In the "Workshop Book" there's a woodworker who moves all his stationary tools out onto his patio/driveway to work. In the photo, each tool leg rests on a sort of three-wheel, triangle-configured caster. Does anyone know where these can be found for purchase? I've searched all over the web and had no luck.
My local Loew's and Borg carry them. They're on the shelf beside the other wheels & castors.
-- Mark
Personally I'd rather have one big wheel instead of three small ones. Easier to roll over the occasional pebble, scrap of wood or electrical cord.
-Jack
Three wheeled casters are for extremely heavy and potentially unstable loads. => a piano for example. They're not designed to go over pebbles or scraps of wood. That's not their function.
I'll keep that in mind the next time I use a piano to resaw some oak. I'm guessing that 90% of the woodworking equipment in the hobbyist's shop is lighter than my DJ-20, which rolls around fine with large single-wheel casters.
todd
You will be better served by buying Delta mobile bases. They come with a "foot lift" and generally are built like a tank.
Average price for "typical base" is around $90.
Spend the money... this is one thing you will NEVER regret.
JP wrote:
We call the things 'elephant feet', and use 'em to move heavy commercial cooking equipment (mixers, ovens, etc). They're not for permanent attachment.
OTOH they can carry a _lot_ of weight. No sweat moving a 1500 pound pizza oven around.
Cheers, Fred McClellan the dash plumber at mindspring dot com
On 17 Sep 2003 09:32:05 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com (JP) Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:
rockler has their version of the delta mobile base on sale right now for 39 bux...for that price, its well worth a look
TI think those would be considered dolly or dollies, since they consist of multiple casters. Hope this helps. BigJoe
HomeOwnersHub website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.