In the "Workshop Book" there's a woodworker who moves all his
stationary tools out onto his patio/driveway to work. In the photo,
each tool leg rests on a sort of three-wheel, triangle-configured
caster. Does anyone know where these can be found for purchase? I've
searched all over the web and had no luck.
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 10:45:08 -0700, "JackD" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Mark Jerde" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> JP wrote:
>> > In the "Workshop Book" there's a woodworker who moves all his
>> > stationary tools out onto his patio/driveway to work. In the photo,
>> > each tool leg rests on a sort of three-wheel, triangle-configured
>> > caster. Does anyone know where these can be found for purchase? I've
>> > searched all over the web and had no luck.
>>
>> My local Loew's and Borg carry them. They're on the shelf beside the
>other
>> wheels & castors.
>>
>> -- Mark
>
>Personally I'd rather have one big wheel instead of three small ones. Easier
>to roll over the occasional pebble, scrap of wood or electrical cord.
>
We call the things 'elephant feet', and use 'em to move heavy
commercial cooking equipment (mixers, ovens, etc). They're not for
permanent attachment.
OTOH they can carry a _lot_ of weight. No sweat moving a 1500 pound
pizza oven around.
Cheers,
Fred McClellan
the dash plumber at mindspring dot com
JP wrote:
> In the "Workshop Book" there's a woodworker who moves all his
> stationary tools out onto his patio/driveway to work. In the photo,
> each tool leg rests on a sort of three-wheel, triangle-configured
> caster. Does anyone know where these can be found for purchase? I've
> searched all over the web and had no luck.
My local Loew's and Borg carry them. They're on the shelf beside the other
wheels & castors.
-- Mark
You will be better served by buying Delta mobile bases. They
come with a "foot lift" and generally are built like a tank.
Average price for "typical base" is around $90.
Spend the money... this is one thing you will NEVER regret.
JP wrote:
>
> In the "Workshop Book" there's a woodworker who moves all his
> stationary tools out onto his patio/driveway to work. In the photo,
> each tool leg rests on a sort of three-wheel, triangle-configured
> caster. Does anyone know where these can be found for purchase? I've
> searched all over the web and had no luck.
"JackD" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> Personally I'd rather have one big wheel instead of three small ones.
Easier
> to roll over the occasional pebble, scrap of wood or electrical cord.
Three wheeled casters are for extremely heavy and potentially unstable
loads. => a piano for example. They're not designed to go over pebbles or
scraps of wood. That's not their function.
"Mark Jerde" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> JP wrote:
> > In the "Workshop Book" there's a woodworker who moves all his
> > stationary tools out onto his patio/driveway to work. In the photo,
> > each tool leg rests on a sort of three-wheel, triangle-configured
> > caster. Does anyone know where these can be found for purchase? I've
> > searched all over the web and had no luck.
>
> My local Loew's and Borg carry them. They're on the shelf beside the
other
> wheels & castors.
>
> -- Mark
Personally I'd rather have one big wheel instead of three small ones. Easier
to roll over the occasional pebble, scrap of wood or electrical cord.
-Jack
I think those would be considered dolly or dollies, since they consist of
multiple casters.
Hope this helps.
BigJoe
--
Be sure to check out Joe's and Betty's webpages...
http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/kb8qlrjoe/index.html
"Traves W. Coppock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 17 Sep 2003 09:32:05 -0700, [email protected] (JP) Crawled out of the
> shop and said. . .:
>
> >In the "Workshop Book" there's a woodworker who moves all his
> >stationary tools out onto his patio/driveway to work. In the photo,
> >each tool leg rests on a sort of three-wheel, triangle-configured
> >caster. Does anyone know where these can be found for purchase? I've
> >searched all over the web and had no luck.
>
>
> rockler has their version of the delta mobile base on sale right now
> for 39 bux...for that price, its well worth a look
>
> T
"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "JackD" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> >
> > Personally I'd rather have one big wheel instead of three small ones.
> Easier
> > to roll over the occasional pebble, scrap of wood or electrical cord.
>
> Three wheeled casters are for extremely heavy and potentially unstable
> loads. => a piano for example. They're not designed to go over pebbles or
> scraps of wood. That's not their function.
I'll keep that in mind the next time I use a piano to resaw some oak. I'm
guessing that 90% of the woodworking equipment in the hobbyist's shop is
lighter than my DJ-20, which rolls around fine with large single-wheel
casters.
todd
In the Michigan area Meijers (a Walmart wannabee) sells them. I saw
them while I picked up some locking swivel casters today.
On 17 Sep 2003 09:32:05 -0700, [email protected] (JP) wrote:
>In the "Workshop Book" there's a woodworker who moves all his
>stationary tools out onto his patio/driveway to work. In the photo,
>each tool leg rests on a sort of three-wheel, triangle-configured
>caster. Does anyone know where these can be found for purchase? I've
>searched all over the web and had no luck.
On 17 Sep 2003 09:32:05 -0700, [email protected] (JP) Crawled out of the
shop and said. . .:
>In the "Workshop Book" there's a woodworker who moves all his
>stationary tools out onto his patio/driveway to work. In the photo,
>each tool leg rests on a sort of three-wheel, triangle-configured
>caster. Does anyone know where these can be found for purchase? I've
>searched all over the web and had no luck.
rockler has their version of the delta mobile base on sale right now
for 39 bux...for that price, its well worth a look
T