How to Make Retractable Casters

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Wildman Tech

Wildman Tech

Күн бұрын

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@robertturner557
@robertturner557 7 жыл бұрын
I love this. Back in the 1980's, I did something similar, yet very crude compared to what you've accomplished. This was a time when most of us homebrew robotocists used either differential drive/steering motors or separate drive and steering motors. I preferred the latter most of the time even though differential possessed motions completely unique to it. I thus built an octagonal (135 degree angles) base and gave it differential drive/steering motors. The two wheels that were normally casters in such an arrangement, one at front and one at back were connected via a steering linkage and could also be used for steering, or as you have displayed here, they could be retracted giving the device purely differential steering - it was the best of both worlds. Before anyone states the obvious, there were four ball casters that always served to balance the machine. Whether I'd do something like that in the days of omni wheels would likely be a big negative - but it was great 2.5 decades or so ago :) I am a new subscriber - love your work.
@bixxkailey4351
@bixxkailey4351 2 жыл бұрын
Nice work wildman I really like your attitude
@dwaynethompson1885
@dwaynethompson1885 5 жыл бұрын
I am considering something like these but I want one set of caster and lock assemblies to be detachable (from separate mount plate, maybe) so I can use them one more than one piece of equipment. Y'know, move one work bench, transfer the casters to the second workbench, and so forth. Great work. I love your comment near the end. "I love being able to make stuff!"
@stevebreland389
@stevebreland389 7 жыл бұрын
Wow. Very clever. I admire your ability to analyze a problem and engineer a solution. Great work. Thanks.
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 7 жыл бұрын
Good artists borrow, great artists steal! ~ Picasso
@kodiakwoodworks9359
@kodiakwoodworks9359 7 жыл бұрын
Wildman Tech I just loved that video. The best part was at the end when you held the finished product up and you had so much pride on your face. I felt so happy for you. I do the same things as you just did and I too, have had many of those moments thankfully. I'm happy because I am going to take that idea and use it on my work bench. It is going to be so nice to not have to bull that thing around any more. Thank you so much for sharing you skills and I wish you many many more moments like this. God bless you.
@ramonatemple786
@ramonatemple786 7 жыл бұрын
Awesome recognize those Casters wish we saw this video BEFORE we replaced the casters on my little utility cart in my craft room .The cart will house my new grinder buffer! We agree we love that we can make things.
@steveh8724
@steveh8724 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting to watch and might work for really light duty. Would not trust for anything very heavy though. Years ago my approach was to just place non-retractable non-swivel casters on the two legs on one end such that the wheels would only touch the ground when the other end of the stand was raised (kind of like a wheel barrow). When one end lifted slightly, the stand rolled on the two fixed wheels. When lowered, all 4 legs are on the ground and the casters are off the ground.
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 5 жыл бұрын
Well the saw only weighs 80 pounds. The best solution I've found so far is on my welding table. Cast iron wheels with precision-fit wheel chalks.
@arnaldodoiarnaldo9965
@arnaldodoiarnaldo9965 3 жыл бұрын
Wildman, that was amazing, thank you for sharing!
@RustyGlovebox
@RustyGlovebox 7 жыл бұрын
That is a slick job and works like a charm.
@joeyaklic9002
@joeyaklic9002 5 жыл бұрын
“I make my own” lol. And that’s why we enjoy watching your videos! This was really helpful thank you. I happened to notice the mount you made for your portable bandsaw. I can’t tell if there’s another stabilizing bar on the other side, but I think it’s the nicest and cleanest one I’ve seen so far. Do you have a video showing how you made it? If not, would be a great future video!
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 5 жыл бұрын
You're not the first to ask about the bandsaw hangar. All I did was bolt a piece of square tubing on where the front handle was and jam it into one of the tubes that makes my table top. It's held in place with a wedge. I use it quite a lot and in most videos, it gives a pretty good view of the entire setup. Very simple. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@davebashford3753
@davebashford3753 7 жыл бұрын
Those swiveling casters don't roll very well if the bearing isn't absolutely horizontal, and a heavy load like a table saw is going to make that worse. You also need to account for the angle of splay on the machine's legs. To be useful, your mechanism needs to be adjustable. I have a similar set of factory made casters and the only reason I haven't replaced them with a simple scrap wood mechanism like those on my other machines is I never move that machine.
@tymoyers5902
@tymoyers5902 6 жыл бұрын
I really like your porta band idea !
@mibrahi05
@mibrahi05 8 ай бұрын
Well done. Any other notes you want to share with us? I saw you adjusting the width of the caster back and forth.
