The standard casters that Kennedy furnishes for their toolboxes
aren't
very good. I'm thinking it would be nice to have some high quality
U.S. made casters that make moving my very heavy main toolbox (see
toolbox pictures thread in alt.machines.cnc) a very easy task. Should
I be looking at
polyurethane casters with roller bearings? If not what should I be
looking for? So far I've found this:

http://www.erwagner.com/casterswheels/products/


U.S. made is my preference but if there are no high-quality U.S. made
casters than what else is there?


No cheap Chinese knock-off caster links please.


Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

On Jun 15, 7:32�pm, jon_banquer wrote:
The standard casters that Kennedy furnishes for their toolboxes
aren't
very good. I'm thinking it would be nice to have some high quality
U.S. made casters that make moving my very heavy main toolbox (see
toolbox pictures thread in alt.machines.cnc) a very easy task. Should
I be looking at
polyurethane casters with roller bearings? If not what should I be
looking for? So far I've found this:

http://www.erwagner.com/casterswheels/products/

U.S. made is my preference but if there are no high-quality U.S. made
casters than what else is there?

No cheap Chinese knock-off caster links please.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

Jon

In San Diego there for sure is a good caster supplier. If not McMaster-
Carr is a good place to shop.

Bob AZ

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:32:50 -0700 (PDT), jon_banquer
wrote:

The standard casters that Kennedy furnishes for their toolboxes
aren't
very good. I'm thinking it would be nice to have some high quality
U.S. made casters that make moving my very heavy main toolbox (see
toolbox pictures thread in alt.machines.cnc) a very easy task. Should
I be looking at
polyurethane casters with roller bearings? If not what should I be
looking for? So far I've found this:

http://www.erwagner.com/casterswheels/products/


U.S. made is my preference but if there are no high-quality U.S. made
casters than what else is there?


No cheap Chinese knock-off caster links please.


Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA


Check Grainger & McMaster-Carr. I'm using 6" steel w/polyurethane
tires and ball bearings, 850 lb. capacity each. Toolbox is a LARGE
Vidmar box.
Bob

I have Harbor Freight 5" 650 lbs casters on a homemade dolly that
spends most of its time outside, and is often used for moving heavy
loads (up to 1000 lbs). They perform very well and never give me
trouble. Suggestion of McMaster carr for domestic made casters is
seconded.

i

"Ignoramus16095" wrote in message
...
I have Harbor Freight 5" 650 lbs casters on a homemade dolly that
spends most of its time outside, and is often used for moving heavy
loads (up to 1000 lbs). They perform very well and never give me
trouble. Suggestion of McMaster carr for domestic made casters is
seconded.

i

I got 600# casters at Orchard Supply and Hardware. I figure they have
stores in SD. They are in Los Angeles as well as NorCal.

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:41:36 -0500, the infamous Ignoramus16095
scrawled the following:

I have Harbor Freight 5" 650 lbs casters on a homemade dolly that
spends most of its time outside, and is often used for moving heavy
loads (up to 1000 lbs). They perform very well and never give me
trouble.

I swear by the HF 5-inchers, too, but I have never kept a kiloton on
top of a set and I don't know how they would stand up to it. My little
wood lathe has been on a set for at least 7 years, but that's less
than 200 lbs. No degradation has been seen at that level of weight.

I like the 5-inchers because they can jump anything up to the size of
an air hose without hesitation.


Suggestion of McMaster carr for domestic made casters is seconded.

I remember meeting a very nice guy at Westek eons ago. Now what was
that caster company name...? Ah, Darnell-Rose. See
http://www.casters.com/

--
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized
anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt

On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:23:24 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:41:36 -0500, ... Ignoramus16095 [wrote]

I have Harbor Freight 5" 650 lbs casters on a homemade dolly that spends
most of its time outside, and is often used for moving heavy loads (up
to 1000 lbs). They perform very well and never give me trouble.

