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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them)
mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? In the surplus market, where do you like to go buy your wheels and casters? An example....I am currently designing some carts for some welders that I recently purchased. I am looking for LARGE (8-12") WIDE (2"+) wheels to use. I also want these wheels to be nonpneumatic so the curse of slowly leaking tires are a nonproblem. The only new wheels I see are the punctureproof wheels for wheelbarrows...with a significant price to match. Any suggestions? Thanks for any suggestions. TMT |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
I either buy them from someplace like harborfreight since you can
sometimes buy a complete dolly cheaper than buying the wheels or my local farm and fleet or building supply places. The castors and wheels are usually over by the handcarts and welding supplies. |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
I prefer getting them from Harbor Freight. The local store carries a
variety of sizes (from small plastic ones to large cast iron ones) and puts them on sale all the time. "Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ups.com... For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them) mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? In the surplus market, where do you like to go buy your wheels and casters? An example....I am currently designing some carts for some welders that I recently purchased. I am looking for LARGE (8-12") WIDE (2"+) wheels to use. I also want these wheels to be nonpneumatic so the curse of slowly leaking tires are a nonproblem. The only new wheels I see are the punctureproof wheels for wheelbarrows...with a significant price to match. Any suggestions? Thanks for any suggestions. TMT |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them) mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? In the surplus market, where do you like to go buy your wheels and casters? I have had good luck from the Surplus Center: http://www.surpluscenter.com/ Horrible Freight also has some large, non-pneumatic casters. Bob |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them) mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? In the surplus market, where do you like to go buy your wheels and casters? An example....I am currently designing some carts for some welders that I recently purchased. I am looking for LARGE (8-12") WIDE (2"+) wheels to use. I also want these wheels to be nonpneumatic so the curse of slowly leaking tires are a nonproblem. The only new wheels I see are the punctureproof wheels for wheelbarrows...with a significant price to match. Any suggestions? Thanks for any suggestions. TMT WW Graingers Dave |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
try here
http://www.leevalley.com/home/Search.aspx?c=1&action=n bently "AL" wrote in message ... I prefer getting them from Harbor Freight. The local store carries a variety of sizes (from small plastic ones to large cast iron ones) and puts them on sale all the time. "Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ups.com... For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them) mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? In the surplus market, where do you like to go buy your wheels and casters? An example....I am currently designing some carts for some welders that I recently purchased. I am looking for LARGE (8-12") WIDE (2"+) wheels to use. I also want these wheels to be nonpneumatic so the curse of slowly leaking tires are a nonproblem. The only new wheels I see are the punctureproof wheels for wheelbarrows...with a significant price to match. Any suggestions? Thanks for any suggestions. TMT |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ups.com... For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them) mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? In the surplus market, where do you like to go buy your wheels and casters? An example....I am currently designing some carts for some welders that I recently purchased. I am looking for LARGE (8-12") WIDE (2"+) wheels to use. I also want these wheels to be nonpneumatic so the curse of slowly leaking tires are a nonproblem. The only new wheels I see are the punctureproof wheels for wheelbarrows...with a significant price to match. Any suggestions? Thanks for any suggestions. TMT I use shopping cart wheels for a lot of stuff. There are enough derelict ones that are in flood ditches, and that have been hit by cars, so you're not REALLY taking something of value from the markets. I have found some really good ones at yard sales, but only occasionally. If I want the real deal, sometimes I just have to go to the local caster place, but even then, they have different grades, and I can get something better than I need for not too much. If it's a really good piece of equipment, or it has to work just right, you can't beat good wheels. Ebay? Just learn about them, and when you see them, you know if they are a deal or not. Steve |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
Try the dumpster behind your local hospital. They are always getting
rid of equipment with 6" plus wheels. Most are not going to take a real heavy load, but are quality items. Chuck P. |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
Grizzly has a bunch - but you might need to get a paper catalog - their
website is sort of hard to search if you don't have the catalog number (in my experience). I found some brand new, good-quality, smaller (3") casters on ebay for cheaper than I could find them anywhere else, so you might check there. Andy |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:49:40 GMT, MOP CAP
wrote: Try the dumpster behind your local hospital. They are always getting rid of equipment with 6" plus wheels. Most are not going to take a real heavy load, but are quality items. Chuck P. Indeed. My Airco PhaseArc mig is on gurney wheels. 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 |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
"Andy" wrote in message oups.com... Grizzly has a bunch - but you might need to get a paper catalog - their website is sort of hard to search if you don't have the catalog number (in my experience). I found some brand new, good-quality, smaller (3") casters on ebay for cheaper than I could find them anywhere else, so you might check there. Andy You can always go to the index feature at Grizzly. That is a virtual copy of the paper catalog. Just find a machine or something. Then click on more information. Someplace on the page will be catalog page and/or index button. Click it and you will be there. Easiest thing to do is just look it up in the index. http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2005/Main/224 By clicking on wheels in the index, yo get the above page. there are several pages of wheels and casters. |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:49:40 GMT, MOP CAP
wrote: Try the dumpster behind your local hospital. They are always getting rid of equipment with 6" plus wheels. Most are not going to take a real heavy load, but are quality items. Somehow the dumpster of a local hospital is the last place I'd really want to be looking for anything. [I know, all the bio-hazards are suposed to be taken care of elsewhere]. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
For stationary power tools I want mobile I wait for this
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...3&filter=92051 to go on sale like it is right now for $40. Otherwise HF, yard sales, goodwill/secondhand shops, etc. For large wheels consider kiddie bikes & trikes. Art "Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ups.com... For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them) mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? In the surplus market, where do you like to go buy your wheels and casters? An example....I am currently designing some carts for some welders that I recently purchased. I am looking for LARGE (8-12") WIDE (2"+) wheels to use. I also want these wheels to be nonpneumatic so the curse of slowly leaking tires are a nonproblem. The only new wheels I see are the punctureproof wheels for wheelbarrows...with a significant price to match. Any suggestions? Thanks for any suggestions. TMT |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
Too_Many_Tools wrote in message ups.com... For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them) mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? http://www.surpluscenter.com/ they have large and heavy duty casters |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
farm supply store will have what you need and hard tire wheels they also
should have a replacement tire or a insert made of hi density foam rubber that still acts like a pneumatic tire and they usually have different size tires to fit your needs also check out harbour freight they usually have a selection of wheels there . I did see someone build a torch cart using the old hub and wheels off an old bug and keep air from leaking out you can try some green slime for lawn and yard tires to protect it from small punctures good luck |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
there's also http://www.cheapcasters.com .. - GWE
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
I have a collection of wheels and casters, mostly picked up in yard sales.
