"bdeditch" wrote in message
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Is a person able to just add locking caster wheels to a heavy Table saw
instead of buying a lift plate for one? I just purchased a Craftsman
22104 and the weight of 300 lbs makes it a bit hard to just push into
the corner when I am done. I was just thinking of purchasing 4 good
size rubber wheel casters and bolting them on each leg. I trust the
judgement of the more experienced woodworkers out in this group. This
is my first major Table saw purchase and don't want to wreck it by
pushing it with force.


What I did, and you can commonly find this approach by many a woodworker, is
to bolt a set of small wheels on the rear legs. Not underneath the legs
such that the saw stands on them, but up the rear side of the legs.
Position them so that when the saw is resting on the floor the wheels are
just touching, or maybe even just slightly off the floor. Perhaps 1/8"
would be sufficient. Now you can lift the front of the saw (fab a
convenient handle that will hide away if you so desire) and the wheels will
contact the floor. Mine is built so that I can kick down a second set of
wheels under the front and I don't have to "carry" the front of the saw as I
move it. The point is that with the front of the saw lifted only a small
amount, the wheels on the rear engage the floor and moving it around is a
breeze. Stick with stationary wheel - don't get the swivel casters. Easy
in, easy out of the saw's normal storage area. The saw will sit on its legs
normally when you're using it and will be solid.

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-Mike-