Tobykanobe Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 So I'm totally excited about two new acquisitions from a local dispatch center that is getting a re-model. They are tables that raise and lower to a desired height. One of them I want to take the existing press board off and use as an out-feed table for my PM table saw. The other will be converted to a fabrication table. I plan using just a 4x8 sheet of plywood in a landscape orientation to the table saw. My question is if any of you would recommend those ball bearing swivels so that the piece off-feeding just glides over the balls. (See link) Am I overthinking it? Would those balls get dusty and eventually not roll anymore? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Yes, they would pack full and drag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Steve Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 My only concern with those roller wheels is what happens to pieces which end up fitting in between the wheels? Like a narrow cutoff that's aligned just right... Do you really need wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 I have eliminated those from my shop. They leave compression trails on heavier stock that telegraph through when finish is applied. I tried to re-purpose them for a bandsaw outfeed but, found they quickly fouled and would not roll well without a lot of attention. I replaced them with casters for the bandsaw where heavy stock has to move in a non-linear fashion. Waxed surfaces seem to work well for tablesaw and other straight-line feed paths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobykanobe Posted April 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Thank you for the good input. I'll abandon that idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Even when they are new and clean, rolling smoothly, any slope to the surface will wind up dumping your stock on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby W Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 A waxed melamine or laminate surface will allow wood to glide easily. When I am getting ready to do a lot of sawing, I get the Johnson's paste wax and apply a coat. Sheet goods and lumber just glide over the laminte surface of my out feed table when waxed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 @Tobykanobe do you know the weight limit for those tables? I assume they were originally intended to be desks so a large piece of furniture may be heavier than they were intended to support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobykanobe Posted April 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Mark, I'll look into it. Probably on a label somewhere. They were meant to hold printers and computers and monitors and they seem very well made, but your point is well taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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