Special edition at Brynn's house - 01/22/2003

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Moving Brynn's mill

The mill was shipped in a big box.	The truck wouldn't line up square with the step. So we decided to make a wedge shaped ramp.	The addition of some 2x4s and plywood and we have a ramp.	Brynn cut some carpet to protect the floor. You may notice that it was REAL cold that day.
With some coaxing we got the mill out of the truck and into the kitchen.	If you knock out the end of the box you can get to the frame of the mill.	Jeff screwed down plywood to the stairs for the mill to slide on.	Brynn is connecting some straps to the frame of the mill.
That can't possibly work. We had a rope under the door tied to the truck. Then a block and tackle. It is tied to the straps on the mill.	Ready to push down the stairs.

It is probably good we don't have pictures of this part... The mill wouldn't clear the plywood on the stairs. So I (Jeff) laid on the floor, my back against the door, and I pressed as hard as I could against the mill. Brynn proceeded to rock the mill violently back and forth so it would hop over the edge of the plywood. It started to go and Brynn grabbed the rope...

Look out! There is goes!	Whoosh...	It is at the bottom and no one got killed.	How do you get in the basement? Someone left a mill in the way.
Oh, you climb over it.	It is in the basement. You can see the stairway in the background.	The top is off and we can see the mill.	Out of the box.
It had this shipping damage. But it was just a sheet metal cover.

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