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| First brace installed. I used long deck screws instead of the threaded rod approach I had planned on. |
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| Second brace installed. |
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| The hoist is in place. Lift away! |
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| Its off the ground! |
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| A better view. Only the back is off the ground though... |
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| The front, shown here, is still on the floor! |
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| This shows the removal of the bolts holding the mill to the pallet. |
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| Pallet is separated! |
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| Mill is hanging off the ground, fully supported by the crane! |
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| I put the pipe under the mill and lowered the mill down onto them. |
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| Ready to roll! |
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| Just have to get the crane out of the way now. This ended up being very difficult because I used long deck screws to attach the braces (oak) to the other pieces (black locust). They would NOT come out! I ended up breaking most of the screws off but some would not break so easy. I had to get out my sawzall and burn a blade on those buggers! NOTE TO SELF: Use the threaded rod approach to attach these braces in the future! |
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| Freestanding on the rollers! It look so much smaller without that pallet! Also, I think that pallet may have added over 200 lbs to the thing! Very heavy pallet construction and 5/8" steel angle iron braces weigh a lot! |
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| The next step will be to roll the mill into its final resting place. Whew! |
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