I put up an earlier posting about a toy box I am building for my grandson.
This group was a great help as usual. I have a second issue I'm trying to
solve.
The toy box is going to sit on a wood floor and I'd like to find some glides
to put on the bottom that will actually make it harder to move. Of course
the whole idea of a glide it to make it easier to move a chair etc. but I'm
concerned that my grandson will push on the toy box and end up sliding it
around too easily on the wood floors. I have looked at a few catalogs but I
don't see an "anti-glide". Can anyone point me in the right direction or
give me a search term to find what I am looking for?
TIA.
Dick Snyder
Dick Snyder took a can of maroon spray paint on November 17, 2007 02:31 pm
and wrote the following:
> I put up an earlier posting about a toy box I am building for my grandson.
> This group was a great help as usual. I have a second issue I'm trying to
> solve.
>
> The toy box is going to sit on a wood floor and I'd like to find some
> glides to put on the bottom that will actually make it harder to move. Of
> course the whole idea of a glide it to make it easier to move a chair etc.
> but I'm concerned that my grandson will push on the toy box and end up
> sliding it around too easily on the wood floors. I have looked at a few
> catalogs but I don't see an "anti-glide". Can anyone point me in the right
> direction or give me a search term to find what I am looking for?
>
Anything that will prevent sliding, will mess up the floor, my best idea is
adding weight, have you considered a false bottom, with some weight plates
(think Arnold) or something similar in the bottom.
--
Lits Slut #9
Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.
The black rubber feet leave marks but the gray ones don't. I think they are
made of a vinyl rubber. I have them on a big toolbox and have never made a
mark with them.
Sorry, I don't remember where I got them but they must have been easy to
find because I wasn't looking for anything special when I got them. I would
likely have bought the black ones only the toolbox is painted gray so that
is likely why I bought them. It's been a while, maybe 15 years or so, and
still no marks.
Charley
"Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "FrozenNorth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Dick Snyder took a can of maroon spray paint on November 17, 2007 02:31
pm
> > and wrote the following:
> >
> >> I put up an earlier posting about a toy box I am building for my
> >> grandson.
> >> This group was a great help as usual. I have a second issue I'm trying
to
> >> solve.
> >>
> >> The toy box is going to sit on a wood floor and I'd like to find some
> >> glides to put on the bottom that will actually make it harder to move.
Of
> >> course the whole idea of a glide it to make it easier to move a chair
> >> etc.
> >> but I'm concerned that my grandson will push on the toy box and end up
> >> sliding it around too easily on the wood floors. I have looked at a few
> >> catalogs but I don't see an "anti-glide". Can anyone point me in the
> >> right
> >> direction or give me a search term to find what I am looking for?
> >>
> > Anything that will prevent sliding, will mess up the floor, my best idea
> > is
> > adding weight, have you considered a false bottom, with some weight
plates
> > (think Arnold) or something similar in the bottom.
> > --
> > Lits Slut #9
> > Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.
>
> I had the same concern (I should have mentioned that I had already thought
> about rubber feet in my original post). I don't want to go the weights way
> as it will take up room in the toy box. I know that some kind of erasers
> don't make marks and are sticky. I have one in front of me right now that
is
> 2" x 3/4" and is white. Maybe I could put those under the toy
> box...................
>
>
Another idea would be silicone rubber feet. Turn the box over, but a
generous dab of silicone calking on the feet, and let it dry. You
could probably form it a little bit to get a flat bottom.
I don't think that's slippery, and it won't mark.
Old Guy
On Nov 17, 1:31 pm, "Dick Snyder" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I put up an earlier posting about a toy box I am building for my grandson.
> This group was a great help as usual. I have a second issue I'm trying to
> solve.
>
> The toy box is going to sit on a wood floor and I'd like to find some glides
> to put on the bottom that will actually make it harder to move. Of course
> the whole idea of a glide it to make it easier to move a chair etc. but I'm
> concerned that my grandson will push on the toy box and end up sliding it
> around too easily on the wood floors. I have looked at a few catalogs but I
> don't see an "anti-glide". Can anyone point me in the right direction or
> give me a search term to find what I am looking for?
>
> TIA.
