"new lathe is in the basement--all 2 tons of it

[Jeff in Pa]

The lathe is in the basement and wired up.

No pics of loading, I forgot my camera

Here's the lathe at home on my former neighbors dual axle trailer


Put the rollers ( borrowed from work ) under the 4x4s ( lag bolted to the frame) and rolled it back to the ramps. Took the front rollers off and used my 3 ton floor jack to keep the 4x4s about a 1/4" off the ramps.

Neighbor John on the left and neighbor Vic on the right




Used the come a long to slowly lower the lathe down the ramp. When the back rollers reached the ramp, 1-1/2" pipe (four pieces) were used until the front reached the ground. Then the rollers went on the front and the pipes were used in the back.

Finally got it in place ( see it on the left side where I removed a wall to get it in? )




First cut, facing an exhaust spigot for a kawasaki triple motorcycle after welding to make sure it's flat. The lathe works great