Hoverpad - Works or Doesn't?

[Joe Koren]

Good Morning,

I was interested in hearing if anyone has experience with the Hoverpad for tool mobility. Does it work? What happens if the bottom of your tool is on feet and not perfectly flat? If you don't know what I am talking about you can go to this link. :)

https://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/ToolGuide/ToolGuideArticle.aspx?id=27031

Thanks,
Joe

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

They work fabulously~!! Especially on supremely heavy or delicate equipment.

The caveats are they don't work at all on flooring that has grooves or spaces between boards etc., and they tend to wear out is your flooring is very coarse.

[Lee Schierer]

They don't work well on unbalanced loads where the weight is concentrated on oneside. They don't work well on uneven floors. You also need a good amount of air capacity.

[Josiah Bartlett]

If your tool bottom is uneven or on feet, just make a plywood base to go between the feet and the hoverpad.