>
> Dick Snyder
Dick Snyder wrote:
> I put up an earlier posting about a toy box I am building for my grandson.
> This group was a great help as usual. I have a second issue I'm trying to
> solve.
>
> The toy box is going to sit on a wood floor and I'd like to find some glides
> to put on the bottom that will actually make it harder to move. Of course
> the whole idea of a glide it to make it easier to move a chair etc. but I'm
> concerned that my grandson will push on the toy box and end up sliding it
> around too easily on the wood floors. I have looked at a few catalogs but I
> don't see an "anti-glide". Can anyone point me in the right direction or
> give me a search term to find what I am looking for?
>
> TIA.
>
> Dick Snyder
>
>
Rubber feet should do the trick. They should be available at your local
home improvement store:
http://www.midatlanticrubber.com/prod_9.htm
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
"Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I put up an earlier posting about a toy box I am building for my grandson.
>This group was a great help as usual. I have a second issue I'm trying to
>solve.
>
> The toy box is going to sit on a wood floor and I'd like to find some
> glides to put on the bottom that will actually make it harder to move. Of
> course the whole idea of a glide it to make it easier to move a chair etc.
> but I'm concerned that my grandson will push on the toy box and end up
> sliding it around too easily on the wood floors. I have looked at a few
> catalogs but I don't see an "anti-glide". Can anyone point me in the right
> direction or give me a search term to find what I am looking for?
>
> TIA.
>
> Dick Snyder
>
Think Crutch or walker tips, the gray ones. Made to not slip and leave
marks, fairly cheap and easy to modify for your project.
"Nova" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:OqH%i.83$Jy1.36@trndny02...
> Dick Snyder wrote:
>> I put up an earlier posting about a toy box I am building for my
>> grandson. This group was a great help as usual. I have a second issue I'm
>> trying to solve.
>>
>> The toy box is going to sit on a wood floor and I'd like to find some
>> glides to put on the bottom that will actually make it harder to move. Of
>> course the whole idea of a glide it to make it easier to move a chair
>> etc. but I'm concerned that my grandson will push on the toy box and end
>> up sliding it around too easily on the wood floors. I have looked at a
>> few catalogs but I don't see an "anti-glide". Can anyone point me in the
>> right direction or give me a search term to find what I am looking for?
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>> Dick Snyder
>
> Rubber feet should do the trick. They should be available at your local
> home improvement store:
>
> http://www.midatlanticrubber.com/prod_9.htm
>
> --
> Jack Novak
> Buffalo, NY - USA
> [email protected]
I thought about that (I should have mentioned that in my original post) but
I think they will make skid marks though you can clean up the skid marks.
Maybe there is some kind of rubber that won't leave skid marks. I have to go
to Rockler on Monday. Maybe they have something..............
"FrozenNorth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dick Snyder took a can of maroon spray paint on November 17, 2007 02:31 pm
> and wrote the following:
>
>> I put up an earlier posting about a toy box I am building for my
>> grandson.
>> This group was a great help as usual. I have a second issue I'm trying to
>> solve.
>>
>> The toy box is going to sit on a wood floor and I'd like to find some
>> glides to put on the bottom that will actually make it harder to move. Of
>> course the whole idea of a glide it to make it easier to move a chair
>> etc.
>> but I'm concerned that my grandson will push on the toy box and end up
>> sliding it around too easily on the wood floors. I have looked at a few
>> catalogs but I don't see an "anti-glide". Can anyone point me in the
>> right
>> direction or give me a search term to find what I am looking for?
>>
> Anything that will prevent sliding, will mess up the floor, my best idea
> is
> adding weight, have you considered a false bottom, with some weight plates
> (think Arnold) or something similar in the bottom.
> --
> Lits Slut #9
> Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.
I had the same concern (I should have mentioned that I had already thought
about rubber feet in my original post). I don't want to go the weights way
as it will take up room in the toy box. I know that some kind of erasers
don't make marks and are sticky. I have one in front of me right now that is
2" x 3/4" and is white. Maybe I could put those under the toy
box...................
"Old Guy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Another idea would be silicone rubber feet. Turn the box over, but a
> generous dab of silicone calking on the feet, and let it dry. You
> could probably form it a little bit to get a flat bottom.
