[Shop-talk] Tool Dolly

[David Scheidt]

On Sat, Nov 26, 2022 at 9:16 AM john <jniolon at 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
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Doug Braun <doug at dougbraun.com>
> To: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com>, <shop-talk at 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 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 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 at 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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