Kevin Groenke
04-24-2017, 11:28 AM
Rather than buying/building a mobile base for my Grizzly 0513 to sit on, I just added wheels beneath the base for ~$30 in materials. The structure underneath the saw base permits the install of unidirectional wheels by simply drilling 4 holes in the corners for axle bolts and making 4 "stand-offs" to screw the axle bolts into. I used 2" square steel tube for the stand-offs, but they could also be hardwood blocks. If Grizzly added a couple pieces of sheet metal to the base, this could easily be a factory install. A simple thumbscrew acts as a wheel brake.
The wheels are ~ 1/4" below the base, so it's quite low profile, it doesn't significantly affect the stability of the saw. I only need to move the saw away from a wall, so the unidirection wheels are no big deal. Turning a bit is not a problem but you're not going to want to do donuts with this mod - you could do that with the addition of a drop-down swivel workbench caster on one side.
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The wheels are ~ 1/4" below the base, so it's quite low profile, it doesn't significantly affect the stability of the saw. I only need to move the saw away from a wall, so the unidirection wheels are no big deal. Turning a bit is not a problem but you're not going to want to do donuts with this mod - you could do that with the addition of a drop-down swivel workbench caster on one side.
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