Loading Dock

[gfish]

A certain white-haired freak (corivax) is arranging for a 1250 pound, cast iron, 1887 platen press to be shipped here as a Christmas present. Not only will we get to teach ourselves letterpress techniques, we'll have hours of refurbishing to do first. The thing is a work of art from the height of the industrial revolution, before electricity and internal combustion ruined everything. It's going to be awesome.

Does anyone in the Seattle area have a loading dock I could borrow? If the shipping company can't do residential delivery we'll need a loading dock. The press is coming on a pallet, and I would be able to come get it in a pickup truck the same day as delivery. (I haven't exactly figured out how to get it from the pickup truck to my garage, but one thing at a time.)

Comments

[adularia.livejournal.com]

It's beautiful!

[tommusic.livejournal.com]

Such an amazing gift! I look forward to hopefully reading/seeing pictures of the process. :-)

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

*giggle*

I love my life.

[darlingfreak.livejournal.com]

THAT IS SO COOL!

[ivy]

Talk to 3ricj -- he has one -- and feel free to tell him that I sent you. He's forewarned. [grin] Drop me a line at thewronghands@livejournal.com and I'll send you his e-mail.

[olafthunderfoot.livejournal.com]

very nice! i've used smaller ones in the past, they kick ass!

[edith-mf.livejournal.com]

That is sweet.

[callibr8]

WAY cool! Good luck on working out the rest of the delivery logistics.