If anyone out there has recently received a new Powermatic lathe maybe you can answer some of my concerns.
I am getting ready to order my new Powermatice 3520B lathe but am concerning about how I am going to move it after I get it on my driveway.
How completely assembled does the lathe arrive? Do the legs come seperate or bolted to the lathe? I assume the tailstock and headstock can be easily removed to lessen the weight?
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
bob cook
We got ours from Woodcraft and it basically came in two crates. We had three men on hand and that was plenty to move it. Keep them on hand to lift the lathe assembly up after you have the legs bolted together. Once it is all assembled two people can scoot it around just fine as long as you don't have to move it very far. Assembly as we got it was really no big deal other then dealing with the weight.
Hi Bob -- I have a 3520A, essentially the same. I can take it apart and move it by myself if I borrow an engine hoist sort of crane from a friend and lower the bed and headstock assembly onto a wheeled cart.
Motor and headstock weigh about 150. You can remove the motor, 50 lbs, by undoing two bolts and disconnecting the wires from inside the little box on the motor. Be sure to record their proper positions. Then the headstock can be only 100 lbs but don't drop it on your toe.
Legs are 75 lbs each and will stand up by themselves IF they do not have swivel-foot screw-jack levelers on them (DAMHIKT). You need an
8mm hex-driver on a ratchet drive with 6" min. extension to get to socket-head bolts that attach legs to bed (same for motor to headstock).The bed is about 220 lbs, no problem with a hoist and wheeled cart to put it on but definitely a two-person job otherwise, and a strain at that.
Good luck with it. It's a nice lathe and you'll have a lot of fun with it.
Best--
Chuck Engstrom
You can move bed and legs still put together if your path of movement will accommodate that. They are attach
Bob - I got mine about a year ago and had no problems setting it up with just my son and I. (course we both are over 6 ') Hought
Got mine about a year ago from Osolnik Machinery and Supplies and payed for a lift truck. Driver unloaded boxed lathe and placed it in the shop. cost was $75 and it was well worth it. From there my wife and I unpacked and assembled the lathe. We turned the body upside down and attached the legs. We rolled the body and legs over (so we didn't have to lift the total weight) to the upright position.When rolling the body and legs over I used a 2x4 on its 1 1/2 inch side to leverage lifting and when getting into position of balancing on the legs my wife got on the opposite side to apply some pressure against the body keeping it from going completely over.The only heavy part was lifting the headstock. I unbolted the locking bar under the head stock so we didn't have to slide the headstock on the ways. It was easy to reinstall the locking bar from under the ways. Just to give you a picture of us I am 5ft 11 weigh 153lbs and my wife is 5ft 2 and weighs
140lbs. We aint exactly heavy lifters. BY the way I'm 63 and my wife is 65. The entire procedure took about 2 hours. If you arent comfortable with this get two or three people or get a couple of six packs of your favorite beverage and have fun. But by all means work smart not hard and be safe. I know you will have fun using the 3520BInspirePoint website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.