I swear by the HF 5-inchers, too, but I have never kept a kiloton on top
of a set and I don't know how they would stand up to it. My little wood
lathe has been on a set for at least 7 years, but that's less than 200
lbs. No degradation has been seen at that level of weight.

Ok, but a kiloton is 10000 times as heavy; for any ordinary casters,
I'd expect that load to immediately crush the casters or shear the
axles or both, and push the remains through the floor.

....
I remember meeting a very nice guy at Westek eons ago. Now what was that
caster company name...? Ah, Darnell-Rose. See http://www.casters.com/

--
jiw

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Next question:

The one nice thing about a Versa Cart is that when setup like
this...

https://www.penntoolco.com/catalog/p...ategoryID=3940

it's very maneuverable. The Versa Cart can also be setup with the two
big 10" solid rubber wheels on one end and both swivel casters on the
other end which is nowhere near as maneuverable.

Do you think if I set up the Versa Cart with 5" fixed casters in the
middle on both sides and kept the same position for the swivel casters
(in the middle at each end) that I would have a much more maneuverable
platform than the traditional toolbox setup which consists of fixed
casters on one end and swivel casters on the opposite end?

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

On Jun 15, 9:32*pm, jon_banquer wrote:
The standard casters that Kennedy furnishes for their toolboxes
aren't
very good. I'm thinking it would be nice to have some high quality
U.S. made casters that make moving my very heavy main toolbox (see
toolbox pictures thread in alt.machines.cnc) a very easy task. Should
I be looking at
polyurethane casters with roller bearings? If not what should I be
looking for? So far I've found this:

http://www.erwagner.com/casterswheels/products/

U.S. made is my preference but if there are no high-quality U.S. made
casters than what else is there?

No cheap Chinese knock-off caster links please.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

Might I suggest metal wheels.

In my experience anything else will develop flat spots over time.

And over buy in terms of capacity...some toolboxes hold well over a
thousand pounds since metal items add up fast.

TMT

TMT

Too_Many_Tools wrote in news:40aa1898-f849-45af-
:
Might I suggest metal wheels.

In my experience anything else will develop flat spots over time.

And over buy in terms of capacity...some toolboxes hold well over a
thousand pounds since metal items add up fast.

TMT


I'd go with polyurethane over steel. Like these http://www.sunray-
inc.com/store/casters.asp No opinion on this particular vendor, just the
first link I found on the ype I was searching for.
IMHO polyurethane over steel is the best of both worlds. You get the
weight capacity and flat spot resistance of metal wheels. Ability to roll
over pebbles and other small trash that would make the metal only ones come
to a stop. And a heck of a lot less noisy to drive around.
700LB capacity on this 4x2 swivel is about the same capacity you'd find on
an all steel wheel of similar size.

On Jun 17, 1:39*am, Charles U Farley wrote:
Too_Many_Tools wrote in news:40aa1898-f849-45af-
:

Might I suggest metal wheels.

In my experience anything else will develop flat spots over time.

And over buy in terms of capacity...some toolboxes hold well over a
thousand pounds since metal items add up fast.

TMT

I'd go with polyurethane over steel. *Like thesehttp://www.sunray-
inc.com/store/casters.asp *No opinion on this particular vendor, just the
first link I found on the ype I was searching for.
IMHO polyurethane over steel is the best of both worlds. *You get the
weight capacity and flat spot resistance of metal wheels. *Ability to roll
over pebbles and other small trash that would make the metal only ones come
to a stop. *And a heck of a lot less noisy to drive around.
700LB capacity on this 4x2 swivel is about the same capacity you'd find on
an all steel wheel of similar size.

That is a good alternative....BUT....any heavy load will set flat
spots on the casters.

I am in the process of changing out dozens of casters that I used
under machines that have developed a set.

TMT

Charles U Farley wrote:
Too_Many_Tools wrote in news:40aa1898-f849-45af-
:
Might I suggest metal wheels.

In my experience anything else will develop flat spots over time.

And over buy in terms of capacity...some toolboxes hold well over a
thousand pounds since metal items add up fast.

