All,
This afternoon I finally got around to putting mobility into my Grizzly G0566 21" bandsaw.
All I can say is wow, that bandsaw can dance across the floor!
The saw weights almost 600lbs and was a beast just to get delivered. It took 4 guys to get it safely down the ramp on a hand truck.
Now it moves with ease, and quite frankly much less effort that I would have thought. In addition, since all 4 casters swivel it can turn on dime... no 5 point turns that we've all come to expect from mobile bases with 2 fixed casters.
Once you lower the rubber feet to lift it off the wheels, the sucker is solidly planted and registered to the floor. This is because the feet are directly below the stem while the wheels are off center.
The 3rd great part is that you can use the feet to level the machine on the uneven garage floor.
Oh, and they're way cheaper than the zambus casters some have mentioned on the various woodworking forums... only 11 bucks each!
Again, they just far exceeded my expectations.
Here's a link to the casters:
http://www.greatlakescaster.com/products.php?cat=262
Here's some photos after the install:
This afternoon I finally got around to putting mobility into my Grizzly G0566 21" bandsaw.
All I can say is wow, that bandsaw can dance across the floor!
The saw weights almost 600lbs and was a beast just to get delivered. It took 4 guys to get it safely down the ramp on a hand truck.
Now it moves with ease, and quite frankly much less effort that I would have thought. In addition, since all 4 casters swivel it can turn on dime... no 5 point turns that we've all come to expect from mobile bases with 2 fixed casters.
Once you lower the rubber feet to lift it off the wheels, the sucker is solidly planted and registered to the floor. This is because the feet are directly below the stem while the wheels are off center.
The 3rd great part is that you can use the feet to level the machine on the uneven garage floor.
Oh, and they're way cheaper than the zambus casters some have mentioned on the various woodworking forums... only 11 bucks each!
Again, they just far exceeded my expectations.
Here's a link to the casters:
http://www.greatlakescaster.com/products.php?cat=262
Here's some photos after the install:
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