Every video on YT should be like this one: starts with a brilliant idea, and presents it quickly and simply, without junk, fluff, rambling, or annoying music. Well done, sir!
Thank you for sharing, Jim. This is such a simple and easy solution that virtually everyone already has the stuff for. I may use this on the bench I am building right now.
Thank you Jim. Was just about to spend £60 on lifting casters. This is so unbelievably simple. Will be building on your design tomorrow. Your'e a genius.
This is simply a great idea. I am in the process of making my benches and cabinets on casters. This is something I will definitely use. Thanks for sharing!!!
One of those why didn't I think of that, anyhow, I am going to use your EXCELLENT caster idea in my workshop . Simple , and most effective. Thank you Jim M.
Great idea, Jim. I like that there's no "toe trap" to worry about, plus you don't have to stand on one foot and flip anything with the other. That's been the way of it on most other designs I've seen. Thanks!
That’s a great design! So much simpler than many others I’ve seen and every bit as effective. Great job! Thank you! FWIW, bungees lose their stretchiness over time in hot climates like where I live, so I’m going to build them with long springs from HD. Cheers!
5/20/2019 USA Grandpa Bill: Jim, thank you. This is a gift that keeps on giving through the years to new viewers. Your idea is effective, clever, cheap, useful. Thank you for showing it.
i just watched maybe a dozen or so videos on different retractable casters designs and this one is probably the best one. the simplest and most effective. and if there is a bunch of weight on top and you can't give it a little lift, you can easily use a 2x4 as a lever to pop it up quick
Some solutions are so simple, you wonder why you didn't think of them yourself...but that is why I am on the tube right now!!! Well done Mr. Marino...thanks for sharing!
Yes indeed. So good to have concise and precise explanations, without non necessary and often annoying background music. No two grains of wheat bundled with two bags of chaff here! Thank you so much 👍🏻🤓
I just spent over an hour on the internet looking for the right locking/leveling caster, and considering spending a lot of $$$ on them, for the workbench I'm building. Looks like I found my solution. Thank you, I salute you!
I'm just in the process of looking for a way to install caster wheels on one of my two new workbenches and keeping the price down. Sir, you have shown how I can do it. Simple project, little cost, brilliant idea. My hat's off to you, Mr. Marino.
I made a copy of this and fitted it to my work-benches. Although it works well, of course - here's a hint for others who want to retrofit to an existing bench... In hindsight, I would have made up each wheel as a unit mounted onto a right-angle frame made from 2 pieces of the same wood as the levers, but cut a bit longer. Then I could have screwed the completed units to the leg and upper support piece corner more comfortably & quickly than I did. As it was, no matter where you swing them, it is very difficult to screw both hinges in place due to the 2 lever pieces overlapping each other (both hinges sit inside a square that they form). One would block access to the screws for the other. I ended up putting each second hinge in with a stubby screwdriver - very slow and uncomfortable. Had I made them up as units, I could have just screwed the backing plates together at the corner once the hinges were mounted to each plate, then mounted them to the bench via pre-drilled screw holes at accessible places (ie not in the hinged levers area). Lesson learned!
Very simple and it works! I have seen many different ways of doing it but this is the one I will be using on my workbench and tables. Thanks for sharing.
I'm so happy i found this. OMG, i almost built something else. Yours is the best by far. Thank you, and as others have commented, fabulous presentation. Show the problem, show the solution.
Hello Mr. Jim Martino, My name is Gianni Barbieri and I live in Belgium. I adapted your caster system on my saw and router frame. It works very well. A big thank you for this great idea.
Perfect! Thanks for sharing this brilliantly simple and effective design. I was looking for something that levered up onto the wheels, due to my wife once having to move (drag) benches while I was temp'ry incapacitated, but I can just make a simple foot-operated lever out of 2 bits of scrap wood & hang it on the end since that will be rarely used.
By far this is the clever, easy and cheapest way to move your work bench , thank you sir for sharing this , love it and I was thinking to buy some caster wheel wish is going to cost me $ 100 after your video I going to used what I got at home , thanks again.
Hello again. Finally got it !!!!~ Funny how one can look at something and just not see the simple answer. Suddenly got the AHAAA HAAAA moment. Now it works like a charm. Thanks for the great video Jim.
Every video on YT should be like this one: starts with a brilliant idea, and presents it quickly and simply, without junk, fluff, rambling, or annoying music. Well done, sir!
Nothing more frustrating than 30mins of music and watching stupid stuff to get 2mins of useful information.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Exactly! Especially the ones that start with some unneeded comic acts
+1 A beautifully simple design.
So called Designer
This is by far the easiest and simplest of all i have seen. And it’s not in the way of anything. I might have to copy you. Thank you very much.