TMT


I'd go with polyurethane over steel. Like these http://www.sunray-
inc.com/store/casters.asp No opinion on this particular vendor, just the
first link I found on the ype I was searching for.
IMHO polyurethane over steel is the best of both worlds. You get the
weight capacity and flat spot resistance of metal wheels. Ability to roll
over pebbles and other small trash that would make the metal only ones come
to a stop. And a heck of a lot less noisy to drive around.
700LB capacity on this 4x2 swivel is about the same capacity you'd find on
an all steel wheel of similar size.



I tossed out the stock casters and went with a custom solution on my
largest boxes. I started by making a cradle subframe (like an off road
style creeper) that would bolt under the box and has a solid axle on one
end and caster mounts on the other. The wheels themselves are 12"
pneumatics. Both ends also are wider than the box. In the front this
gives me a step that assists getting into that top tray, and in the rear
it keeps the box spaced away from the wall so that the lid and power
cords don't bind. The large tires make it VERY easy to move the box over
different surfaces. Cords and air lines don't really slow you down
either. Tires are rated for 1K each so I don't think I'll ever overload
them!!!

--
Steve W.

Just a little data point. I have a Snap-On tool cabinet

http://yabe.algebra.com/~ichudov/mis...-Tool-Cabinet/

(it is not for sale, despite what the page says). It is full of
metalworking stuff, including heavy things, and its 4" casters are
fully adequate on concrete floor.

i

On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:41:50 -0500, the infamous James Waldby
scrawled the following:

On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:23:24 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:41:36 -0500, ... Ignoramus16095 [wrote]

I have Harbor Freight 5" 650 lbs casters on a homemade dolly that spends
most of its time outside, and is often used for moving heavy loads (up
to 1000 lbs). They perform very well and never give me trouble.

I swear by the HF 5-inchers, too, but I have never kept a kiloton on top
of a set and I don't know how they would stand up to it. My little wood
lathe has been on a set for at least 7 years, but that's less than 200
lbs. No degradation has been seen at that level of weight.

Ok, but a kiloton is 10000 times as heavy; for any ordinary casters,
I'd expect that load to immediately crush the casters or shear the
axles or both, and push the remains through the floor.

You forgot the facetiousity fudge factor, fella. Don't people
exaggerate in your neck of the woods, Jimmy boy? sigh
(shakes head, grinning)

--
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized
anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt

On Jun 17, 2:49*pm, "Steve W." wrote:
Charles U Farley wrote:
Too_Many_Tools wrote in news:40aa1898-f849-45af-
:
Might I suggest metal wheels.

In my experience anything else will develop flat spots over time.

And over buy in terms of capacity...some toolboxes hold well over a
thousand pounds since metal items add up fast.

TMT

I'd go with polyurethane over steel. *Like thesehttp://www.sunray-
inc.com/store/casters.asp *No opinion on this particular vendor, just the
first link I found on the ype I was searching for.
IMHO polyurethane over steel is the best of both worlds. *You get the
weight capacity and flat spot resistance of metal wheels. *Ability to roll
over pebbles and other small trash that would make the metal only ones come
to a stop. *And a heck of a lot less noisy to drive around.
700LB capacity on this 4x2 swivel is about the same capacity you'd find on
an all steel wheel of similar size.

I tossed out the stock casters and went with a custom solution on my
largest boxes. I started by making a cradle subframe (like an off road
style creeper) that would bolt under the box and has a solid axle on one
end and caster mounts on the other. The wheels themselves are 12"
pneumatics. Both ends also are wider than the box. In the front this
gives me a step that assists getting into that top tray, and in the rear
it keeps the box spaced away from the wall so that the lid and power
cords don't bind. The large tires make it VERY easy to move the box over
different surfaces. Cords and air lines don't really slow you down
either. Tires are rated for 1K each so I don't think I'll ever overload
them!!!

--
Steve W.

What happens when you get a flat?

Does the box fall over?

TMT