[Shop-talk] Lever-operated caster/wheel?

[pethier at comcast.net]

Casters with brakes are not that rare.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UB "uncle jack"
1979 Caterham 7
1994 Miata C-package
2004 Suburban 8.1
2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4
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----- "Jim Franklin" <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:

> From: "Jim Franklin" <jamesf at groupwbench.org>
> To: "Shop-Talk List" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 10:44:36 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Lever-operated caster/wheel?
>
> My table saw has a base that would raise up onto a caster with a
> foot-operated
> lever, like this:
> 
> http://www.tools-plus.com/delta-50-2000.html
> 
> I have a plywood box motorcycle stand that I'd like to put wheels on,
> but only
> for moving around. Once the unit is in place I need to retract the
> wheels so
> it's stationary. I'm not having any luck on Google with
> "lever-operated
> caster" etc.
> 
> Has anyone seen these cam-operated wheels? Ideally they'd be 6" or
> greater
> pneumatic, but once I have the lever mechanism I can adapt bigger
> wheels.
> 
> thanks,
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