It's absolutely infuriating how simple and effective this are.
infuriating?
Probably the best, easiest, simplest, quickest method I've found so far! Brilliant!
That’s freaking brilliant! Thank you!
As soon as you started moving the bungee cords my mouth fell open, and I couldn't stop smiling. Brilliant!
Elegant mechanism, and a video that truly respects the viewer. First class!
This is one the best, simple designs I’ve ever seen. Very clever. Thank you sharing this.
Incredibly simple and absolutely effective! Love it!
Sweet ! Nice work Jim ! So simple, effective and inexpensive ! Thanks for sharing !
Thanks for the idea. gotta love simple, elegant solutions. Doing this for my workbench today.
So simple,so cheap,so brilliant. Thanks,i'm gonna use it on my table saw!
You should have seen my reaction ! Absolutely brilliant solution!
Thank you for sharing, Jim. This is such a simple and easy solution that virtually everyone already has the stuff for. I may use this on the bench I am building right now.
You sir, are a real man of genius ! Thank you and well done!
So clever. I'm designing my bench now and will give those a try when it's done. THANK YOU!
Jim, that is just brilliant!
Well done, sir!
Absolute genius. I've been looking for exactly this. Simple and effective. Thanks for sharing!
absolutely ingenious! Love it, thank you very much. This is so much simpler than anything else I've been looking at for a DIY solution.
I’ve been looking for an answer to putting retractable casters on my very heavy bench and this it. Incredible!
Now THAT is a slick idea - thanks for sharing it Jim!
Absolutely brilliant. As another has said, also love how quickly and clearly the video is presented. Kudos!
Very clever! Thanks for taking the time to share this!
Thank you very much! This is the best way to do retractable casters i found on youtube.
BRILLIANT ! Saved and will be incorporating them into our outdoor bar design. Thank you !
Thank you Jim.
Was just about to spend £60 on lifting casters.
This is so unbelievably simple.
Will be building on your design tomorrow.
Your'e a genius.
Jim, Haven't seen such an elegant solution in a long time. Well done, sir!
This is simply a great idea. I am in the process of making my benches and cabinets on casters. This is something I will definitely use. Thanks for sharing!!!
One of those why didn't I think of that, anyhow, I am going to use your EXCELLENT caster idea in my workshop .
Simple , and most effective. Thank you Jim M.
Brilliant, simply brilliant! Thank you for sharing!!
Like so many others have said, this is great! Simple cost effective solution to a real problem. I too will be putting these on my bench
Great idea, Jim. I like that there's no "toe trap" to worry about, plus you don't have to stand on one foot and flip anything with the other. That's been the way of it on most other designs I've seen. Thanks!
That is an awesome solution. Simple and effective. Thanks!
This is so simple and straightforward, it's Great! Thank You
Thank you so much, very simple and elegant and most importantly inexpensive. Little bit of genius thrown in there, much appreciated
That’s a great design! So much simpler than many others I’ve seen and every bit as effective. Great job! Thank you! FWIW, bungees lose their stretchiness over time in hot climates like where I live, so I’m going to build them with long springs from HD. Cheers!
5/20/2019 USA Grandpa Bill: Jim, thank you. This is a gift that keeps on giving through the years to new viewers. Your idea is effective, clever, cheap, useful. Thank you for showing it.
What a brilliant idea!
I have to change my folding table casters like you've done, right today.
this is great. Simple and effective. Congrats and thanks for sharing the idea!
I love it! Brilliantly simple and efficient
Well done Jim, I think that's an excellent solution
I think I will use the same idea for my (rather heavy) project
Thank you for posting this
Fantastic idea, thank you for telling us about it.
I’m going to try your idea, thank you.
From Missouri
That's just brilliant! Love it!
Brilliant and simple idea,I used it on my table saw station a little bit different but it was your video that inspired it, thank you
Really appreciate you sharing this, so simple effective and inexpensive. Brilliant.
i just watched maybe a dozen or so videos on different retractable casters designs and this one is probably the best one.
the simplest and most effective.
and if there is a bunch of weight on top and you can't give it a little lift, you can easily use a 2x4 as a lever to pop it up quick
I wasn’t born creative. You clearly were. Thank you for sharing. My quest to find this solution is over.
This is incredible! Definitely gonna use this idea! Excellent work sir!
Clever and simple. Thanks!
Buddy that's brilliant and so simple! Well done!
Beautiful, exactly what I'll do to my workbench thank you so much, appreciated much
Some solutions are so simple, you wonder why you didn't think of them yourself...but that is why I am on the tube right now!!! Well done Mr. Marino...thanks for sharing!
Omg! I love you right now! You sir are a brilliant brilliant man!
Yes indeed. So good to have concise and precise explanations, without non necessary and often annoying background music. No two grains of wheat bundled with two bags of chaff here!
