That’s a lousy idea. Only ever use three, it’s a lot more stable and less likely to lurch about like it will if you have four.One on each corner on an uneven surface is a recipe for disaster. I got my 100” Colchester Mastiff out a basement over a basically cobbled passage. Plywood down first then a thin sheet of steel. Two skates in the front,one at the back. Included a 90 degree turn on the incline,with about two inches to spareYes I was thinking of wheels of some sort fitted to the lathe, was thinking of one at each corner for stability
The workshop floor is fairly strong but not sure I’d want to put a lathe on it. I was thinking of removing some of the flooring and sitting it directly on the concrete base underneathIs the floor strong enough to take a big machine.
youll need to build a ramp to get up there or a gantry crane
As @brightspark said, make sure you chock / support the planks, go straight over those steps, lots of wooden block / concrete blocks.Thanks for all your suggestions,feeling a bit more confident that it’s doable now. Just took a pic to show the workshop steps
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i wouldnt trust that decking and certainly not with all that junk rotting its frame workThanks for all your suggestions,feeling a bit more confident that it’s doable now. Just took a pic to show the workshop steps
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Fair point.i wouldnt trust that decking and certainly not with all that junk rotting its frame work
you would have to pack over the doorstep and have another pieve over the doorway
so thats 3 high steps to get over id make frame work of 6x2s on end and strongly built it can be done in 4x2s as long as you pack under them at every 2ft
2x 4x2s screwed together and packed underneath by a 4x2 packed under it as your loading it per leg
An AuD would be quite a sensible choice, good machine, not too big and not to heavyI don't envy the task you have in mind. My Colchester Student (similar size to an M300) weighs 700kg, and it would be a pretty snug fit down a 1m wide alley way. I had enough of a struggle getting it up the small slope into my garage. A few round bars and a big crowbar were my sole assistants.
If you're interested in a Boxford AUD I have one for sale.