duckkisser Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 i have a 42" long 20" wide dresser that i use for a lathe stand. i need to put a mobile base on it so i can roll it out of the garage into drive way on a daily bases. i was thinking that this would be the best style of mobile base so i can just put wheels and mount them to each corner. but the thing says 36x36 max with 3/4 ply since im not attaching them to a piece of ply wood first can i just screw them to the 4 corners fof the dressor and it will do what i want? or will it not work? http://www.grizzly.com/products/Universal-Mobile-Base/D3757 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobcrosley Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Looks like you're getting something similar to this: http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=30842&site=ROCKLER Don't see why it wouldn't work. What about just some heavy duty casters with two of them locking? Or did you want something where the dresser would be sitting directly on the ground and the casters would move out of the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 there is so much vibration that i think casters might be a problem so i think thye need to move up and machine rest on the ground. might just build my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 http://www.penturners.org/forum/attachments/f30/91811d1363466955-retractable-casters-lathe-bench-imgp3443.jpg thinking i might build this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Delta-Mobile-Tool-Base-Build-To-Fit-Type-/111058622557?pt=Power_Tools&hash=item19db9c185d or i can buy this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobcrosley Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Build. Looks like shop scrap and a couple basic casters. Can do that way cheaper than the $44 for the eBay stand shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted April 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 ok so i built wheels on one side and i cant even budge it. my cam lever just does not have enough give to lift it up. i have to lift it just soo get enough leverage to pull my cam lever up. im thinking ill just have to buy the grizzly unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Try removing your cam, rotating the outer face in and then raise the device by stepping down on your lever. Better leverage action this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted April 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 i did tried kicking it and nothing i think its just too much weight on the wheels and the cam if i get the grizzly base i can mount it to the 4 corners of my dressor. that im using for my tool base. figure out that all my stuff weights around 277 LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I am sure you have solved this problem already but another thread got me thinking a week or two ago and I just now thought to look for this thread. The post in the other thread used permanently set casters and then lowered feet mechanically to stop movement. The poster used trailer jacks so that he had relatively easy leveling capability on an uneasy surface. This style arrangement seems far less complicated than levered casters to engineer in a home shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildesertwoodshop Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Yup thats Me , my workbench is 8' x 4" on casters with trailer jacks to hold it in place, also handy if you need a level surfase wherever you park it. When I did this I was actually doing some epoxy resin pours on some table tops and needed to have the bench level, http://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-a-frame-trailer-jack-92626.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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