Retractable caster base for a table saw
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มิ.ย. 2015
- My new table saw is very heavy and difficult to move. I made a mobile base with retractable casters out of wood and hardware that I had in my shop. The only thing that I purchased was 3" casters from Harbor Freight. This mechanism is very easy to operate and makes moving the saw effortless.
I had built something similar on my old saw using the same lever action setup, but instead of building a frame around the legs, I attached the supports to the inside of the legs and the casters hinged on those. I also used smaller casters (2"). It's definitely better than nothing, but with the casters so close together, it makes the saw a bit unsteady. The wider footprint of the new setup and the larger casters make for a much smoother ride. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I grew up using this exact table saw with my dad. I bought him a new saw for fathers day a couple years ago and he passed this saw down to me. I have been trying to figure out the best way to add wheels because it has difficult to move around, totally taking this idea. T
hanks for sharing it!
You do have to spend some time setting the saw up... blade, fence, etc. But once done, the saw is great. Fairly compact which is Nice th-cam.com/users/postUgkxXh-4_3-ZT1fFWP91ZV7iVqzElr0lEb-a I did get an Incra Miter Gauge which takes some setup as well. The stock miter gauge can be adjusted in the miter slot with a little painter's tape... this tightens up the side to side play a lot.
I know this is a three year old video but just wanted to say how simple and perfect this is. I have copied for my old delta saw and it works beautifully. Thanks for sharing it!
Graham Rollins not my original idea, I just shared my version of the idea. Glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
Hey this works!!! Got it put together and it ROLLS really nicely! Thank goodness for scrap pile lumber and a chop saw plus a new Dewalt Driver gift from my son.. now to the wife's honey do list.
Simplicity at it's finest. Nice job.
Way simpler and easier then I was going to build! Thanks for this video! Nice job showing and explaining everything.
and cheaper!
Genius! !! i just bought the same exact saw and this is going to work perfect thanks for the upload.and again great work !!
Impressive 👍🏼. Just inherited the same saw for my father. I'll be upgrading mine as well. Thanks for the video.
Impressive design. I just decided this is what I am going to build. I'm in the middle of a project to organize the garage and I want to be able to park the cars in there for the first time in forever. Being able to move the table saw is essential. Thanks for the video.
This is a great design. Thank you for sharing your take on it. Something like this will be perfect for my shop.
The only thing that I think I'll try to add is some leveling feet. Since the casters lift the frame off the ground, I think a carriage bolt in each corner will make it easy to adjust and work out any wobble caused by an uneven floor.
Thanks again!
Very cool!!! Thanks for explaining and the close ups!!! Gonna try this this week!!! Keep em coming!!!
I inherited an old Craftsman table saw from my father in law. It is all cast iron, as is the motor. Must weigh 200 lbs at least. I've been walking it around the garage when I need to move it. This is really going to come in handy. Thanks for the video.
Dustin, thank you very much for sharing. Very clever idea.
Great idea. It's a real pain to move them without something like this. Thanks for posting it!
going to start building your version for my chop saw and table saw so thanks for sharing your work mucka
By far the most simple design, every other one ive seen i seem to scratch my head on lol
Same exact saw over here and this solution is perfect and simple. Well thought out and well done.
Matthew S thanks. Wasn’t my original idea, but wanted to share with others how I set mine up.
Great idea! Exactly whar I was looking for. Thanks for sharing
I have the 9 inch version of this saw and was looking for a solution like this. Nice. Thank you!
I made this! I just screwed a 2x4 through the holes already in the frame on each side from front to back and added the hinged lever mechanism as in the video. No pieces across the front or gussets under the feet as the saw was level already. I used 2 " wheels which were good for 126lbs each. Less parts, faster to make and same results. What a great, simple idea that works.
That's a cool design. Thanks for sharing.
freaking brilliant. Simple and straight forward...
Brilliant! Exactly what I was looking for. Well Done!
+LEON VORTERS Great! Thanks!
Excellent!! Love this project
Great video, I’m gonna make one for my bandsaw this weekend.
Perfect mate. Simplicity is king
Thanks looks like its exactly what I need. I mean exactly, I think I have the same saw. Also gotten cheap at a garage sale. Thanks!
Simply fantastic!
Great design. Love it
Built one today. Very easy and works well. Thanks.
