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27th March 2017, 08:37 AM #1
Old Work Bench Reno
Lifting Casters Needed
I've got a super solid work bench I built years ago, in fact my first wooden build ever. It's 8.5ft x 4.5ft and really solid, the legs are 6x6 hardwood and it's really solid but just a basic benchtop with open front for the kids to park all thier bikes and scooters underneath.
Now I'm remodelling my 6m x 6m shed ito a workshop and I want to update this bench and make it mobile. I want to put wheels on that jack it up so I can move it, then release the wheels so those 6x6 legs can do their job properly. But I can't find any.
I'm in Rural Vic (Sth Gippsland) so ideally I need a source that is part of a common chain or within easy travelling. Possibly an online retailer but I suspect the weight would make postage prohibitive.
Any thoughts please? BTW Melb (Dandenong) is a 3 hour round trip for me.
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27th March 2017, 11:03 AM #2Member
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Hi Ian.
We must live within an hour or so of each other, so from my knowledge, jacking/levelling castors are available, but I have only ever seen them available from Europe. (online searching, as Id considered a similar approach to a problem recently) Not only are they very expensive ($150 ish each) the postage would be as you say, excessive.
The are basically a trailer jockey wheel, the difference being they side mount onto a leg (for example) and the winder is mounted on the side. (vertical winding) Maybe you could find some cheap jockey wheels (BCF have them for $40 each) and remove the winder and use a socket or cordless drill to wind them?
I personally, would either make up some sort of contraption that does the same job using normal casters. But..... I really enjoy designing these sorts of contraptions. Even if they cost me more than a standard item. If that sort of thing is not for you, just cut a bit off the bottom of the legs and use heavy duty lockable swivel castors. Still pretty expensive no matter how you do it.
Good luck.
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27th March 2017, 11:17 AM #3
Timbernut had a pretty good solution for this, with some castors that folded up. He posted in this thread:
Split top bench with Hovarter vises and hinged casters for maneuverability
but unfortunately all the pics got lost in the "Great Purge" a couple of years ago. I'm pretty sure he had a video of it on the net so maybe you could send him a PM to get a link.
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27th March 2017, 12:25 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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I saw the screw adjustable castors at Swanson Engineering Supplies a while ago so they are available in Aust but very expensive.
They only had one on display but said that they could get more.
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27th March 2017, 01:03 PM #6Novice
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I'm building a workbench and found a set of foot operated castors from Hare & Forbes / Machinery House :
https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/W935
I bought them online for about $90 for a set of 4 including delivery when they had a special one day (I am in Adelaide).
The set of 4 is rated to 252kg.
I have yet to install them (the workbench build is taking longer than I hoped....) so I am not able to comment on how they work in practice.
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27th March 2017, 02:34 PM #7
My bench moving is very low tech and low cost. Just a leaver to lift one end of the bench then wheel a stick with 2 castors under that end. Repeat at other end. I think the wheels cost about $5 each at the time. Gets the job done. I do like the look of those wheels from Hare and Forbes so thinking I may upgrade to those. I was not aware of them when I built the bench.
Regards
John
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