Machine castors

[Thingybob]

Has anybody bought and used the castors that are retractable leaving the machine stood on the floor then can be redeployed by pushing down a foot lever to move the machine and are they any good , I want to mount them on my P/T

 

[Ttrees]

I made those for my bandsaw, Bob has plans for those if you've got some 40, 50, and 60mm box iron, I had only thin wall box, so I added a bit more flat on the underside of the 40mm lever, and welded a lip to make the end blunter, as I cut the toe of my boot with these before.
http://www.thewoodhaven2.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=216&p=1295&hilit=wheels#p1295

Look up Carl Holmgren on YT, and be inspired
It's a much much much nicer solution, and I guess would work well with a P/T
as the weight would be even on both ends, and no obstructions to account for.
Not going to lie, took a few lessons to find out, these work best like that,
and should one be wanting the casters concealed, it might be best to do a mock up first,
to check if the machine might dip, when the caster swings over.

 

[SammyQ]

"Carl Holmgren" Absolute bloomin' legend.

 

[Ttrees]

"Carl Holmgren" Absolute bloomin' legend.

Trouble is...once you do one!

 

[Yojevol]

Has anybody bought and used the castors that are retractable leaving the machine stood on the floor then can be redeployed by pushing down a foot lever to move the machine and are they any good , I want to mount them on my P/TView attachment 175170

That depends on how heavy your PT is. When you press down the first lever you are lifting 50% of the machine which might be quite onerous. I've got them on my medium sized bandsaw where they work well.
Brian

 

[Sachakins]

Save you searching, here's one of 6 different castor videos the great Carl Holmgren made.

 

[Thingybob]

Thanks