Keith Erickson I've been very happy with mine. Thanks for watching.
Awesome! Nice rig & video, too!
Wow, great design
Nice and simple
i made this and it works GREAT.... thanks a lot
Dude!! Sick design man. Best I've seen so far on TH-cam!
Brian Le not my original design, but I'm glad it gave you an idea how to replicate it. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for sharing, exactly what I was looking for!
Appreciate you taking the time to share.
Dwight West I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.
My favorite thing about this is the control with which you are able to release the latch holding the saw up on the casters. One foot can move the latch AND easily catch the 2x4 jack/lever to safely lower the saw. Always check for shop pet tails!
Excellent! I have built one for my table saw. Works beautifully. Different brand but same legs. Thanks for the idea.
Awesome. Thanks for watching.
Finally made ! Works real slick! Had to "whittle" a little bit of the 2x4 frame away to compensate for 360 Degree rotation of caster wheels as they were offset a bit. One thing I might add and saw it somewhere is mounting a piece of pegboard to one side of or both the steel leg frame(s) to hold extra saw blades, squares, whatever! Thanks
Awesome. So cheap but effective. The casters on my delta saw are way under par. Thanks D
Good job. Good idea.
I have that saw and need a easy way to move it around nice and simple like this
Really great. I'm doing this!!!!
Complex yet simple.
I appreciate the close up views. I've watched a few other videos with similar caster bases that I just couldn't visualize. Nice work. I'm copying it. But I'm guessing that's why you put it up here...
+Kevin Blanc Copy away. That's what I did. Haha. Glad it helped you out.
Very ingenious design. I'm looking at modifying an old cabinet to be my mobile planer stand and I wanted a way for the planner to be resting flat on the ground. I think I can use your device as a model for my version.
I had the same saw last year but sold it bc the fence sucked and now I have an old Rockwell saw with different fence but it isn't a Saw Stop...hehehe good luck and I'll be looking for your videos.
Very clever. Thanks. I have the exact same saw. The cast iron extension on mine were worth it. I'm curious about the dust collection system, as I still have that to do.
Brilliant!
Nice!
Needing to address the aging casters (which didn't work very well even when new) on my ~30 year old radial arm saw. Like what I see here. Thank you!!
This is great design. I will use your idea for my jointer.
Not my original design, but it does work well. Thanks for watching.
Nice
Really liked the simplicity of this. I'm in the process of putting it together now and need to know whether to use swivel wheels or 2 fixed/2 swivel. At the end where you swivel it around freely suggests that you used swivel wheels for all four. Is that so?
Very nice. I also noticed what appeared to be a dust port beneath the saw. Please tell us which model saw that is, and more about that ‘dust port’.
Dustin simple practical design. I too have A CRAFTSMAN but with a direct drive motor. Hey $50 for me was afffordable. I'm in the final cutting and assembling stage. My only question is the length of the 2 push locking pieces. Thank you
Looks good but does it put a lot of stress on the castors? I got that exact same saw except i got 3/4” steel wings and a 150 lb band saw on top where the table saw would go.. retrofitted it but damn things about 400 lbs now and cant get castors to stay underneath it.. always end up breaking off everytime i go to move it.. and dont want it rollable all the time cuz itd end up running me over or something..
Like your design. What kind of fence are you using. Need a decent, but affordable rip fence for my new/old Craftsman 113 table saw.
Genius!
Genius
Exactly what i was looking for. Thanks so much. Now if you would upload a sketchup plan for it, I'd send you some money.
Richard Tidyman dimensions are going to be based on the dimensions of your tablesaw legs.
Neat. I'm thinking about adapting this to my new (old) unisaw. That bastard's about 500lbs, and the bottom's enclosed, so I'd need to move the lift mechanism. Or make two levers - one on each side. I also don't like the idea of lifting and supporting the entire weight of the saw on screws (holding the 1x4's in, and on the hinges), so I'm going to have to give that some thought too.
Brad Roy you may check out Matthias Wandel’s channel. He’s made a couple videos regarding caster bases for various equipment. One of them being a cabinet saw. Jimmy Diresta also made a base for his old cabinet saw.
Brilliant work mate. Do you have the plans? 1:1 if possible? That would be amazing
Thanks. I do not have plans as the measurements would be different for every saw. Thanks for watching.
