bdeditch wrote:
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.


You should be more worried about injuring your back from lifting/moving
your tablesaw around.

If you add casters, you will want them to lock, but you still might get
some wiggle on your table if they all are locked. Anything that rests
only on casters is not stable enough for my liking, although I've never
used anything weighing 300lb+ on casters.

I bought the Ridgid table saw with their Herculift system and it is very
stable when in the locked position. But that is because the legs of the
tablesaw are contacting the ground in the locked position. This really
helps out as locked wheels can spin.

You might want to look at getting a mobile base such as the HTC 2000 (
check Amazon ). I have one for my bandsaw and another for my jointer.
They are pretty stable when locked, but if you push them hard enough
they will wobble slightly. I've never made a cutting mistake while using
either tool on the mobile base, and I still have 10 fingers which is
probably the most important point to make.

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Brad Curfman
http://www.curfman.net