On Jan 16, 4:20*pm, wrote:
On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:01:50 -0500, Ecnerwal





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woodchuck wrote:

concept seems to work well, but when loaded (about 20 sheets), "roll-
around" becomes nearly stationary. * I had some 5" x 2" wide swivel
casters. *They have an outside "tire" that is rubber-like. *Even with
all wheels aimed in the same direction, it's extremely taxing to move.

Would 10" pneumatic tires make a difference? *HF has them for about
$15 each. * I'd imagine 20 sheets is pushing 1500#. * That is fully
loaded though.

What is your floor?

Assuming a hard floor (concrete or plywood) a harder caster tire is
going to help - diameter is plenty big at 5", but the "rubber-like" tire
is doing you in, I suspect. A very hard rubber/plastic or plain
steel/iron wheel makes for less rolling resistance. Heavy mill carts are
nearly always noisy cast iron wheels, and roll easily with thousands of
pounds on them. If your wheel allows, you might just want to remove the
"tire" part. Putting on pneumatic tires will be going the opposite
direction...

Untill you come to a bit of crap on the floor that stops the iron
wheel dead in it's tracks, while a rubber tire deforms over it and
keeps rolling.- Hide quoted text -

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Bigger tires have less trouble rolling over bumps, little bits
of scrap, etc. 20" mountain bike wheels would be perfect.

They seem like they'd be well up to the task of hauling 20
sheets of 3/4 ply:

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RicodJour wrote:
On Jan 17, 1:16 pm, -MIKE- wrote:
On 1/17/11 8:02 AM, HeyBub wrote:

It think they go flat because they don't get enough fresh air.

Please explain this, oh articulate one.

Substitute 'I' for 'flat' and I think you'll understand what he was
trying to say.

The "It think" is just him showing off his mastery of the English
language.


No, "It think" was a bone-fide error. Thank you for catching it. Now I
must go sit in a darkened room and feel shame.


How will you live with the shame?

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"He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy! "
Brian's Mum

Larry Jaques wrote:


I use 5" casters by default and they allow me to roll over my air hose
if need be, and to overcome debris on the floor (as if I'd ever let
that happen in my shop...)

Shame on you Larry. Running over your air hose? Argh!

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-Mike-

On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:16:06 -0500, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:


I use 5" casters by default and they allow me to roll over my air hose
if need be, and to overcome debris on the floor (as if I'd ever let
that happen in my shop...)

Shame on you Larry. Running over your air hose? Argh!

It doesn't happen very often, but WTF? Air hose is cheap enough and I
haven't had one fail from traffic yet.

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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air...
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:16:06 -0500, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:


I use 5" casters by default and they allow me to roll over my air
hose if need be, and to overcome debris on the floor (as if I'd
ever let that happen in my shop...)

Shame on you Larry. Running over your air hose? Argh!

It doesn't happen very often, but WTF? Air hose is cheap enough and I
haven't had one fail from traffic yet.

Age old training I guess. Had always had that beaten into my head. To the
point that these days, it's a criminal offence.

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-Mike-