Well, I was looking to mobilize my Jet bandsaw and hadn't found the HF
base kit on sale in a while and thought, maybe this would work better
any way. Maybe.
It installed very simply, jack up a side on 2x4 blocks, set set the
caster in place and tighten the 2 clamp screws. works as advertised
except for the fact that both assemblies have all US threaded parts
excluding the clamp screws. Why is ONE screw metric and all the others
US? There is no wrench included either! Ok, found hex wrench to fit
and tighten them as I did each one. looks real spiffy.
Now unlock the casters and roll it around... well it moves better than
it did without them :-) but not nearly as easy as the TS (Delta mobile
base) or either of my HF kits. best I can tell is that the swivel
casters are really one size too small so there is a lot of rolling
friction. Also the cabinet base wasn't really designed with these in
mind and flexes some, so even when all 4 are locked, the saw is not as
stable as it might be (or was).
they will work and I will attempt some modification to stiffen the base
but not the exact solution I was looking for.
BRuce
?
these are designed to clamp onto the vertical cabinet base. 2 are
stationary and 2 swivel.
Morgans wrote:
> "BRuce" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:1061506200.906592@sj-nntpcache-5...
>
>>Well, I was looking to mobilize my Jet bandsaw and hadn't found the HF
>>base kit on sale in a while and thought, maybe this would work better
>>any way. Maybe.
>>
>>It installed very simply, jack up a side on 2x4 blocks, set set the
>>caster in place and tighten the 2 clamp screws. works as advertised
>>except for the fact that both assemblies have all US threaded parts
>>excluding the clamp screws. Why is ONE screw metric and all the others
>>US? There is no wrench included either! Ok, found hex wrench to fit
>>and tighten them as I did each one. looks real spiffy.
>>
>>Now unlock the casters and roll it around... well it moves better than
>>it did without them :-) but not nearly as easy as the TS (Delta mobile
>>base) or either of my HF kits. best I can tell is that the swivel
>>casters are really one size too small so there is a lot of rolling
>>friction. Also the cabinet base wasn't really designed with these in
>>mind and flexes some, so even when all 4 are locked, the saw is not as
>>stable as it might be (or was).
>>
>>they will work and I will attempt some modification to stiffen the base
>>but not the exact solution I was looking for.
>>
>>
>>BRuce
>>
>
> Mount the base on plywood, then put the rollers on the wood. Also, if two
> of the wheels are non steering, it will be easier to keep still.
these are not "just casters" these are Jet's new mobile base casters.
Made for machines with a cabinet base. If I could find a link to their
product I would provide it but they are very new and I have only seen
them in the Woodcraft store and in one magazine.
Why on earth, would I review a set of casters that I put together my self?
BRuce
DavidE wrote:
> "Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>
>>"BRuce" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:1061506200.906592@sj-nntpcache-5...
>>
>>>Well, I was looking to mobilize my Jet bandsaw and hadn't found the HF
>>>base kit on sale in a while and thought, maybe this would work better
>>>any way. Maybe.
>>>
>>>It installed very simply, jack up a side on 2x4 blocks, set set the
>>>caster in place and tighten the 2 clamp screws. works as advertised
>>>except for the fact that both assemblies have all US threaded parts
>>>excluding the clamp screws. Why is ONE screw metric and all the others
>>>US? There is no wrench included either! Ok, found hex wrench to fit
>>>and tighten them as I did each one. looks real spiffy.
>>>
>>>Now unlock the casters and roll it around... well it moves better than
>>>it did without them :-) but not nearly as easy as the TS (Delta mobile
>>>base) or either of my HF kits. best I can tell is that the swivel
>>>casters are really one size too small so there is a lot of rolling
>>>friction. Also the cabinet base wasn't really designed with these in
>>>mind and flexes some, so even when all 4 are locked, the saw is not as
>>>stable as it might be (or was).
>>>
>>>they will work and I will attempt some modification to stiffen the base
>>>but not the exact solution I was looking for.
>>>
>>>
>>>BRuce
>>>
>>
>>Mount the base on plywood, then put the rollers on the wood. Also, if two
>>of the wheels are non steering, it will be easier to keep still.
>
>
> Make sure to use a caster with a larger top plate if you are attaching
> to wood. This will distribute the load over a larger area and not
> cause the crushing of the wood which will result in a poor
> installationn. Also look for "Total Locking" casters with softer
> wheels. These lock both the wheel and the swivel of the caster and
> with a wheel that provides some grip on the floor they will make your
> equipment a joy to use.
"Morgans" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> "BRuce" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:1061506200.906592@sj-nntpcache-5...
> > Well, I was looking to mobilize my Jet bandsaw and hadn't found the HF
> > base kit on sale in a while and thought, maybe this would work better
> > any way. Maybe.
> >
> > It installed very simply, jack up a side on 2x4 blocks, set set the
> > caster in place and tighten the 2 clamp screws. works as advertised
> > except for the fact that both assemblies have all US threaded parts
> > excluding the clamp screws. Why is ONE screw metric and all the others
> > US? There is no wrench included either! Ok, found hex wrench to fit
> > and tighten them as I did each one. looks real spiffy.
> >
> > Now unlock the casters and roll it around... well it moves better than
> > it did without them :-) but not nearly as easy as the TS (Delta mobile
> > base) or either of my HF kits. best I can tell is that the swivel
> > casters are really one size too small so there is a lot of rolling
> > friction. Also the cabinet base wasn't really designed with these in
> > mind and flexes some, so even when all 4 are locked, the saw is not as
> > stable as it might be (or was).
> >
> > they will work and I will attempt some modification to stiffen the base
> > but not the exact solution I was looking for.
> >
> >
> > BRuce
> >
> Mount the base on plywood, then put the rollers on the wood. Also, if two
> of the wheels are non steering, it will be easier to keep still.
Make sure to use a caster with a larger top plate if you are attaching
to wood. This will distribute the load over a larger area and not
cause the crushing of the wood which will result in a poor
installationn. Also look for "Total Locking" casters with softer
wheels. These lock both the wheel and the swivel of the caster and
with a wheel that provides some grip on the floor they will make your
equipment a joy to use.
"BRuce" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1061506200.906592@sj-nntpcache-5...
> Well, I was looking to mobilize my Jet bandsaw and hadn't found the HF
> base kit on sale in a while and thought, maybe this would work better
> any way. Maybe.
>
> It installed very simply, jack up a side on 2x4 blocks, set set the
> caster in place and tighten the 2 clamp screws. works as advertised
> except for the fact that both assemblies have all US threaded parts
> excluding the clamp screws. Why is ONE screw metric and all the others
> US? There is no wrench included either! Ok, found hex wrench to fit
> and tighten them as I did each one. looks real spiffy.
>
> Now unlock the casters and roll it around... well it moves better than
> it did without them :-) but not nearly as easy as the TS (Delta mobile
> base) or either of my HF kits. best I can tell is that the swivel
> casters are really one size too small so there is a lot of rolling
> friction. Also the cabinet base wasn't really designed with these in
> mind and flexes some, so even when all 4 are locked, the saw is not as
> stable as it might be (or was).
>
> they will work and I will attempt some modification to stiffen the base
> but not the exact solution I was looking for.
>
>
> BRuce
>
Mount the base on plywood, then put the rollers on the wood. Also, if two
of the wheels are non steering, it will be easier to keep still.
--
Jim in NC--