On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:09:04 -0500, "AL" wrote:

The recent thread on machinery skates had me browsing McMaster Carr's web
page. I'm familiar with the normal kind of machinery skates (they look like
a tiny army tank), and my local tool rental place has them for rent for $13
per day each. The problem is they are about 4-5" high and I can't lift that
much with a pinch bar.

You have machine tools, but dont have a Simplex jack yet?????? For
shame!!!

McMaster Carr has inexpensive "roller ball miniature positioning plates"
which are about 1/2" high and appear to be ball bearings contained in a
steel plate. Go to mcmaster.com and put 5764K31 in the search field. Has
anyone tried to move machinery on a smooth level floor using these?

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner