12-01-2016, 09:54 AM
Hope this is the right place to post this. Need some advice. I am in the process of disposing of my 90 year old fathers shop tools as he can no longer get out there and enjoy them. One item is a older Craftsman "zip code" type contractors table saw. Cast iron top with steel extension wings. My nephew is a few states away and has purchased a new home and is interested in getting his Pop Pop's saw to start his wood shop. No way I can drive it out or he can come pick it up.. so I am interested in ideas on the best way to ship it to him and what the possible cost would be. I was thinking I could remove the motor and extension wings. Turn the saw Up Side Down and secure it to a sturdy pallet with cargo straps and/or brackets screwed to the pallet. Similarly secure the motor and extension wings. Then build a "box" around it with 2x material and some 1/2 inch ply so it would be "crated" up for shipping.
Is that a good way to "package it" up? What is the best way to ship it? Drop ship by taking to a trucking company direct and he goes and gets it from a terminal near him? (I figure UPS or whatever cant handle that weight for pick up / delivery .. and would cost a ton ... for door to door... right ??)
Never shipped anything like this before so any and all advice is appreciated !
Is that a good way to "package it" up? What is the best way to ship it? Drop ship by taking to a trucking company direct and he goes and gets it from a terminal near him? (I figure UPS or whatever cant handle that weight for pick up / delivery .. and would cost a ton ... for door to door... right ??)
Never shipped anything like this before so any and all advice is appreciated !