Hi People,
As it seems a bit quite on communication, thought I'd throw this into the
Snug!
I'd like your collective thoughts on what type of castors you have under
your *very *heavy machinery, planers, table saws etc?
Do you have a preference for Polythene or Polyurethane tyres on the castors.
We a
I have large rubber wheel casters on my woodwork machinery that i move around
the shop, like 6 inch dia
And it moves really well over anything much on the floor.
Bill
From: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com
[mailto:legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brigitte Graha
Hello and Good-morning Brigitte.
most of the mobile bases platforms that I've seen the wheels are 2"dia. I found
when changing my wheels on my Shopsmith , the wheels that I bought are softer
rubber then what was originally on my machine but the wheel hubs are ball
bearing, made a world of diffe
have a lot of experience on this subject, as every piece of machinery
in our shop is on wheels...with some weighing in at over 1,000 lbs.-plus,
including our oliver, 12 ft. pattern maker's lathe(over 2,000 lbs!)...if
you are not going to be moving the machine frequently, and it has a good
amoun
Joe,I knew you would come through with some GREAT input. Yes, please post some pics of some of the items you mentioned.Also, can you provide a couple links to places where you source you casters?Brigitte posed this question: "Do
you have a preference for Polythene or Polyurethane tyres on the
Hi Folks,
Thanks very much for taking the time to reply so promptly!
Still not sure whether to get polythene or polyurethane though?
As you all imply, you get what you pay for, and castors with grease nipples
and bearings of any sort take you into another price bracket!
As this is a task that you w
It's apparent that the Legacy Mill is the one you "love". All the rest look neglected by comparison.Thanks for sharing. (That is a big disk sander.)Mac-Original Message-
From: 'joe biunno' via Legacy Ornamental Mills
Sent: Apr 13, 2016 3:29 PM
To: Legacy Ornamental Mills
Subject: Re: Wh
All my machines that are on wheels don’t stay on the wheels they stand on legs
or supports when positioned so flat spots developing has never been a issue I
didn’t even know rubber wheels did that.
So do you operate any of your machines while they are on wheels and if you do
do they ever move a
hi guys...some responses, in no exact order...there are many machines we
use while they are on wheels...the disc sander, a chop box, the lathe, the
legacy are some examples...but also consider that some of these are quite
large and heavy and would require a good amount of force to move while
b
Brigitte,One point to make about selecting your wheels: Generally speaking, the larger the diameter of the wheels, the easier the tool will be able to be moved about. As Joe pointed out - the presence and quality of bearings in the caster assemblies is the other "main factor" to consider. I perso
Bingo, it does not matter what type of wheels, never let them support the
weight of the machine when not moving. I don't want any of my equipment
walking away from me when making any cut or grind!
-Tim
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From: Bill Bulkeley
To: legacy-ornamental-mills@goog
HI guys! just got home form work.
Brigitte everything has its purpose and its place, all depending on what your
need may be.
Joe is correct about the rubber wheels, not being the best suited for very
heavy idioms. but the point I was thinking of is, You get what you pay for,
Ball bearings are
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