Simple Retractable Casters for Workbench
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ค. 2021
- Watch as I turn a heavy workbench into something I can move around easily whenever I want using the simplest of mechanisms.
Workbench build video: • How to Build an Easy, ...
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Gahh my comment keeps on getting deleted (maybe because I added links where I wanted to show you the photos of the build). I actually implemented this (female here) and it worked out terrific. Thank you so much! I was sure it was not going to work for me, but it did and I was so proud I got it to work.
I'm in Australia and couldn't find those hinges but I found the butt hinges in the hardware store were fine without needing to take out pins. I looked at numerous videos with similar concepts but yours was by far the clearest, affordable and cleverest in my opinion because it was so simple! I really love your channel and your presenting style.
You have helped me learn how you need to install wood to concrete/bricks. I really hope your channel takes off because you deserve it to. Thanks again!
I've actually got a chronic illness so anything that helps reduce moving tables/lifting manually really helps me.
Well thank you so much for your comments and I'm glad the project work out well for you - it's very nice to here others doing the same.
Welcome aboard - nice to have viewers from the other side of the world!
@@ProperDIY 🙂😊👌
@@nomuu6770 Austyle 85 x 60 x 2mm Black Stainless Steel Removable Pin Hinge bunnings $3 just gotta add "+removable" to your browser search.
aussies represent.
@@John-gm8ty thanks at the time I just went into bunnings and searched high and low, also due to corona lots of stock isn’t on the shop floor due to shipment issues. I will definitely go online for hinges next time 👍🏼
@@John-gm8ty Thank you so much for this - I was wondering the same! Off to bunnings I go..
A well explained idea by a level headed and soft-spoken wood worker with a penchant for loud inappropriate music queues...
That’s not Proper DIY... it’s Proper bloody genius! You’ve channelled the expertise of the craftsman of yesteryear with this one.
Well thank you very much!
This problem has been bothering me for months, and I hadn't thought of a solution that works well enough. I have also seen LOADS of videos trying to tackle the same problem, and this is by far the simplest and best option. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it helped
Agree, excellent solution!
The way it latches and unlatches is so simple its brilliant.
This is genius. And far more entertaining than a video of an older British gentleman doing woodworking has any right to be.
Hello, I'm from Brazil, and I was looking for a solution like this! Congratulations on the video, another subscriber! And I'm sure I'll learn more from your channel!
Surprisingly simple and easy. I'm glad I found this because I was overthinking a solution for the same problem.
¡Un aplauso! 👏
Llevo un par de meses buscando una solución como esta y la encontré.
Saludos desde Santiago de Chile.
Usted es un Maestro de Maestros.
I can see why your channel has grown at an exponential rate! Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks, will do!
I had no woodwork at school or anywhere else. But im slowly resurrecting my dads workshop and learning everything I can from TH-cam. yours is my favourite channel by far. I love how clear, concise and to the point you are and with your engineers background your precision and explanations are inspiring. thanks so much. I cant wait to do this to my dear dads bench that he built so many years ago. I feel sure he would approve. x
now that's what i call using your brain to work things out, there is no better Computer on Earth, 10/10 Mate
Serious tip from stage carpenter with 20+ years of experience: Get yourself a bit holder with a chuck. Like, really. There's no reason for getting annoyed with bits sticking in the screw and you having to pull the bit out and back in the holder again. These are the only bit holders we use at work, though we do keep a single magnetic only bit holder for when we have to put screws in deep holes. I promise your day will improve with a chuck!
I like these videos, they compliment Pouse, ultimate handyman, restoration couple, charlie DIYte, Chris Longhurst, that Geordie from Gosforth what's his face?, plumberparts and Peter Millard.
Thank you. It is very strange to be included in a list of the people I've been watching for a number of years!
Another great vid. Seriously mate - this channel is WAY better than the DIY cr@p on the telly!!
Glad you think so!
There are ready to use casters that lift but they are hideously expensive. Great idea you have here. Great vid.
What can say but: PLAUSIBLE, FANTASTIC, GREAT ect.!
What a clever and simple design. I only found your channel a few days ago but it is already one of my favourites. You explain what you are doing and the thinking behind it so well.
Thank you very much for your comment - much appreciated
This caster installation video came up at the perfect time! I just finished my workbench a couple days ago.
I'm glad it helped
I admire your imagination. Retractable castor is a really good idea.
You just seem like the friendliest man ever.
This has quickly become my fave TH-cam channel. Love it. Love the vids! A proper inspiration!
Well thank you very much.
"MFI" blast from the past had our bathroom from there, makes me think it's time for a new one looking a bit tired now😆
Sorry to have potentially cost you a bathroom!
Remember Texas the DIY store well i bought my ceiling rose from there many years ago pastel colours were not popular in the sixties so the one i bought was bright yellow, yes you have guessed it I got my Yellow Rose from Texas.
Simple ideas are usually the best. Thanks for sharing it. Very grateful.
Love your prototyping approach and as-you-go problem solving. True skill. Thanks for sharing.
