Plate removal

[Les Conover]

Hi, Hazen,
    I used a single hoist when I first started
removing plates, but always felt out of control. I
soon added a second one and now use three, one at each
front corner and one at the back.  There is no fussing
with leveling, and in fact as someone said sometimes
it helps to tip one corner up or down which you can do
and then relevel.  You do a little more walking from
one hoist to another, but the plate is never trying to
rotate on you, and each hoist need only be a simple
rope type--$25-30.  To protect the rim on removal I
adopted an idea of I believe Susan Graham's:  get
several pieces of 6" roof flashing about 3'long and
glue felt or heavy fabric to one side of each piece. 
Stand them on edge around the rim between it and the
plate, soft side facing the rim of course.  For
reinstalling the plate they don't work so well, but
for that I use pieces of cheap leather.  APSCO sells
it as "packing leather," #451420 on p. 118.  You might
find something similar at Tandy's.  Nothing is handier
around the shop for all sorts of case protecting uses
and it's much tougher than old towels, etc.  I rarely
damage a rim and when I do I was usually in a hurry or
being dumb.
    Best to all, Les Conover
--- HazenBannister@cs.com wrote:
> Hi list,
>  I wonder what is the best way,not only to remove a
> plate (in a grand), but 
> to put it back in, in a finished cabinet,and
> finished plate,safely.I have a 
> chainfall,and usually hook the wide moving straps
> around it,but it never 
> comes out level. 
> Thanks,
> Hazen Bannister
> 


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