Re: How much lighter is a striped cabinet ?

I don't think that a funnier move is possible than that Laurel and Hardy
classic.
And it certainly is worth removing as much weight as possible, include the
power supply on the bottom of the cabinet with the monitor and you will
find the game MUCH easier to handle. 50 to 75 lbs makes a LOT of
difference, just try picking up a 110 lb girl or a 185 lb girl and see how
far you can carry her...(for the gals make it a 160 lb guy or a 215 lb
guy). I suspect you will notice a difference!
When we move some of the very nasty 50's jukeboxes (Seeburg V200) (400lbs)
we will often remove the mechanism, amplifier/power supply and the
selection drum. This takes about 150 lbs out and means the difference
between an easy move and a dangerous one.

John :-#)#

At 08:33 PM 7/29/99 +0100, you wrote:
>In article <199907291728.MAA13754@crecendo.cig.mot.com>, Mark Jenison
><jenison@cig.mot.com> writes
> >Pulling the monitor will only save you say 50lbs out of 250lbs-300lbs
>
>When 2 of us moved my marblemadness (327 lbs according to the manual) up
>the stairs I removed the monitor, glass front, marquee glass, and the
>front and back access panels (heavy chipboard). I think every ounce you
>can strip off the thing is a help and removing the monitor and access
>panels also gives you more handholds. It's not just that these things
>weigh so much it's also that they are hard to get a good grip off.
>
>Going down stairs is probably worse than going up though so I'd also get
>as many guys as I could.
>
> > I was going to use a handtruck
>:-) If you do be sure to have someone video the exercise. The results
>could be funnier than Loral and Hardy in 'The Music Box'.
>--
>James G Watt
>
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>
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Received on Thu Jul 29 23:01:58 1999