Great idea and seems easy to do. My dad when he was with us used to say to me..... "Don't chuck it out son, it'll come in handy even if you never use it"!! 😁 Your metal catch from mfi reminded me of that
Exactly right - only problem is finding the stuff when you need it!
@@ProperDIY can relate to that 😂 keep doin this. I look forwards to it weekly. Thankyou
What makes this such a valuable piece of information (e.g., tool in my pocket!) is how simple it is once implemented. I am sure it was by no means "obvious" initially. Kudos to Proper DIY for thinking up the concept and explaining it in very easy-to-follow explanation. (That too sounds easy but is much harder than you would think to learn.) Thanks for sharing.
Make sure you purchase the “Blickle” version of this recommended caster type. Key is “rolling resistance and compression set” both attributes you depend on with this application. Blickle is far superior than the “Chinese” version.
Fantastic concept for easy bench portability, exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for these videos, they are a joy to watch as well as incredibly useful!
I built mine today ... and promptly took the workbench on a rolling tour through out of my studio space and around the communal woodshop.
This is the type of stuff I l like to see! Simple, smart and effective. No need to overcomplicate a functional build. Well done.
Thank you very much. That's the aim
I did not think it was going to come out that good. Well done.
Thank you
What a great mechanism - simple and effective, and less "heavy duty" than I was expecting would be needed!
This was the final part of my future workbench. Super simple, love it!
Bloody brilliant idea, well explained and demonstrated. I have been looking at doing this to an older type bench for years but never getting around to trying anything. Thanks for posting and as they say, “ Using someone else’s idea is a form of flattery”. All the best.
Absolutely! Learn and get as many tips as poss then modify to suit your situation!
That's pretty ingenious. Nice one. 👍
Glad you like it!
You've just transcended to genius level by proving all the best ideas are pretty simple. I've saved this one for when the workbench gets completed. Thank you, Stuart 👍🏻
Built this for my bench, works a treat. Such elegance in its simplicity
You are very fast becoming one of my favourite channels, keep it up 👍
Thanks, will do!
Me too
This is absolutely brilliant, and perfect timing for me. I'm currently in the process of re-building my 20 year old solid hardwood work bench and this is a feature that I've always wanted to add. Such a perfectly simple solution. I'll definitely be adding it to my new bench.
Good stuff!
To think that I bought a commercial solution for my workbench, when I could have just as easily made one like this! I will definitely do this for my next bench (or perhaps a dolly for my table saw)!
Go for it!
Genius idea ! You can take the man out of engineering but you can’t take engineering out of the man 😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you! 100% correct!
If only we had teachers like you in school these days. !!. Or for that matter when I was at school .
Hi Stuart .... just found you and really excited about your mobile workbench. Now I can’t wait to get my hooligan workbench off the ground so to speak. Such a brilliant idea and so much easier than many others that I have looked at on you tube ... Your straightforward calm and detailed approach is a joy to behold, so many thanks for your time in making and sharing these tutorials, you’re an inspiration
Thank you for your comments and welcome
Doesn't get any simpler than that 👍 great idea
What an elegant solution, I’m definitely implementing it on my table.
perfect for my workshop! thanks!
Great to hear!
Wow! Fantastic design. I love the amount of care that went into designing something so simple yet highly effective 😊
That's such a clever solution to a common problem, thank you for sharing your skill and knowledge.
For the locking mechanism, I was thinking a vertical board hinged to the "top" board that you press on. It can be flipped into place to wedge against the upper frame.
?? Sounds interesting but I'm not "seeing" it. Can you link to a graphic or video?
Very clever! I like your subject matter, presentation, videoing and editing.
You have a really great channel. If only I could be that smart I wouldn’t be living in Australia! 🤣
Well thank you! Someone's got to live there!
@@ProperDIY Yep...just us convicts!
I don't know the name of it, but there's a mechanism that can be pushed downward like you have, but when you push it past the horizontal-center, it will lock in place. When you push it back up over the horizontal-center, it unlocks. That removes the need for an additional lock. I'm sure the complexity goes up a bit, but saves having to mess with a lock. Regardless, nicely executed. Thank you for sharing.
That's really ingenious. I love that little holding latch at the end, great idea.
Great video and really useful idea. I reckon you could dispense with the music though. 🙏🏻
Really excellent quality vlog...
It always seems to me that if one feels a to add music then there might be something wrong with the video. My own (very old) vlogs are mostly still-montage, with no sound effects... but I tried to get the music to add to the pictures, not just to fill an audio gap.
My favourite vlogs allow us to listen to the work being done - planing sounds can be very relaxing.
I'll be checking your channel - for more good ideas.
MFI !!! Oh god.. I remember that shop. I remember one of the employees telling me it stood for Made For Idiots as a joke.. But I was too young to even comprehend his answer at the time.
Yes, a long time ago!
Finally got rid of a piece from MFI that we used as office storage and stationary that we took delivery of a week before they folded. Just replaced it with with a pair of "Billy" bookcases from IKEA. :D
@@retiree1033 There's nothing like a Billy bookcase! They must have sold millions of them
Man after my own heart, making life easy for yourself - making the little blocks for fitting etc👍
YES! Stuart! I just found this video and it is EXACTLY what I have been looking for. It's simple and effective! Thank you, sir!
