On Jul 15, 2020, at 12:50 PM, David R8 <davidwrate1@...> wrote:

?On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 10:28 AM, Rick Redfield wrote:

I need to move my Enco mill/drill from one location to another. I was thinking of drilling a half inch hole in the column just below the top cap and inserting a hardened bolt through the hole with a lifting shackle in the middle. Has anyone tried to lift a mill like this? I would have to determine how well the column is attached to the mounting pedestal to make sure it can support the weight of the table and base.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Rick Redfield

I just moved my mill last weekend. I used an engine hoist. I ran a chain under the head, then up and then back around under the motor mount and up to the hook on the hoist.
What I discovered was that the weight was heavily biased toward the front even though I cranked the head a low as it would go and ran the table toward the column as far as it could go.

It was still on the stand but the stand is completely symmetrical so I don't know that it contributed that much to the imbalance other than adding additional height that I needed to deal with.

I think your idea is a good one provided you have the vertical clearance.