alex grams
10-25-2011, 1:52 PM
I am wanting to make a mobile base for a shop cabinet for a lathe and came up with this solution. I want the cabinet to sit on its own base when not in 'mobile' mode for stability purposes.
The idea here is to use levelers with a hex head screwdriver to raise/lower them and engage the casters. Then when the casters are retracted the cabinet sits on its own base.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=211119&d=1319555376
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=211120&d=1319555377
What i don't show in the drawing are two bolts in each of the slots that prevent the caster unit from 'racking/rocking' when the cabinet is in 'mobile' mode. These two bolts would be tightened to a point where they maybe have 1/16" clearance between the head/washer and the unit, and this would keep the unit flush and prevent the unit from racking.
Thoughts/suggestions? I figure cost for this would be about $50. I love the HTC bases, but the cabinet is 60" long, and none of their standard bases go to that size, and most of them rest on the casters that lock down, not the method I prefer.
Thanks in advance.
The idea here is to use levelers with a hex head screwdriver to raise/lower them and engage the casters. Then when the casters are retracted the cabinet sits on its own base.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=211119&d=1319555376
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=211120&d=1319555377
What i don't show in the drawing are two bolts in each of the slots that prevent the caster unit from 'racking/rocking' when the cabinet is in 'mobile' mode. These two bolts would be tightened to a point where they maybe have 1/16" clearance between the head/washer and the unit, and this would keep the unit flush and prevent the unit from racking.
Thoughts/suggestions? I figure cost for this would be about $50. I love the HTC bases, but the cabinet is 60" long, and none of their standard bases go to that size, and most of them rest on the casters that lock down, not the method I prefer.
Thanks in advance.