Rockler - Rockler- Workbench Caster Kit
These heavy-duty castes from Rockler are rated for 100 lb. each.My main workbench is a heavey beast with a couple of vises mounted topside, and a bench grinder and a bunch of other tools stored on the lower shelf. I frequently need to free up assembly space in my small shop, and dragging the bench across the floor is more than one man can muster. I needed a better way.
Locking casters weren’t a solution, as they often allow the bench to slide across the floor as I do heavy work up top, like handplaning boards. But with Rockler’s new workbench caster kit, I can lift the bench via the foot-bracket, or lever, on the casters, roll it to a new spot, and then drop it down. The bench doesn’t sit permanently on the wheels, so it stays put. The 2-3/8-in.-dia. urethane casters are rated for 100 lb. each and are large enough that they won’t get easily stopped by floor debris.
If you often need to move your bench, say if you work in a garage shop, these casters are a life (and back) saver.
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I purchased these, minus the optional easy off/on plate hardware kit. I, thanks to very great woodworkers with big hearts, have a Sjobergs Elite 2000. The Elite models and I think a few models and brands too, have the bottom foot protrude about 1/8 to 1/4 inch out from the legs. This makes mounting the hardware a bit of a pain, specially if you have no desire to cut into that Oh so pricey store bought bench. I wrestled with routing out a shallow mortise to accept the hardware or just make some shims of hard wood to back it up with.
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