Something more to think about if you're considering buying a mobile base
or two or three...


Timely topic.. just got done making a half-dozen rolling platforms
for my own tool collection. Turns out you can get some semi-decent
casters these days for $5 - $10 each instead of years past where they
were $25+ each.

I have some nasty cracks in my garage ~ahem~ woodshop, so I needed
some large diameter casters. 5" casters were the ticket.

One concern was gaining mobility without raising the center of
balance... so, from the front, my bases look "U" shaped with wings
to connect the casters, and the center of gravity only went up about
an inch or inch point five. The dimension was a smidge bigger than
necessary, and when the tool is sitting on the base, the weight causes
the walls of the "U" to pinch the tool a bit, which makes it pretty
secure.

I used 1/2" thick birch ply, glued into 1" thick slabs. A half dozen
hex bolts, some 4x4 (or 2x4) lengths, 2 swivelling locking casters and
2 straight.

I figure my cost per base was about $60 per base, and they look and
feel better quality than some of those stamped steel critters I have
seen around.

I someone would benefit from pics I can try to post them.... or
Email or whatever would be helpful.

Pallet Jack is an excellent idea, but my experience with them is you
need a decent floor which I don't happen to have.