On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:57:04 -0600, BruceR calmly
ranted:

Wyatt Wright wrote:
I need a mobile base for a bandsaw. I know that the Delta mobile
bases are great, but I will rarely move this thing and it kills be to
pay $60 for something that I can build well and cheaply out of scraps
- if I can get decent casters for a decent price.

Does anyone have experience with the line of casters that Grizzly
sells, cheap. I'm sure they are made in China and are marketed under
the Woodstock International name. They won't see much use and will be
vastly over-rated for the load they will carry.

I am considering two of these and two of the fixed type.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/item...emnumber=H0672

Experiences, comments?

~ Wyatt

You might want to consider locking casters, but I found that the
5"casters on sale now at harbor freight are a real bargain. Same price
as your grizzly link.

I've installed about 30 of the 5" cast-iron/rubber wheeled casters
from HF over the last few years (for myself and a neighbor). They're
great, and well worth the $2 to $4 price each on sale. I have 4 of
the 4" blue urethane-wheeled casters for a kitchen cart I'll build
someday, and they're much prettier. The 5-inchers are GREAT in the
shop with several hundreds of pounds on them.


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