The move...
The move has been anticipated with dread and sleeplessness. We were working on tight deadline projects up until 10 pm the night before the hired muscle was arriving to move the heavy equipment. Needless to say, we were not well packed.
The new location is only two blocks away. The goal for the first day was to move the heavy equipment (compressors, mat cutting machines, vacuum presses and work tables) and minimize down time as much as possible. Also during the first day, phone lines and power would be installed.
Everything arrived safe and sound. The only glitch was two new circuit breakers had to be ordered because it is a bit of a funky breaker box. The milestone for me was being back on-line by the end of the first day.
The second day was a day of details. Positioning equipment, shop layout and unpacking. The security system, the compressor air lines and final electrical was also accomplished. The second day milestone was cutting a mat on the computerized mat cutter and drawing a vacuum on the vacuum press.
Today is the third day and I am beat. Moulding samples are still be moved from the old shop and a really slick moulding sample system is being installed as I type. The goal of an April 1st start-up looks reasonable. The milestone for today is waking the printers up and installing a simple computer network.
It must almost be "Miller Time".