OK,
House is under contract and i.ts time to begin packing up shop. ( Gulp)
I posted awhile back about packing things up, they will be going to a climate controlled storage facility for about 6 mos. maybe a year. I broke down tablesaw , removed rails, side and outfeed table. Going to put on a skid and crate it up, then I wondered, should I and or how to block up the motor so it doesnt bounce around whle in transit, it is a lot of cast iron inside (General 650) and would hate to be surprised later. I seem to remember some kind of foam in there when I first received it but really cant say for sure. Any Ideas?
Thanx in advance
Eric
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Filling small plastic garbage bags with expanding foam insulation is a good way to stabilize things. It replicates the expanded foam packing you find in a lot of packaging and works quite well.
Ejc,
I think I remember a piece of metal attaching the motor to the cabinet with my Grizzly when it came. I discarded the piece during setup. Why not call a local dealer and find out how they are shipped in and, who knows, maybe he would offer something up....
I did loose several boxes of handtools with my last storage/move fiasco, be careful.
Pad the pallet and lay the saw upside down on it's top. With the saw upside down the weight is lower and is more stable. Fit a padded block between the motor and top/trunnion and "raise" the arbor to take up the slack. Or remove the motor and box it separately.
we moved a unisaw saw with motor from ohio to florida and into storage for over six months and did not have a problem. put the saw on a carpet covered movers dolly , place something in the saw to limit motor movement, and coat everthing except!!! the motor with all the wd40 they will hold. good luck
Eric, a little point. When you find that you are missing a small well packed carton of shop tools that had your mint condition Stanley #1 plane, a last issued New In Box un-used #55 combination plane with a full set of all the extra cutters and one of Philip's custom unfilled smoothing planes, you will not be reimbursed for the almost $7,000 by the commercial movers insurance policy.
The movers pay at a rate of about fifty cents per pound, NOT the value of the goods stolen--err, lost in the move oops, so read the inter state moving contracts real close. Paddy
Thank everyone in turn for their help and suggestions so far, Hoping you all get som e time in the shop this weekend.
Sorry to hear some have lost tools in transit, (Paddy, a #1 ? OUCH) Hopefully I wont lose anything, there will be no one to blame cept me if I do. I will be the moving packing Driving unpacking Company . Is this what they mean by a One- man Army? LOL. I'm in for it this time! Thanx again
Eric
E, I don't want to mislead anyone. I didn't lose any tools,I wanted to focus on the moving companies legal responsibilities according to their contract. I have friends who lost valuable small items and got paid pennies on their claims . Paddy
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