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Re: Tool chest casters

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Subject: Re: Tool chest casters
From: Derek <dereklola@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 15:40:35 -0700 (PDT)
Solution 1 - sweep the shop floor more often
Solution 2 - polyurethane casters, they won't flat spot.
Derek

--- Mike Rambour wrote:
> 
>    Last summer I purchased a pretty nice big tool chest
> from Sears and 
> there is one item on it that really sucks, the casters.
> 
>   They are 5" diameter casters, 2" wide and hard plastic.
>  I might be 
> showing my age here but anyone remember trying to skate
> board on the 
> sidewalk in the late 60's ? every little pebble stopped
> the wheels and 
> knocked you off the board.  That is what is happening
> with these hard 
> casters, every little thing on the floor stops the thing.
> That and the 2 
> rotating ones don't want to rotate very easily, I tend to
> have to bend down 
> and manually rotate them in the direction I want them to
> go.
> 
>   I was thinking softer plastic casters would help but I
> am afraid I might 
> get "flat spots" on the wheels when the rather heavy tool
> chest sits for 
> months at a time.  What about pneumatic tires ? make them
> that small ?  I 
> have to admit I have not started looking yet but those
> caster are number 1 
> on my current list of things to replace in the garage.
> 
>    Any ideas/suggestions ?

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