Hi. I have a 14" Grizzly G0555x bandsaw on a Shop Fox mobile base. The casters spin freely but moving the bandsaw, even forwards and backwards, on the level concrete floor still takes a fair amount of effort. I had assumed that it's due to the weight of the saw or the base's small footprint...
But yesterday I was browsing through the shows recorded on my DVR and came across a couple Woodsmith episodes. One did a segment on bandsaw tuneup where the guy effortlessly moved his 14" PM bandsaw. It looked as if he could move the saw by simply blowing on it! Another episode showed another guy moving a PM cabinet saw with almost as much ease. (Though, for all I know, they may have mounted their equipment on air cushions for the show)
To the folks with mobile bases: how easy does your heavy gear roll around the shop? Is the Shop Fox base typical or inferior to others?