Thread: Castor Wheels For Bench.

Try this mod. Richmond Custom Engineering - Richmond Wheel & Castor Co (richmondau.com)

Coincidentally I have to pick up some from their store in Sydney today.

I've got a set of these for future work bench plans - Workbench Castors Kit - Fixed Mounting Plates (WBC001SET) - Richmond Wheel & Castor Co

I got a set of these for a drill press cart, one's rated at 100kg each - (36) Adjustable / Levelling Up to 500 Kg -
I got them on ebay for not much $$ and have been impressed with their ease of use and stability. Probably not for a workbench, but I am happy with them for the cart

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

Try this mod. Richmond Custom Engineering - Richmond Wheel & Castor Co (richmondau.com)

Coincidentally I have to pick up some from their store in Sydney today.

I will second this. I am in the process of making a few mobile cabinets for some woodworking machines, and have bought H&F casters (the type that flip up to negate the caster, like the Rockler ones), a set from Bunnings, and a set from Richmond.

The Richmond's are streets ahead in terms of quality, both in their brake mechanism on the caster, and the quality of the rubber wheel.

You can pretty much get a set from them to hold darn near any weight you need, I think.

Lincoln Sentry have good heavy duty castors

Thanks for your replies, after thinking about it I decided to get the quick release castors,

Workbench Castors Kit - Quick Release Mounting Plates (WBC002SET) - Richmond Wheel & Castor Co

and some quick release mounting plates $25.30 each.

Quick Release Mounting Plates (WBC005) - Richmond Wheel & Castor Co

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This place is another option for castors. They were super helpful when suggesting castors for me. I ended up with PU on nylon core. Prices are reasonable too

I bought and have fitted a set of the Richmond castors on the quick release plates.
This was on a large metalwork bench fabricated from heavy 2” angle.
I did this so I could move it about 40 ft across my workshop and later reposition it a metre or so when I finally get organised.
I tried a test lift with the first one fitted and there was no way it would lift the weight.
So I removed the half dozen or so spare elec motors and other junk from the shelf, fitted the other three and used a block and bar to unweight each end and they worked ok. Bench was easy to push even over concrete joins.
I am glad I bought the removable castors as the bench top is flush with the legs and if left on the castors will be an ankle breaker for sure.
I bought a second set of quick release plates and will use these on my woodwork bench in the future. They will be able to live permanently on it as the top is longer both ends.
Re the lifting on the still heavy metalwork bench, I have an old car jack and may weld a couple of lift points at each end of the bench to assist as the castors felt on the limit on the initial lift off the floor.
H.

I've also just bough the castor kit and mounting plates from Richmond for a new workbench. Good bit of kit!