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   DonaldCBrown | Aug 13, 2007 11:55pm | #1

   Speaker-

   Hire some guys with the proper equipment.

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   SpeakerScott | Aug 14, 2007 01:13am | #2

   Last time "professional" movers moved my stuff I had to go RUNNING out there when they were about to lift the Unisaw using the fence rail extrusion as a lift point. I'm hesitant to try that again. (Visions of a jointer lifted by the table ends are running through my head.)

   Scott

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   dtraversi | Aug 14, 2007 01:15am | #3

   Scott

   If you are having trouble finding "shop movers" in the phone book- try Piano movers-
   Couple guys that look like they could be gaurds in the NFL just moved a piano that I swore would take 4 to budge. nice truck and plenty careful-

   If that don't work- I had a couple hot tub movers come by once- even bigger than the piano movers !! Nice truck- plenty careful.

   If all else fails- rent your own truck and go to the local college- football season is just getting underway- a couple nose tackles , a little cash and some beer $

   congrats on the new space-
   Dave

   Settle Down People... Settle Down
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   SpeakerScott | Aug 14, 2007 01:28am | #4

   Football....sweeeeet.

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   sapwood | Aug 14, 2007 08:11am | #5

   Sheesh.... there are a lot of squeemy-meemies here. If your equipment is on the order of a Unisaw in mass and weight, then go ahead and do the move yourself. (I'm assuming that you are reasonably fit.) On the other hand if you've got a lot of old heavy iron, then get some real help because if you knew how to move that, then you wouldn't be asking the question here.

   I've moved my shop twice. I used a liftgate on the first move and a ramp on the other. The lift is great for just a couple of guys because some of the heavier pieces are hard to push up a ramp. But the ramp is faster if you've got the manpower.

   Be careful. Use levers when appropriate. Use lots of wheels. Rent an appliance dolly. Lift with your legs. Take rests. Don't drink beer till the end of the day.

   The worst part of any move isn't the large equipment. It's the small stuff that takes forever to pack and unpack. Then you gotta figure out a new storage arrangement. You'll forget where most things are. I still don't know where some things are and I last moved six years ago.

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   sawdustfactory | Aug 14, 2007 03:24pm | #6

   When my wife and I relocated in February, we hired a moving company to move the entire contents of our house, including my shop equipment (table saw, jointer, planer, etc.) I removed anything "delicate", including the rip fence and rails, and moved those items myself with our other fragile items. We didn't have any problems, but I was already committed to give everything a good "tune up" when it arrived. Your situation may be different.

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   KiddervilleAcres | Aug 14, 2007 04:14pm | #7

   Scott,

   Just get a hold of Sargegrinder47.  <G>

   He can package up equipment like no other, and make it gorilla proof!  Just specify Baltic Birch and you'll have lots of jig material on the other end.

   Regards,

   Bob @ Kidderville Acres

    

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   JeffHeath | Aug 14, 2007 04:23pm | #8

   I've moved to two new shops in the last 10 years.  I have a bobcat with forks, but you could easily put everything on pallets, rent a pallet truck/lift (hydraulic), and easily roll the pallets onto a liftgate, lift up, ...... you get the point.  Spend a couple of bucks, and be safe about it.  One flipped over or smashed machine is twice (at least) the cost of renting the proper equipment for the move.

   Jeff

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   SpeakerScott | Aug 14, 2007 05:17pm | #9

   I hadn't thought about pallets and fork lifts...I am now resigned to the fact that I will have to realign and setup every machine. I think I'll probably end up disassembling things to the point of manageable size....take the opportunity for a good cleaning, and such...and have a totally aligned...assembled shop at the end. (I was hoping for a cheat...oh well!)Now...where did I put that floor polyurethane?

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   woodwish | Aug 14, 2007 07:27pm | #10

   Best solution is to sell all the used dusty stuff in a garge sale, then buy all new equipment and have it delivered to your new place  :)

   The only tough part about it is picking the right lottery numbers first, otherwide it's pretty much just clean it up and muscle it out there.  I used some local high school football players when I moved mine.  Cost me a donation to the program (that I would have made anyway) and pizza/soft drinks (no beer).

   Edited 8/14/2007 12:28 pm ET by woodwish