Advice On Lifting 215Kg Heavy Item Onto Mobile Base Pt 1.

[Pollys13]

Will attach more screenshots in message Pt 2

I'm asking here rather than a woodworking forum. As I though the people here would have more experience with heavy machinery.
I want to get my table saw, which has a cast iron bed weighs 215Kg onto a Clarke mobile base.
Yesterday, I started to assemble the table saw, took ply sides off crate and left sitting on pallet as per manual instructions,put the legs and sides on and extension mount.
The general idea was to safely and carefully raise the saw up high enough on blocks, then use a stout bit of timber or scaffold pole to pivot and put on feet.
Though, thinking about it, thought it could come down with quite a crash, that wouldn't be good for the mechanics of saw.
...... So decided not to try to do that.

As the feet were resting on loose carpet tiles, these would slip and after several failed attempts. The feet if pivoted to ground, if had up ended it might have gone into fridge and drawer of kitchen draws. Thought might be able to put scaffold pole under to raise bottom above spindle protruding from
mechanism on bottom of side panel facing floor. Then contrive some way to use my red pipe clamp sections,then roll it back .
Decided to leave it as it is, don't want to move it only to find I have to move it again to get engine hoist to it.
Was thinking of hiring an engine hoist to lift saw up. When looked at hire prices,..... thought again. Two day hire from one place was £72 think that was inc vat.
Bought a brand new 1 ton hoist for £97.97 best price on Ebay buy now inc delivery.
I've included a few screenshots so can see how saw has been left at the moment. What would be the best, safest way to lift it upright without damaging any part of it.
Then upright, how to lift up onto mobile base. During my little bit of research saw there are various types of slings. If this is the way to go, which type/s should I get.
Mega cheers.

 

[Pollys13]

Rest of screenshots of position of saw.

 

[roofman]

sorry i dont understand the question...do you just need to stand the machine upright?

 

[rtbcomp]

2 Threads merged to keep all responses in one place.

 

[Pete.]

What would be the best, safest way to lift it upright without damaging any part of it.

Two beers each for four big blokes.

 

[fordman]

I'm I missing something here? Why do you want to assemble a 215kg table saw in the middle of your kitchen?

 

[wristpin]

Kitchen bit is a bit worrying but you could hire an engine hoist and a couple of slings.

 

[awemawson]

It's Wiltshire - don't ask too many questions about the kitchen, they're a bit sensitive about these local customs

 

[Pollys13]

sorry i dont understand the question...do you just need to stand the machine upright?

Yes I want to get it upright and then lift it up on an engine hoist to put it on a mobile base.

 

[Pollys13]

It's Wiltshire - don't ask too many questions about the kitchen, they're a bit sensitive about these local customs

 

[Pollys13]

I'm I missing something here? Why do you want to assemble a 215kg table saw in the middle of your kitchen?

On a mobile base.

 

[Pollys13]

Kitchen bit is a bit worrying but you could hire an engine hoist and a couple of slings.

Is a very large kitchen and will be on a mobile base. Bought to make replacement timber windows and doors. Also have 10 inch planer/thicknesser
etc. Know several joiners, carpenters. Bought an engine hoist, not sure about how to attach straps, getting it upright, then lifting up to drop on bed.

 

[MrFluffy]

Do you have the celing height to do this? remember the hoist hook will be above the machine and higher than the highest point of the machine as a result.
Its quite often problematic to use a engine hoist to assemble things like this in low (non industrial) celing buildings.

 

[julianf]

I have an engine crane. I purchased it for one single job, thinking i would never need it again....

...and ive been very surprised at how often it has actually been used. Even for things like lifting items on and off of trailers (you can generally move stuff fine when its on the ground)

Im not even a million miles from you, but the crane is not here at the moment, so that's no good for you.

Mine was just an ebay 'made in china' thing, but it has not broken yet (i think ive had it about 4 yrs)

 

[julianf]

(warning, same old, overused photos from my photobucket account!)

...i also used it on that job to suspend the slate slabs, whilst i was cutting them.

Has also been used to support parts of buidings, to move lister engines (and ive lent it out for the same), move heavy log burners, lift boilers out of cars, even lift dumpy bags.

 

[HughF]

Buy slings, sling saw, lift saw... what's the problem here? It isn't that complicated...

 

[ibrooks]

It strikes me that the problem is too much alcohol before typing.

 

[Kent]

whats wrong? two big blokes or four wimps. Look at my thread fixture bench in projects 4 blokes hand lifted that plate off a flat-back and brought it into the shop, then I put it on top on my own with a little bottle jack and a few skids (after turning the leg set over and off the plate). I think the plate calculated over double what your talking
Your biggest issue is the floor isn't designed to hold those weights unless its solid

 

[sardine]

The OP is Charles Hawtrey .

I claim my £5.

 

[MattF]

whats wrong? two big blokes or four wimps.

As Kent and others have said, you're making this hard work for no reason. Good old arm power wins out every time. I've lifted and moved no end of heavy gear on my tod, without any help whatsoever. Most lifting and moving requires nothing more than a bit of gumption coupled with an extra pair of hands or two if needed. Pieces of wood placed underneath as you stand it upright will aid getting the trolley underneath. End of the day, 500lb or so isn't a massive amount of weight, and you're only pivoting it, not lifting it outright.