DIY Gantry Crane

[BrianGreul]

Somewhere a miracle occurred, from seeing the video of skidding the Monarch onto a skid, no video of seeing it loaded into the box truck (I went to the youtube channel and this step is missing). That had to be interesting.
Also, this lathe may be tough enough to lift from the spindle, but in newer lathes with large through holes, that could end up bending it beyond use.

Not sure why you had trouble finding it..... 42 minute video:

There is a bit missing due to a camera misbehaving, but the overall process is there.

The balance point is under the spindle. Lifting by the spindle would damage it. We passed the sling around the spindle and through the ways. There we blocked it with wood. So all the lifting force is under the ways or bed. This is how the 1941 manual shows to sling the lathe.