Hello all,
As a person who has dabbled in woodworking for a long time, but am only now (in my fifties) getting a little more serious about it, I am slowly acquiring larger and heavier power tools. My wife and I think it is quite likely that we will be relocating when we retire in the not too distant future. I worry a bit about the cost of relocating all of these tools. I have never had a lot of "stuff" before in our previous moves, but looking around my shop it is clear that this is no longer true. So for example, right now I am considering an upgrade from a benchtop lathe to a heavy freestanding lathe. This tool alone weighs about 500 lbs.
The simple question behind all of this: for anyone who is (or is considering) moving a shop full of heavy tools to a new location, is it cost prohibitive? Are there some things to keep in mind before digging the hole deeper?
Any thoughts appreciated.
--dan