I have way more than I will ever use. I could quit collecting them if I wanted, so I am not addicted. From time to time, I have used shopping cart wheels. They're pretty good for lighter stuff. My local scrap yard sells them rather cheeply--they're from carts that got run over. Ciao, David Todtman |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
I've gotten new ones from some of the big box home-improvement joints,
the iron ones on my VW engine dolly came from a now-defunct chain. These are supposed to be good for 1000 lbs each. Since they live on a concrete floor, I don't worry about wheel marks. I've seen some large ones at the local True Value, too, solid rubber. Ace had some smaller ones, 3" or so. One of the local tool stores that handles import stuff as well as Dewalt and Milwaukee has a large assortment of iron and rubber-tired castors, all sizes up to 12". Retail prices, though. Surplus Center in Lincoln, NE had a lot of them in their store, more than made it into their catalog. Just wish they were closer instead of having to limit my trips to when I go through there a couple of times a year. Stan |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
In article . com,
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote: For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them) mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? In the surplus market, where do you like to go buy your wheels and casters? An example....I am currently designing some carts for some welders that I recently purchased. I am looking for LARGE (8-12") WIDE (2"+) wheels to use. I also want these wheels to be nonpneumatic so the curse of slowly leaking tires are a nonproblem. The only new wheels I see are the punctureproof wheels for wheelbarrows...with a significant price to match. Any suggestions? Thanks for any suggestions. TMT I go to RH Brown in Seattle and check their discount bins. I like Colson casters for important projects. Darnell would be a second choice. -- "I love deadlines, especially the wooshing sound they make as they fly by" - Douglas Adams |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
Thanks Art! I just got done swearing up a storm trying to move my table saw
on its flimsy legs with so called casters/wheels on it. I end up dragging the darn thing across the floor because the caster/wheel system is so weak. "Wood Butcher" wrote in message ... For stationary power tools I want mobile I wait for this http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...3&filter=92051 to go on sale like it is right now for $40. |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
"Grant Erwin" wrote in message ... there's also http://www.cheapcasters.com .. - GWE "This domain name expired on 11/23/2005 and is pending renewal or deletion." - Bob Headrick |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:31:41 -0800, Too_Many_Tools wrote:
For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them) mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? (clipped) Thanks for any suggestions. TMT Kitt Tools |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:52:41 -0700, Ernie Leimkuhler wrote
(in article ): surpluscenter.com For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them) mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? In the surplus market, where do you like to go buy your wheels and casters? An example....I am currently designing some carts for some welders that I recently purchased. I am looking for LARGE (8-12") WIDE (2"+) wheels to use. I also want these wheels to be nonpneumatic so the curse of slowly leaking tires are a nonproblem. The only new wheels I see are the punctureproof wheels for wheelbarrows...with a significant price to match. Any suggestions? Thanks for any suggestions. TMT |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
Try 619 469 3143 Spring valley (san diego) huge selection.
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:39:25 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
Ignoramus10397 quickly quoth: I bought some very strong and nice new 4" wheel casters for $24.99 (including shipping) on ebay, they work very well so far. I installed them on my rotary phase converter. I picked up a dozen of the HF rubberized cast iron 5-inchers when they were on sale a few years ago, so all my boxes (nothing too heavy) in the shop are on wheels large enough to roll over swarf or an air hose and still not stop dead in their tracks. $4 each. My neighbor ordered 20 for some rock boxes I built for him. They work very well and the rubber stops stinking after 4-6 weeks. They're on sale for $4.99 each right now. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38711 - Every day above ground is a Good Day(tm). ----------- http://diversify.com Website Application Programming |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...eId=6970&N=120.
harvey "Bruce" wrote in message ... On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:52:41 -0700, Ernie Leimkuhler wrote (in article ): surpluscenter.com For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them) mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? In the surplus market, where do you like to go buy your wheels and casters? An example....I am currently designing some carts for some welders that I recently purchased. I am looking for LARGE (8-12") WIDE (2"+) wheels to use. I also want these wheels to be nonpneumatic so the curse of slowly leaking tires are a nonproblem. The only new wheels I see are the punctureproof wheels for wheelbarrows...with a significant price to match. Any suggestions? Thanks for any suggestions. TMT |
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Wheels and Casters..Where Do You Find Them?
Too_Many_Tools wrote: For many (if not most) of my tools, I have them (or will have them) mobile. This means being always on the lookout for wheels and casters. Where do you find the ones that you use to make your tools, carts and dollies mobile? snip I can't believe no one's mentioned: www.mcmaster.com Two thousand five hundred ninety one different types of casters. They carry a mind-boggling array of industrial products. thanks, K. Gringioni. |
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