Loved it....but you could do without the music. Tool sounds are better.
Elegant, simple, cheap, easy to use. What's not to like 😀.
This is so clever & efficient yet simple that it surpassed 'smart' level and directly landed on 'genius' level.
Just came across this. Bloody brilliant gonna use this one for sure. I have a single garage wood shop and constantly have to move things. You sire have just made my life a whole lot easier :)
Loved it! I thought it would be nice to have castors available to move a workbench but had no ideas how to design something convenient, and workable. Thanks for sharing.
Love the simple design! Thank you for sharing. Exactly what I'm looking for bench mobility!
Glad it was helpful!
excellent solution and even better installed👋👋👋....no more headaches moving heavy-duty workshop tables/cabinets around.
One of the reasons that I like your channel so much is that we seem to have the same thought of how work should be done. As I've tried to teach the people around me, "Work smarter not harder!"
Spot on info and demo, I shall use this system as it’s the most simple and easiest to make of all that I have looked at. Thanks.
Brilliant design and easy to implement! I also like and learn quite a few things when you explain the issues and solutions. Thank very much!
Really like how you showed your thought process as you went along. Great idea and it's something I've wanted to implement for a while now.
Glad you enjoyed it!
much simpler latching idea! Good one!
I came across your TH-cam posting after I had built a saw table. My table wasn’t as heavy as your bench so I modified it made it out of narrower timber having found a superb source for 50mm hinges. Brilliant idea, clearly explained and works well. Thank you.
Great idea, very simple but very effective and a very DIY friendly project!
Thanks for sharing.
I built my workbench to be able to hold and engine block and installed 350lb rated wheels with incredible strong locks that make it impossible to move unless I want to move it. It 20 years old and never once have I had a problem with it.
Very simple solution for a boring problem. I will use your idea.
Great idea! Thanks a lot, that's exactly what I was looking for. Simple, easy to make and functional. Bravo.
I love the simplicity of this solution! Well done!
Thank you
Brilliant. Simplicity is the best way to go. You could have spent many pounds on gizmos that do the same job as your recycled hinges! Love the attention to detail. Great little project that I'll keep in mind for the future!
Ok, I've watched well over a dozen videos on DIY retractable casters, this is by far the most simple and easy to make. No need for complicated locking mechanisms, large dowels, curved cuts, or attaching larger levers on the outside. Just some 2x4, hinges and a simple L bracket. Wow
As an engineer it's my job to make things as simple as poss - less to go wrong!
Elegant cheap solution. Brilliant! Rummaging thru my Ikea entrails for parts and get this done... Cheers!
That´s what I´m looking for! Simple, cheap and easy to built. - Thank you!
No problem
Love the simplicity of this solution and the IKEA bracket, I have a box of those too!
Nice one!
I love the simplicity of this mechanism. Proper and affordable!
Thanks
EXCEPTIONAL solution! This is the definition of an elegant design. Simple, few parts, few failure points, intuitive, and does exactly what it was designed for. Bravo!
Thank you
This is so simple, yet so effective. Love it!
Glad you like it!
This video was recommended by YT. Why is beyond me but, I'm happy that it did so because your genius method has just solved the very problem upon which I have been working. I've been beating my head against the wall trying to come up with a solution to this problem and here it is right in front of me. I MAY have eventually thought of something similar but, I'd probably would have become a major investor in Excedrin for the headaches, too.
Thank you for a very well done video and for solving my problem.
It appears that you may have some more good ideas so I'm definitely going to be checking out more of your videos. You now have me very curious about what you've done.
Wow GENIUS at work - this is fantastic! Love the recess invention.
Love this. I don't have any Ikea so I put a board on a hinge and just push it over the top board to keep it in place.
Love everything about this project, well done.
What a simple solution, bravo! 👏
Absolutely love the simplicity of this idea, and the minimal amount of materials needed. Excellent work, and well thought-out and explained. Thanks for sharing; you have a new subscriber.
My compliment. I watched many videos and collected ideas on this issue. But your solution is the way to go for me. Outstanding simple to use and hopefully to build. Furthermore I like how you explain the process of creating this including the tips and advices for details of the solution. This makes a big difference compared to other DIY ideas on youtube. Many thanks to you.
Great design. That simple latch is just what I needed!
Thank you.
You are welcome!
Simple and elegant. Cant ask for more.
Thank you! Cheers!
Cor! that’s brilliant!
Probably the best lift yet. Thanks.
I agree!
Thanks for this! It's exactly what I was thinking of how to do when I do build my benches, esp since I need to rest them against the wall. This certainly would make it much simpler to do so.
Absolutely genius idea
Hey thanks for the great idea- it's a solid and economical solution that now has my bandsaw gliding around the shop.
I followed your steps in this video and it worked flawlessly! Thank you so much for making this! Keep up the great work!
That is really good to hear
Simply....Brilliant!
Love it! I'm building a heavy workbench currently and will try this out. Thanks for sharing :-)
No problem
What a great video. Like many others I've been thinking about how to solve this problem, and you've done that for us. Really well explained too. Thanks 👍
Simplicity is King!!