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 8 ай бұрын
You just want to make sure the swivel of the caster is parallel to the ground.
@malcolmoxley1274
@malcolmoxley1274 6 жыл бұрын
So glad you made this video because I made the same only out of ply and hardwood,you only have to try to acheive is my moto well done sir
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 6 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see them. Are you on Instagram?
@malcolmoxley1274
@malcolmoxley1274 6 жыл бұрын
no but I'll see if I can get my daughter to try
@genaldocaspaarteseferramen9825
@genaldocaspaarteseferramen9825 7 жыл бұрын
Até que enfim achei alguém que realmente se interessou a enssinar algo tão essencial,obrigado 😀
@Aalsayyed
@Aalsayyed 7 жыл бұрын
very nice job. i always wanted to build casters for router table.
@gregperez7367
@gregperez7367 Жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thanks!
@tinycuisine6544
@tinycuisine6544 3 жыл бұрын
"l love knowing how to make things" Yes Sir, you do know how to make things ;) Thanks for great vid. SUBSCRIBED
@JimDockrellWatertone
@JimDockrellWatertone 7 жыл бұрын
Interesting engineering. I like the way you think!
@thomastieffenbacherdocsava1549
@thomastieffenbacherdocsava1549 6 жыл бұрын
Great innovation!
@carlfraz9392
@carlfraz9392 Жыл бұрын
How much weight can each leg support? Thanks. Excelente trabajo.
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech Жыл бұрын
At least 60 pounds.
@tooljunkie555
@tooljunkie555 7 жыл бұрын
good stuff brother like I always say why buy when you can DIY
@circuit-maker7971
@circuit-maker7971 6 жыл бұрын
Dude, awesome. Thanks for making this video.
@thebookofcurtis
@thebookofcurtis 7 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you so much for posting awesome stuff like this!
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 7 жыл бұрын
Nothing but the best for my peeps!
@MitchellDeitrich
@MitchellDeitrich 7 жыл бұрын
they work and they look great too! exhalent work!
@lensherman6242
@lensherman6242 7 жыл бұрын
After watching this, the Rockler deal looks pretty good to me.
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 7 жыл бұрын
For me, it's more about the engineering challenge.
@opasworkshop8373
@opasworkshop8373 7 жыл бұрын
great idea Marsh those seem to work very well keep on creating my friend.
@WallysPlace66
@WallysPlace66 7 жыл бұрын
I love it. I want to make some but I don't have a use just yet. Could you tell me about your bandsaw? I don't have one and that looks to me like the prefect solution. Thanks
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 7 жыл бұрын
It's the Harbor Freight knock-off of the Milwaukee Porta-band. Got it for $30 on Craigslist.
@WallysPlace66
@WallysPlace66 7 жыл бұрын
Wildman Tech No way!! What a bargain.
@samehdarawshi3537
@samehdarawshi3537 4 жыл бұрын
great vid. just came across your channel and subscribed. one question though: seeing amazon link you provided i see that the locking lever is flat at the bottom, is that is the case or the hump is hidden inside as a second layer? thanks
@MarshWildman
@MarshWildman 4 жыл бұрын
It's flat.
@mannyfilmsinc
@mannyfilmsinc 5 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks! When you welded the thin plate of the caster to the hex nut, I think that is a very weak point, you think? I think, I will weld a thicker plate to it, and then drill the holes from the casters to the welded plate, more work , but I think it will be more secure? what do you think?
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 5 жыл бұрын
In my case, the saw only weighs about 80 pounds. It hasn't given me any trouble and it's been nearly two years.
@gunnerb47
@gunnerb47 7 жыл бұрын
Love it wish I would of seen this about 5 yrs ago before I spent the money on the base I bought.
@gotzolones
@gotzolones 3 жыл бұрын
That good. the 1st video I see someone who dares to make retractable wheels. Because commercials for sale are expensive
@kadenfraser4525
@kadenfraser4525 3 жыл бұрын
Hey , wow ... Is anything like this in production today ???? trying to come up with a raising caster system under two huge dressers , so it can be moved and then sat down again as room is often changing configuration , they need to be hidden .this exact thing would work /
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 3 жыл бұрын
There’s a link to buy them in the description
@kadenfraser4525
@kadenfraser4525 3 жыл бұрын
@@WildmanTech Thanks i found it eventually and ordered 4 sets . thank you ....
@ecaff9515
@ecaff9515 7 жыл бұрын
great job..thanks for sharing...
