On 2011-09-09, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Karl Townsend fired this volley in
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The wheels do
swivel but not very well. its really too damn heavy for swivels.


Y'know, it's funny how badly those casters work, and yet "good" ones work
really well.

When I got my most recent lathe, I had a lot of fiddling around to do in
order to get it into the shop and positioned properly. I had some spotty
help, but was mostly working alone.

So I tracked down some really good quality 5" urethane-tired swivel
casters, and built some 24" square "movers' dolleys" with them. That
really turned the trick. One guy could easily move a full ton of iron
without grunting.

I've got a Northern Tools engine hoist that only weighs about 200lb, and
it's all I can do to move it around -- because of the Chinalloy casters!

Yes. I would suggest, to Karl, to get high quality 8 inch iron wheel
casters. If they are mounted accurately, with the caster plates exactly
horizontal, you will see a lot of difference.

I moved a 5,500 lbs Bridgeport Interact on 5 inch urethane casters. It
was a pain, but it worked.

i