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  1. 5th March 2012, 03:49 AM #1
    vegemitegirl
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    Default Can't find the castor wheels that I want, very frustrating!

    3am and being kept awake by the flu, so I'm going to vent and see if you can help a girl out..........

    I have a few projects going and although one of the lovely forum members is going to make me some timber castors, I still want steel or cast iron castors for one of the other projects. I can't bloody find what I want, not in this country anyway (and I'm not paying over $100 to ship them here)!

    I walked into a castor showroom in clayton (whom will remain nameless) and they are full of Nylon plus they weren't exactly friendly.

    Here's an example of what I would like:

    http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dbId0NzzvmY/S-...ssortment4.jpg

    I'm thinking something around the 6" (150mm) size or bigger, probably rigid, if it's a shiny metal finish I can spray them to make them look vintage.

    Does anyone know a place?

    Thanks
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  3. 5th March 2012, 06:34 AM #2
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    I've bought castors from this joint and found them to be helpful and knowledgeable.

    Dandenong Wheels & Castors - Trolleys, Hoists, Binlifters | Melbourne Victoria
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  4. 5th March 2012, 06:51 AM #3
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    I did a google on 'cast iron wheels' and came across

    Active Lifting - Lemcol Extra Heavy Duty Industrial Castors

    Active Lifting - Lemcol Cast Iron Wheels
    Cheers, Glen
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  5. 5th March 2012, 07:47 AM #4
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    Second Acco's recommendation.
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  6. 5th March 2012, 09:44 AM #5
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    Hi VMG,

    I found this here

    Good luck.

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  7. 5th March 2012, 09:54 AM #6
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    I know you said you don't want to buy overseas but these guys are cheap:

    Great Lakes Caster

    and have a great website where you can search for exactly what you want.

    We buy a lot of casters through richmond where I work. They are good quality but expensive, and they are really hard to deal with.

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    Hi,
    From the pictures you supplied I guess you could get a forum member to make the frame style part, just flat steel, This mob have the 6 inch cast iron wheels you want to put in them
    Materials Handling - Cast Iron Wheels
    As does this mob
    Active Lifting - Lemcol Cast Iron Wheels
    And blackwood have them complete but with a flat plate on top.
    Cast Iron Wheels | Blackwoods

    Hope these help.
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  9. 9th March 2012, 09:05 PM #8
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    Strangely enough, even Bunnings are getting into the act, they have cast iron wheeled castors, both fixed and swivel, but I think the wheels are only 3 or 4 inch (75-100mm), painted silver/grey.
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  10. 14th March 2012, 10:35 PM #9
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    Try Rapini in Moorabbin
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