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Nice job on the base. I like the concept and was going to do something similar but never followed thru. The extra width it takes up was kinda what I wanted to design out but never could find a good way. That and trying to keep it low profile as possible. Of course one could also point out that added footprint gives stability!
I found these on amazon and have them on my Tormach mill. 1,100# cap ea. GD-80 Used the caster function a few times already. Just another option.
. I like the concept and was going to do something similar but never followed thru. The extra width it takes up was kinda what I wanted to design out but never could find a good way. That and trying to keep it low profile as possible. Of course one could also point out that added footprint gives stability! I was worried a little bit about the extra width - but in the end the width does not matter because the mill table sticks out further than the wheels do anyway. The casters are 6" diameter and are rated for something like 1200 pounds each. I can move the mill pretty easily myself just by grabbing two sides of the coolant tray on the base. It's a little unwieldy - sometimes I've got to move it back and forth a couple of times before the casters will roll easily because I think they take a "set" - but it pretty much worked out the way I hoped it would.
Those casters you've got are the same ones I have on my Stronghand welding table. They seem to be good - but I've found that their small diameter is a bit of a pain - I've got to be really careful that the floor is clean when I try to move the table - because the small diameter casters will get hung up on even small pieces of junk on the floor
