Paul Richard
12-03-2016, 9:21 PM
Hi All,
I have a JJP 12 that I'm using more and more now and have a need to move it around when jointing/planing boards more than 4' long. While I don't do much of that, I am planning on doing some of it in the relative near future and will need to move the machine into a more open spot in my shop to handle the material. I see that some folks used Great Lakes LV1710NPYSM12-1 casters. I found them at Caster Depot but want to know if anyone that has done it attached them directly to the tabs at the bottom of the legs, or if they ran a 2x4 along the two front legs and attached the caster to the 2x4. I saw a post from Brian LaShomb that looked like he attached them directly to the tabs, which I like, but from the pics I have of the caster there is no shaft. Do I need to add some threaded rod?
@Brian, did the tabs bend over time? (apologies for calling you out here, I have some permissions problem that doesn't let me send personal messages - not sure that why)
For anyone that has done this, it'd be great if you could share a pic or two and the process you used. I can manage getting the machine tipped enough to get under it safely, I'm just not sure what method to use to attach them.
Thanks for any feedback!
Regards,
Paul
I have a JJP 12 that I'm using more and more now and have a need to move it around when jointing/planing boards more than 4' long. While I don't do much of that, I am planning on doing some of it in the relative near future and will need to move the machine into a more open spot in my shop to handle the material. I see that some folks used Great Lakes LV1710NPYSM12-1 casters. I found them at Caster Depot but want to know if anyone that has done it attached them directly to the tabs at the bottom of the legs, or if they ran a 2x4 along the two front legs and attached the caster to the 2x4. I saw a post from Brian LaShomb that looked like he attached them directly to the tabs, which I like, but from the pics I have of the caster there is no shaft. Do I need to add some threaded rod?
@Brian, did the tabs bend over time? (apologies for calling you out here, I have some permissions problem that doesn't let me send personal messages - not sure that why)
For anyone that has done this, it'd be great if you could share a pic or two and the process you used. I can manage getting the machine tipped enough to get under it safely, I'm just not sure what method to use to attach them.
Thanks for any feedback!
Regards,
Paul