk 5 bucks on the ebook version of "How to Lift and Move Almost Anything" http://ceramics.ritchieunlimitedpublications.com/LiftnMovePg.htm. I'd gladly give you 10 bucks and a nice dinner just to help me lift the head of my DP on its pole! Is that in the book? :) Bill About 30 years ago I put my drill head om the pole by myself. Hoping my nuts will heal shortly... I'll regard that as a sensible warning. I don't think its weight troubles me as much as its unwieldiness... Bill |
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:58:29 -0500, Bill wrote:
wrote: It might even be easier to assemble the DP in its final location then slide the platform under, later. Not as easy as screwing the base to the baseboard first. Bear in mind I have to drill it and install bolts too. Not hard, but should be "easy as pie" that way...haven't used that expression in a while. You don't have a hand drill and a set of wrenches? ... |
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:14:38 -0500, Bill wrote:
J. Clarke wrote: By the way, you might want to risk 5 bucks on the ebook version of "How to Lift and Move Almost Anything" http://ceramics.ritchieunlimitedpublications.com/LiftnMovePg.htm. I'd gladly give you 10 bucks and a nice dinner just to help me lift the head of my DP on its pole! Is that in the book? :) Hmm, that's the part I'm wondering about too. I plan on buying the same DP in a little while. Let me know how you manage it. ;-) |
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In article , Bill wrote:
J. Clarke wrote: By the way, you might want to risk 5 bucks on the ebook version of "How to Lift and Move Almost Anything" http://ceramics.ritchieunlimitedpublications.com/LiftnMovePg.htm. I'd gladly give you 10 bucks and a nice dinner just to help me lift the head of my DP on its pole! Is that in the book? :) Bill Lay the drill press head at one end of your long workbench, then assemble the post into it while it is laying on its side. Fasten together, attach the base to then post bottom, then slide off the bench, tilting it up as you go. -- Better to be stuck up in a tree than tied to one. Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar.org |
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How can you not have that thing together yet ??? When I buy a new toy I
have it plugged in before it's out of the box. Back when my wife bought me a 10" bench top saw for x-mass I had it on the kitchen table running popsicle sticks through it !!! Jr http://community.webtv.net/awoodbutc...oodWorkingPage |
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Bill wrote: J. Clarke wrote: By the way, you might want to risk 5 bucks on the ebook version of "How to Lift and Move Almost Anything" http://ceramics.ritchieunlimitedpublications.com/LiftnMovePg.htm. I'd gladly give you 10 bucks and a nice dinner just to help me lift the head of my DP on its pole! Is that in the book? :) Bill About 30 years ago I put my drill head om the pole by myself. Hoping my nuts will heal shortly... I mounted the head for my Delta 17-900 on the shaft while both were horizontal on the ground, then lifted it to vertical. scott |
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On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:01:39 -0500, "Lee Michaels"
leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net wrote: "J. Clarke" wrote Assemble the drill press on a stack of plywood or 2xwhatevers about the same height as your base will be, then walk it onto the base or roll it on some pipe sections when the base is done. Long as you don't tilt it too far you should be fine. By the way, you might want to risk 5 bucks on the ebook version of "How to Lift and Move Almost Anything" http://ceramics.ritchieunlimitedpublications.com/LiftnMovePg.htm. I had a job about a year ago that involved moving a big room of gym equipment around. It was the heavy stuff too. My help did not show up. But there were some crow bars and long bars there. And some closet rod. So I cut up the closet rod to make rollers. I used the crowbars and bigger bars to lift the equipment. I used blocks of wood to work the rollers underneath. I pushed everything around. When I got the stuff off the rollers, I used the bars to lever everything into place. It took some time, but I got it all done I was sore the next day though. Soooo, levers and rollers can move some big stuff if necessary. Google "machine skates" for more info. If you can do metalworking, weld up some with skateboard bearings for a fifth the price. -- You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on Earth, or we will sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness.? -- Ronald Reagan |
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You need to build an A frame on rollers with a 220 volt crane !!
Jr http://community.webtv.net/awoodbutc...oodWorkingPage |
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Did you put HVAC in your shop???
Just thinking about how hot it will be in two months. Oh yes, you'll need a log splitter also for that log business. JR http://community.webtv.net/awoodbutc...oodWorkingPage |
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Jerry - OHIO wrote:
How can you not have that thing together yet ??? When I buy a new toy I have it plugged in before it's out of the box. Back when my wife bought me a 10" bench top saw for x-mass I had it on the kitchen table running popsicle sticks through it !!! Jr I try to balance work and play, and have to deal with with weather and space/room (I regret I don't have a 3-car garage like some people :)). I promise I'm working on getting the DP together. And the DP baseboard won't be anything I will have to be ashamed of either! I'll pick up some 3/8" threaded inserts today. Bill http://community.webtv.net/awoodbutc...oodWorkingPage |
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Jerry - OHIO wrote:
How can you not have that thing together yet ??? When I buy a new toy I have it plugged in before it's out of the box. Back when my wife bought me a 10" bench top saw for x-mass I had it on the kitchen table running popsicle sticks through it !!! Jr Jerry, When I opened my DeWalt drill (DWD215G), which my in-laws somehow knew I wanted, I had it screaming in minutes too. This is a little different--I was only able to open the box and read the owners manual for the DP on day 1. As a concrete sign of my appreciation for your encouragement, however, I just risked life and property driving through a few inches of fresh snow to pick up some 3/8" T-nuts. Of course, there was no sign of concrete. ;) These T-nuts are afixed with 3 screws (#6 fits, not #8--maybe metric?). Measuring them, it looks like they would fit in a hole quite a bit smaller in diameter than 1/2", as I was advised (I might even be able to tap one into a 3/8" hole). I am ashamed of the awfully short 3/4" screws I too-quickly accepted from the clerk, so I plan to make a trip back for longer ones. It feels good to accumulate the materials, as it is progress. I got out my sawhorses yesterday (yet, I currently have a "bare-bones" operation). It also felt good to support my local True Value hardware (to show a little support, I picked-up a few other things too to help make it worth their while). I agree with Mike that the 3/8" carriage bolts appear pretty stout. I need to psyche myself up for some shoveling today. Bill |
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