Mobile bases

[himzol]

Hello all,

I did a bit of a raiding trip accross the border for the Melbourne WWW show where I aquired a H&F 8" Jointer, a BP16-A bandsaw and DC.

The problem I am now faced with is space in the shed, I have already come to the conclusion that the bandsaw and the jointer will have to be put on mobile bases (ordered from MIK).

My question is for those of you who have machines on mobile bases,

Do you find any drift in the machine from it being moved, i.e. do they go out of square easily?, and is there any issues with stability when the machine is in use?

Himzo.

[Gumby]

If you do a search on the thread about the ML 392 Combo machine, you'll find some info and I think some pics about the heavy duty mobile base. It needed a bit of modification to get it to fit properly and after reading that, i sort of went off the idea of getting one. I've put my name down TWICE to be called by a certain supplier when they come in..........2 weeks, no probs, we'll ring you.
3 months later and still no phone call.

[Termite]

himzol, I'm going to state the obvious because sometimes the obvious is not seen. If you have a space problem like me you might find that if you place some of your machines up near your rolla/tilta door you can open said door when you want to use them and have a lot more space. This way they take up just over half the normal room in your shed. I know it sounds like a dumb tip but it took me a while to wake up to it. :D

[Justin]

G'day Himzol,

I have both my jointer and tablesaw on mobile bases, and haven't noticed any difference in alignment after moving them around. Like Termite, I have my jointer positioned with the outfeed near a roller door, so long pieces can use outside space. Therefore I don't move the jointer much, but the table saw with it's space hogging 52 inch fence gets moved around a lot.

I have a pretty smooth concrete floor, and just move my wheeled equipment slowly, taking care when the wheels go over a concrete joint.


Cheers,


Justin.

[bitingmidge]

I have everything on mobile bases,
Thicknesser and drum sander on locking castors only.

I used to have the devil's own job with my old Chinese TS, but I didn't have a "proper" base, just two wheels on one side and a couple of "barrow" handles so that it could be tilted and moved easily.

Every time I moved it it needed some adjustment. (Sometimes it needed adjustment when it hadn't been moved as well). Proper bases usually have levelling adjustment, so as long as the floor is pretty true and you don't wrack the thing moving it all should be well!

Cheers,

P

[himzol]

I know it sounds like a dumb tip but it took me a while to wake up to it.

Not a dumb tip at all, I already do this with my thicknesser (kind of) . I have a double garage which has two roller doors facing the street and sliding doors towards the back. I'm reluctant to open the roller doors to show people what I have in my shed so the rear sliding doors get opened.

The thing is, and I 'm probably no orphan here, I don't just use my shed for woodworking, I have my gardening stuff in there as well, lawnmowers, mulcher etc as well as metal work tools for the odd welding fix that needs to be done. Through the shed is also the easiest access to the rest of the property if I bring anything in the trailer like gravel and such. So you can see that I need to be able to move things around on occasions.

Himzo.

[adrian]

I have a single garage and have to get the Prado in out of the salt air every day so I'm severely 'space challenged.' One day I got a beer and sat on a chair in the middle of the garage and just looked at the problem through the bottom end of a twist top. It's amazing what you can do when you look at a problem long enough. It was a two beer job but what the hell, a man's got to do what a man's got to do.
I'm considering installing one of those little lockable doors that they use in motels to access guests food trays. When I buy a jointer it can go up against the wall in the corner and the wood can pass through the door.
I solved part of my space problem by putting my SCMS on hooks on the wall when it's not in use and it's bench folds down against the wall. That way I can get the SCMS and portable table saw to inhabit the same space when not in use.

[BigPop]

Gumby,
That wouldn't be the same store that is supposed to be changing locations in Melbourne is it???
The reason I ask is that I did the same in Sydney 8 weeks ago and still haven't heard a thing. (actually am still waiting for my bearing for the ML-392 to be delivered)
I ordered a mobile base online from GPW (http://store.yahoo.com/gpwoodturning/index.html) with a heap of other stuff last Sunday evening and it arrived today. Beats sitting and waiting that's for sure :mad: :mad: :(