Wow! Thanks for showing your saw base! So much better than the junk sold for $40 by Northern Tool with the itty bitty wheels that choke when I try to roll the saw over a small bump in my driveway. The only question (dumb, if I didn't ask) : would you have used 4" casters, if you had them?
Jeffrey Wong you could maybe get away with 4" casters, but they'll make the angle of the step board steeper, which may cause some issues unless the base is wider than mine.
Im in the process of building this as we speak. In the final stages. 1 question. Does the 1x2 that sides inside the groove in the 2x4 go all the way in the groove flush? Thanks for your help.
robertintexas Yes. Since 1x material is actually only 3/4" thick, just cut a 3/4" deep dado in the underside of the 2x4 lever.
Thanks for the quick reply. I'll actually have to go a little deeper since I bought a thin strip of flat aluminum at Lowe's to facilitate a slicker slide.
Great design. One question, did you rout the 2x4 to completely fit the 1 by inside it?
+Roger Blythe Thanks. I just roughed it out with the tablesaw so the slot was just a bit wider than the 1X. The depth of the slot will accommodate the thickness of the 1X.
Way to go
Great design. One question.... does the regular movement of the saw up and down knock it out of alignment easily?
tonyflynn25 I’ve never had an issue.
@@DustinRogersinMO thanks for the prompt reply
How does your latch system work? I tried the same thing, it won’t stay
I have that same saw. I noticed a vacuum hose, but the saw didn't have any type of dust collection when new. Can you show what is being used to collect the dust?
Nice build by the way.
Pro1er it’s funny that you brought this up. I spent last night working on my saw to come up with a different dust collection method. I plan on making a video about it soon. When I get it posted, I’ll comment the video link here.
Cool, thanks!
what do you have under the saw for sawdust capture? I see a hose hanging down... Is there some sort of a collector trap?
It was a square plastic funnel type thing. It was on the saw when I bought it used. Not sure what company originally sold it. It didn’t work very well though.
I like yours better than others on here. Yours is simple and the 3 inch casters must roll better than 1 1/2 inch ones.
+classic287 oh yes, the larger casters are a big improvement. Thanks for watching.
Dustin Rogers, I finally made that on my table saw. It works great...
On the 2x4 I just put a strip of tin and some on the end of the inner piece of wood its as smooth as anything in the action
Just rub candle wax over the touching parts.
Where did you get idea? Are there more detailed plans out there anywhere? Thanks.
Blue Cow I don’t recall exactly where I saw it, but there were no detailed plans. It was either a series of photos or a short video. I just figured it out based on that.
Just wanted to make sure that the table saw stand just sits on the wooden frame gussets and not anchored down, correct?
Correct. It’s just sitting on the wooden gussets
@@DustinRogersinMO Thanx. Plan on making one for my table saw ,seems like a good idea and am tired of wrestling with mine every time I want to move it!
Just one other question, it looks like the foot lever mechanism isn't centered between the legs. Does it make any difference if it offset like yours , or centered. Thank you!
Nope. Shouldn’t matter. My saw originally had a dust chute that hung down so I built around that.
@@DustinRogersinMO Okay thanks!
For less friction, how about a wheel or roller where the compound levers meet rather than just a slide groove?
Cincinnatus you could, but I’ve never had any friction issues. Besides, nothing a little paste wax can’t take care of.
That looks familiar
+Uhlan I knew I had seen a video about it. It's a wonderful setup, now if only my garage floor were level to keep the saw from rocking...
You could set it up so the saw's adjustable feet stick through so you can, well, adjust them. If you tend to use the saw in the same general spot, you wouldn't have to adjust them by much or often.
I had a wavy wood floored shed when I made mine and just shoved a wedge under a corner.
Good idea with the wedge.
Good idea with the wedge.
I want to figure out how to morph this design into a beer keg dolly.
I'm not sure this design would be suitable. You'd have to move the lever arm to the outside of the keg or have the keg sitting much higher. You may check Mathias Wandel's channel (or website www.woodgears.ca/mobile_base/index.html) he's made several variations of mobile bases that my adapt to your beer keg better.
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Awesome information. Thank you greatly, Dustin. You’ve got my mind churning.
Fell asleep too much waffle.