Thank you so much 👍🏻🤓
Great Idea !!! I think this is the ticket for my bench !
Thanks.
Vic--Canada
That’s straight incredible. Fantastic idea!
Now, why didn't I think of that.. This is brilliant. Thanks for sharing!
I just spent over an hour on the internet looking for the right locking/leveling caster, and considering spending a lot of $$$ on them, for the workbench I'm building. Looks like I found my solution. Thank you, I salute you!
I'm just in the process of looking for a way to install caster wheels on one of my two new workbenches and keeping the price down. Sir, you have shown how I can do it. Simple project, little cost, brilliant idea. My hat's off to you, Mr. Marino.
Probably the most intelligent solution. Bravo.
I made a copy of this and fitted it to my work-benches. Although it works well, of course - here's a hint for others who want to retrofit to an existing bench...
In hindsight, I would have made up each wheel as a unit mounted onto a right-angle frame made from 2 pieces of the same wood as the levers, but cut a bit longer. Then I could have screwed the completed units to the leg and upper support piece corner more comfortably & quickly than I did.
As it was, no matter where you swing them, it is very difficult to screw both hinges in place due to the 2 lever pieces overlapping each other (both hinges sit inside a square that they form). One would block access to the screws for the other. I ended up putting each second hinge in with a stubby screwdriver - very slow and uncomfortable. Had I made them up as units, I could have just screwed the backing plates together at the corner once the hinges were mounted to each plate, then mounted them to the bench via pre-drilled screw holes at accessible places (ie not in the hinged levers area). Lesson learned!
Very simple and it works! I have seen many different ways of doing it but this is the one I will be using on my workbench and tables. Thanks for sharing.
Hi, I see you commented on this 4 years ago. Did you ever incorporate it. If so, how has it worked out?
I just built this. You man are a genius. It works so well. Thanks
Thanks...good to know others find this valuable.👍
This is brilliant - no fancy hardware just basic stuff + ingenuity = Perfect Solution. Thanks for sharing,
Hey this isnt rocket science but you are my hero after watching this video. Many thanks from the Netherlands !
Mr. Marino your solution is engineering of the very first line. Wow!!!
That is brilliant! It's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
I'm so happy i found this. OMG, i almost built something else. Yours is the best by far. Thank you, and as others have commented, fabulous presentation. Show the problem, show the solution.
Hello Mr. Jim Martino,
My name is Gianni Barbieri and I live in Belgium.
I adapted your caster system on my saw and router frame. It works very well.
A big thank you for this great idea.
Thank you Gianni.
Brilliant! Nothing better than a good simple idea.
Ingenious! You obviously work for NASA! Thanks for sharing.
Pretty slick! Looks like a good system for my table saw, and still get to use the space underneath.
You sir, are a brilliant human being
Just brilliant! Thank you. I'll put this on my workbench
Simply perfect Thank you!
That is the best kind of genius! Simple, smart. 👍👍👍
Great idea with a nice design!. Nice safety boots too!. Thanks for sharing!
Perfect! Thanks for sharing this brilliantly simple and effective design.
I was looking for something that levered up onto the wheels, due to my wife once having to move (drag) benches while I was temp'ry incapacitated, but I can just make a simple foot-operated lever out of 2 bits of scrap wood & hang it on the end since that will be rarely used.
Nicely done! Simple and effective!
What a brilliant design!
Awesome idea. Great video!! Thanks man
By far this is the clever, easy and cheapest way to move your work bench , thank you sir for sharing this , love it and I was thinking to buy some caster wheel wish is going to cost me $ 100 after your video I going to used what I got at home , thanks again.
Usted sí que se lleva el foco de oro tan simple y sencillo gracias por su genial idea saludos desde Lima Lima peru
Thank you for sharing this, it is elegant in its simplicity!
That's really clever. So basically you can use any caster of your choice. That's really useful.
Hello again.
Finally got it !!!!~
Funny how one can look at something and just not see the simple answer. Suddenly got the AHAAA HAAAA moment. Now it works like a charm. Thanks for the great video Jim.
Very impressive, Jim! Nice work!
This is the only decent DIY retractable wheels system I have found in YT.
That's the one tyvm, watched a dozen videos and yours is the best :)
Very simple, effective and easy. Nice!
Simple, efficient, I will definitely save this info for later. Great idea!
Great idea man!!! Simple and effective.
The simpler system I found! Ingenious.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
Ingenious! Well presented! Thanks!
Brilliantly simple!
Great idea. I'll be doing this for my small mill table project.
when you look at it, the doubts start start rushing in like Vesuvio took Pompeii ,then you made it all worth watching ..great job Compa
perfect! exactly what I've been looking for.
You’re a genius! thanks for sharing!