I need to get my mill off the pallet (that is slowly collapsing). Timber bearers might work for me too.Scooted the mill around a bit. Easy job as it sits on timber bearers.
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Alternatively, I can either build some sort of a frame or just use 4 feet. It is critical that I can get underneath the mill so I can move with a pallet truck if needed.
You are right.Where are the four holes in the mill base casting relative to the inside and outside widths of your pallet forks? Left to right, the pallet truck will be outboard of them. Front to back it looks close. The pallet right now allows access from all four sides. If you want to preserve that ability, it will need some creative thinking.
I am really not too sure what to do yet.
Maybe do this?I need to get my mill off the pallet (that is slowly collapsing). Timber bearers might work for me too.
Alternatively, I can either build some sort of a frame or just use 4 feet. It is critical that I can get underneath the mill so I can move with a pallet truck if needed.
I moved my mill today to a new position, but it was not easy. It is super heavy and my garage floor is not exactly smooth.
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I like that! I can even add levelling feet to the ends instead of wooden blocks.Maybe do this?
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My levelling feet are scrap wooden blocks plus any bits of thin ply or cardboard. I'm cheap!I like that! I can even add levelling feet to the ends instead of wooden blocks.
I don't have the materials to make it immediately though, I will have to get some hefty angle iron.
My Q&S is on castors.
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What did you use?Took about 10 minutes to remove most of the paint. 30 minutes total, to get it as shown.
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Flat + cup brush on the angle grinder. Small rotary brush on the drill to get into corners. It's now in the dining room.What did you use?
Thanks for confirming that.
You don't happen to know whether it's a right or l/h thread at the end of the x-axis screw, do you? I don't actually need to remove the nut, but it's bugging me.
Thanks! Looks identical to mine. But now I really don't understand why mine didn't budge.Just remembered this so I nipped out to check... it's a right-hand thread, nut looks to be 7/8" as it's smaller than 24mm or 15/16" (nearest spanners I have).
I put an adjustable on the shaft flats and another on the nut and it just wound off, wasn't particularly tight:
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Totally agree. I have an impact screwdriver + adapters that can often work in these situations (yes, I realise it doesn't have the torque of a proper driver) but I don't have a deep enough socket to fully reach over this nut and it slips. I'm tempted to stick the thing in the lathe and turn the nut down until it's just the threads left.An impact gun must be the kindest thing for it now. At least you won't be bending anything like you might when trying to get it to turn with a spanner.
Sometimes I use an impact and wonder what all the fuss was about after.