Find the "hidden" gloat

[John Conklin]

If anyone tells you that you can't unload a Powermatic 3520B by yourself, don't believe them.

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Just don't let them tell you it's easy or necessarily wise. I thought the motor unit would be the heaviest, but those ways are just a beast.

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Lucky for me I have an older, truck driver brother that taught me how to do all sorts of unwise things single handedly.

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I'll definitely be buying a hoist to put it together!

[Doug Ladendorf]

That sure looks purdy. Glad you still have your back! Hope to see some chips soon.

Doug

[charlie knighton]

congratulations.....enjoy....take care

[Dwight Rutherford]

Rather than buying a hoist, look at a HF hydraulic cart that is rated at 1,000#. I find it to be most useful for moving and raising heavy turning blanks. You can raise and move just about anything.

[John Coloccia]

Have fun with that Tormek.

[Joe Kieve]

Uh...the "hidden gloat" is that it's a 3520B. No way you unloaded that without help!

[John Thorson]

I unloaded mine and assembled it without help or a lift. If I was to do it again I would get help but probably not spend money on a lift. "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." - Archimedes The thick coat of cosmoline gave me the biggest problem!

[Mike Goetzke]

Congrats! Mine is about one year old and mostly put it together myself (my son helped put the headstock/motor assembly on). To put the legs on I found putting the bed on a pair of horses made work easy plus make yourself a long hex drive for the leg bolts. If you are thinking of adding casters do it now:

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Mike

[Mike Tilley]

Mike you sure put a lot of faith in those plastic saw horses!

[Mike Goetzke]

Mike you sure put a lot of faith in those plastic saw horses!

They are rated at 1000#+ (no faith required).

[Marty Tippin]

You don't need a hoist or any other mechanical device to assemble the lathe. Just lay the bed on its side on the floor and attach the legs. You can then tilt it upright with one other person helping, it's not too difficult at all. It's a lot harder to get the headstock on the bed, as it's huge and unwieldy.

[Harry Robinette]

I have a lift cart like Dwight said about. I use to use it to put big blanks on the Vega 2600 but now have an electric hoist over the lathe. The cart still gets used allot I move all my large blanks with it and I'm making a cradle for the blanks so I can round them with the chain saw and have them up at waist height.

[John Conklin]

Thanks for the comments everyone. I fortunately I didn't hurt anything, me or the equipment, but was a little sore today. I'm really looking forward to getting it put together and using it.

[Dwight Rutherford]

Harry,
I strap a pallet to mine to use as a cradle for trimming with the chainsaw. The pallets are free so they are disposable when they get nicked up.

[Jim Underwood]

Hidden gloat? Why would you gloat over a back spasm? :D With my Jet 1642, I just turned my ways upside down, bolted on the legs and tipped it back upright. Then put the headstock et al back on. Not too bad.

Let me be the first to hail you with a hearty "you suck"! Hope you have lots of fun with it.

[David DeCristoforo]

"Find the "hidden" gloat..."

Uhh... you're getting a lift?

[Gus Dundon]

Congrats on your new tool! Enjoy.

[Marc Tuunanen]

What, are you 6'7", 295 solid lbs of muscle gorilla dude? Good luck with the new lathe.

Cheers,
Marc