>
> I don't think that's slippery, and it won't mark.
>
> Old Guy
>
>
>
> On Nov 17, 1:31 pm, "Dick Snyder" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> I put up an earlier posting about a toy box I am building for my
>> grandson.
>> This group was a great help as usual. I have a second issue I'm trying to
>> solve.
>>
>> The toy box is going to sit on a wood floor and I'd like to find some
>> glides
>> to put on the bottom that will actually make it harder to move. Of course
>> the whole idea of a glide it to make it easier to move a chair etc. but
>> I'm
>> concerned that my grandson will push on the toy box and end up sliding it
>> around too easily on the wood floors. I have looked at a few catalogs but
>> I
>> don't see an "anti-glide". Can anyone point me in the right direction or
>> give me a search term to find what I am looking for?
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>> Dick Snyder
>
Thanks. If I can't find a grey rubber foot that won't mark wood floors I
will give this a try.
"Charley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The black rubber feet leave marks but the gray ones don't. I think they
> are
> made of a vinyl rubber. I have them on a big toolbox and have never made a
> mark with them.
> Sorry, I don't remember where I got them but they must have been easy to
> find because I wasn't looking for anything special when I got them. I
> would
> likely have bought the black ones only the toolbox is painted gray so that
> is likely why I bought them. It's been a while, maybe 15 years or so, and
> still no marks.
>
> Charley
>
>
> "Dick Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "FrozenNorth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > Dick Snyder took a can of maroon spray paint on November 17, 2007 02:31
> pm
>> > and wrote the following:
>> >
>> >> I put up an earlier posting about a toy box I am building for my
>> >> grandson.
>> >> This group was a great help as usual. I have a second issue I'm trying
> to
>> >> solve.
>> >>
>> >> The toy box is going to sit on a wood floor and I'd like to find some
>> >> glides to put on the bottom that will actually make it harder to move.
> Of
>> >> course the whole idea of a glide it to make it easier to move a chair
>> >> etc.
>> >> but I'm concerned that my grandson will push on the toy box and end up
>> >> sliding it around too easily on the wood floors. I have looked at a
>> >> few
>> >> catalogs but I don't see an "anti-glide". Can anyone point me in the
>> >> right
>> >> direction or give me a search term to find what I am looking for?
>> >>
>> > Anything that will prevent sliding, will mess up the floor, my best
>> > idea
>> > is
>> > adding weight, have you considered a false bottom, with some weight
> plates
>> > (think Arnold) or something similar in the bottom.
>> > --
>> > Lits Slut #9
>> > Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.
>>
>> I had the same concern (I should have mentioned that I had already
>> thought
>> about rubber feet in my original post). I don't want to go the weights
>> way
>> as it will take up room in the toy box. I know that some kind of erasers
>> don't make marks and are sticky. I have one in front of me right now that
> is
>> 2" x 3/4" and is white. Maybe I could put those under the toy
>> box...................
>>
>>
>
>
I will look for grey rubber feet. I have to go to Rockler on Monday (I'm
lucky - they are only 45 minutes from my house) and will see if they have
grey rubber feet. Thanks for the tip.
"Old Guy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Another idea would be silicone rubber feet. Turn the box over, but a
> generous dab of silicone calking on the feet, and let it dry. You
> could probably form it a little bit to get a flat bottom.
>
> I don't think that's slippery, and it won't mark.
>
> Old Guy
>
>
>
> On Nov 17, 1:31 pm, "Dick Snyder" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> I put up an earlier posting about a toy box I am building for my
>> grandson.
>> This group was a great help as usual. I have a second issue I'm trying to
>> solve.
>>
>> The toy box is going to sit on a wood floor and I'd like to find some
>> glides
>> to put on the bottom that will actually make it harder to move. Of course
>> the whole idea of a glide it to make it easier to move a chair etc. but
>> I'm
>> concerned that my grandson will push on the toy box and end up sliding it
>> around too easily on the wood floors. I have looked at a few catalogs but
>> I
>> don't see an "anti-glide". Can anyone point me in the right direction or
>> give me a search term to find what I am looking for?
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>> Dick Snyder
>
I found some grey rubber bumpers today at Rockler that I can use easily as
feet so I am in business. Thanks again.