Max wrote:
"David Bridgeman" wrote in message
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I just bought the JET 17" floor model at the local dealer open house. One
of the displays was on a mobile base. Both the dealer and the JET rep.
advised against using one. I initially didn't think about it but it is
pretty top heavy. Does any one have any good or bad experiences with the
floor model DP on a mobile stand?

Dave


I have a 17" DP on a mobile stand that I made. At the corners of the stand,
I mounted 1/2" bolts that I screw down to stabilize the stand.
In the rare circumstance that I want to move the DP, I retract the bolts and
move the DP *very carefully*. I can e-mail you a photo if you wish.

Max

I did basically the same thing for a smaller DP. The homemade base is
bolted to the DP base (not simply sitting on it). Two fixed rollers at
the rear, two swivel rollers at the front and 1/2" bolts through square
steel "tubing" and plywood. The thing should be very solid because any
flex "amplifies" up at the table height.

I also keep the spare vises and a bag of sand on the base.

- S