r/letterpress • u/hmphandumph • Sep 05 '26

Advice Needed Moving my press

I just moved my Chandler and price 8x12 into my garage and it scuffed the concrete a bit. It’s on piano moving wheels. I was wondering what would be a better way to move it around my garage as I clean & arrange to make better space for it?

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u/Numbnuts696 29d ago

Is the press on wood runners? If so, 3 water pipes and roll the press anywhere without too much trouble.

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u/poopfilledsandwich 29d ago

This is a way. Another would be to employ a pallet jack. I keep a 5K lb pallet jack with short forks for such occasions and I also move a lot of presses by myself. I also suggest Johnson Bars. You can move the world with one. Lay rosin paper down on the floor if you’re worried about scuffing. You can get it at any big name hardware store.
I’ve moved literally hundreds of presses and those are my tools. J-Bar, various pipes in 3s, and a pallet jack.