aesmith
Established Member
Hi,
I'm a bit short of space at the moment, but the good think is that the floor is flat concrete. I'm trying to think of cheap and easy ways to make the planer thicknesser, bandsaw and maybe router table all mobile so I can wheel them out when needed and tuck away when not needed.
The other machine that I use, the Triton saw bench, already has retractable wheels ...
I think I could fit these to the legs of the planer/thicknesser, but they wouldn't really suit the bandsaw where the legs are pressed steel and splayed in two dimensions, or to the router table which is based on an old kitchen cabinet carcase. Also if I can do it on the cheap then that's so much the better.
So has anyone come up with cheap and clever ideas for this sort of thing? I wondered about fitting ordinary casters onto a flat base, then just chapping wedges underneath the take the weight off the wheels when it's in place.
Tony S
I'm a bit short of space at the moment, but the good think is that the floor is flat concrete. I'm trying to think of cheap and easy ways to make the planer thicknesser, bandsaw and maybe router table all mobile so I can wheel them out when needed and tuck away when not needed.
The other machine that I use, the Triton saw bench, already has retractable wheels ...
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I think I could fit these to the legs of the planer/thicknesser, but they wouldn't really suit the bandsaw where the legs are pressed steel and splayed in two dimensions, or to the router table which is based on an old kitchen cabinet carcase. Also if I can do it on the cheap then that's so much the better.
So has anyone come up with cheap and clever ideas for this sort of thing? I wondered about fitting ordinary casters onto a flat base, then just chapping wedges underneath the take the weight off the wheels when it's in place.
Tony S