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5th March 2012, 03:49 AM #1Intermediate Member
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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?
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5th March 2012, 06:34 AM #2
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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5th March 2012, 06:51 AM #3Senior Member
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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 WheelsCheers, Glen
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5th March 2012, 07:47 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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5th March 2012, 09:44 AM #5
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5th March 2012, 09:54 AM #6
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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5th March 2012, 12:40 PM #7
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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9th March 2012, 09:05 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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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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14th March 2012, 10:35 PM #9Taking a break
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Try Rapini in Moorabbin
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