Machinery skates

[2XS]

Does anybody have set of machinery skates I could borrow. I need to move my bridgeport mill into its final place.

Thanks Chris

[SideShow Bob]

Fast forward to 6 months in the future,....... Then we will all be reading the infamous ?Machinery Skate ? thread........... [Tooth]

[2XS]

No sit you won't. I literally nee them for a day possibly two.

[BPTactical]

Go get some 1” gas pipe, cut it up into 5 or 6 3’ sticks. Use a long pry bar and a 2x4 to lift one corner of the base enough to get a section of pipe under it. Once you get one corner up it is easy to get a couple more sections weaseled under it.
Roll like an Egyptian.

I have moved more machinery that way than I can remember.

[buffalobo]

This^^^. Go slow look ahead and a guy can move big stuff by himself.

[2XS]

Go get some 1” gas pipe, cut it up into 5 or 6 3’ sticks. Use a long pry bar and a 2x4 to lift one corner of the base enough to get a section of pipe under it. Once you get one corner up it is easy to get a couple more sections weaseled under it.
Roll like an Egyptian.

I have moved more machinery that way than I can remember.
Excellent idea sir. That is what I will do. I forgot all about using pipe. Thank you..

[SideShow Bob]

Go get some 1” gas pipe, cut it up into 5 or 6 3’ sticks. Use a long pry bar and a 2x4 to lift one corner of the base enough to get a section of pipe under it. Once you get one corner up it is easy to get a couple more sections weaseled under it.
Roll like an Egyptian.

I have moved more machinery that way than I can remember.

At your age, I bet it is pretty hard remembering going to kindergarten with Mosses.
But you did pretty good remembering rolling them stones........

[DFBrews]

Excellent idea sir. That is what I will do. I forgot all about using pipe. Thank you..

I built a set with jellybean tractor supply bearings and 1 inch axle shaft inserts through welded together pieces of 2” square thick wall tubing

[Duman]

Golf balls. I move gun safes with golf balls.

But...if the bottom of the machine isn't flat... forget it.

[BPTactical]

Golf balls. I move gun safes with golf balls.

But...if the bottom of the machine isn't flat... forget it.

Bottom of a Bridgeport is anything but flat.

[2XS]

And the bottoms are hollow..