On Sat, Nov 26, 2022 at 9:16 AM john <jniolon@att.net> wrote:
>
> I'm like Doug...never had much success with "plasticky" stuff with
> questionable wheels...
>
> I'd invest in some good bearing wheels or at least metal bushings of adequate
> size...( the larger the wheel...the easier it will roll) giving
> consideration to how much it's going to raise my work surface.
> good wheels will cost as much as the "land of almost right" platform
>
> I'd either find a suitably sized pallet or build a substantial wood frame
> and bolt on the wheels.
Mobile bases for table saws are a problem that's well solved by
commercial offerings. Unless you have a supply of salvaged casters,
materials to build one are going to cost nearly the same as buying
one, and commercial bases have a number of features that make them
much better than most shop-built stands
(most notably, completely unloading the wheels when the saw is in
use.) Don't get me wrong, I love shop built tooling, but i'd save my
energy for solving unique problems, and not ones shared by everyone
with a table saw.
> The wheels could be recessed some to reduce the height and it would also
> limit its tendency to tip if you hit something on the floor.
>
> depending on your collections of scraps and drops..the cost of the wheels
> might be your only expense
> john
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
> To: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>, <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Sent: 11/26/2022 8:24:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Tool Dolly
> ________________________________
>
> Those Amazon models look pretty plasticky - I double they would survive a 400
> lb. tool, especially the $23 model.
>
> I have two of this Bora model: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PATV14A.
> One holds my bandsaw, and the other my mini-mill and
> the chest of drawers (full of tools) it stands on. They work great, and my
> mini-mill setup probably weighs 400 lb.
>
> Doug
>
> On Sat, Nov 26, 2022 at 7:33 AM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I might look at a place like Rockler, if only to see what's available and
>> what you might call it for the purpose of a wider search .
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 26, 2022, 00:30 John T. Blair <jblair1948@cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I've got a heavy, about 300 - 400 lb tablesaw I'd like to put on some sort
>>> of
>>> casters so I can easily move it around in the shop. Push it back
>>> into a corner
>>> when not in use, roll it out into an open space to use, them push it back.
>>>
>>> I've done some searching on-line and see one at Northern Tools:
>>>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/SPACECARE-Telescopic-Furniture-Locking-Adjustable-STFD002/dp/B010UYRHRY/ref=sr_1_31
>>>
>>>
>>> and several on Amazon
>>>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/SPACECARE-Locking-Telescopic-Furniture-Adjustable-STFD001/dp/B00ZW9P6BW/ref=sr_1_1_sspa
>>> 300#
>>>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Ogrmar-Adjustable-Multi-functional-Telescopic-Refrigerator/dp/B077CYXJBQ/ref=sr_1_6
>>> 500#
>>>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/SPACECARE-Telescopic-Furniture-Locking-Adjustable-STFD002/dp/B010UYRHRY/ref=sr_1_31
>>> 500#
>>>
>>> In my search I've specifically said tool dolly. But most of the items that
>>> show up end up saying appliance dolly.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any recommendations for a tool dolly.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
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