@ecaff9515
@ecaff9515 5 жыл бұрын
Great job Thanks for sharing.
@danlopez4226
@danlopez4226 6 жыл бұрын
Just a note, if the plane of the swivel is not parallel to the floor then it is not a swivel.
@GilCadwell
@GilCadwell 4 жыл бұрын
Congrats, I was waiting for someone to notice.
@Majorvideonut2
@Majorvideonut2 6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@buzzsah
@buzzsah 7 жыл бұрын
Good work.
@ozzyozzy6728
@ozzyozzy6728 3 жыл бұрын
Great
@bonfacemugo2924
@bonfacemugo2924 4 жыл бұрын
woow thts great
@lourias
@lourias 7 жыл бұрын
That is awesome!
@malcolmoxley1274
@malcolmoxley1274 7 жыл бұрын
well done with the project,i made some similar ones but using hard wood,why buy when you can diy catchy
@FredMcIntyre
@FredMcIntyre 7 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@kmonz90
@kmonz90 6 жыл бұрын
good job doing it yourself, but jeez for myself, whatever rockler is getting for them is worth it
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 6 жыл бұрын
Rockler has good stuff, but for me it's the challenge of the task.
@AmateurRedneckWorkshop
@AmateurRedneckWorkshop 7 жыл бұрын
Neat, I could have used that idea on my table saw. Too lazy to go back and do it over.
@GregsGarage
@GregsGarage 7 жыл бұрын
Cool! I may have to "borrow" this one! :D
@hurleymatthew44
@hurleymatthew44 6 жыл бұрын
Hi there just wondering if you have plans for this design I can not buy them as I live in Australia mat
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 6 жыл бұрын
Plans? First off, the purchase link in the description should work anywhere in the world. The video provides a detailed description of how to build them. What else could you possibly need?
@DivineMisterAdVentures
@DivineMisterAdVentures 3 жыл бұрын
Okay, well your planner comes by and says - "why didn't you weld a tab to the caster plate and weld the bolt to the tab, because then - it would lock vertically, and roll around better, and have more clearance too, when it's unlocked?" But I say, "God Bless Ya, Man! Yer goin in my Shop-Hacks file!"
@alexmalinovskyi7037
@alexmalinovskyi7037 7 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@SIMANAMA
@SIMANAMA 7 жыл бұрын
thanks for guide
@TheBirdman66
@TheBirdman66 3 жыл бұрын
do you sell plans?
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 3 жыл бұрын
This video should be the only plan you need. I don't provide measurements so that you can use whatever materials you have on hand,
@louierivera871
@louierivera871 3 жыл бұрын
I have a dilemma. I want to make wheels that do the same but on an outside yard. With a 1 foot wheel w/ air. How do I build it .
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 3 жыл бұрын
Just the same as this, only bigger.
@louierivera871
@louierivera871 3 жыл бұрын
@@WildmanTech that's what I kinda was leaning towards.
@ken5439
@ken5439 7 жыл бұрын
Great job, can you provide the specs for the two metal pieces? thanks
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 7 жыл бұрын
Specs? Not sure what you mean by that.
@ken5439
@ken5439 7 жыл бұрын
sorry, meant the dimensions of the mild steel parts. You said the cam was a 1" x 2" but not sure about the piece that attaches to the table.
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 7 жыл бұрын
That was made from 1.25" square tubing.
@akivazohar2502
@akivazohar2502 6 жыл бұрын
Looked good but I don’t have welding capacity
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 6 жыл бұрын
Make friends with someone who does.
@rogermccaslin6750
@rogermccaslin6750 6 жыл бұрын
akiva zohar You could use hinges and bolt it together. It would take a bit of redesign but I could see it working, at least for the parts shown in this video.
@remco6007
@remco6007 2 жыл бұрын
mee to 👍🏿👍🏿
@richardmilner4392
@richardmilner4392 5 жыл бұрын
I need that with 6 or 8 inch pnuematic caster
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 5 жыл бұрын
Keeping it Real totally doable!
@ltsgarage7780
@ltsgarage7780 5 жыл бұрын
Now do one for an 8 inch rubber wheel. This would be for an outside heavy metal welding table.
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 5 жыл бұрын
I would never use rubber wheel son a welding table. I do this kind of work on commission if you would like me to build one for you.
@ltsgarage7780
@ltsgarage7780 5 жыл бұрын
@@WildmanTech what would you use for out door. The ground is rough. Plus rocks. You're not going to roll one of these little wheels over the ground. I don't need a table built. I have a laser flat 4x8 now. Why would I need a new table? I don't want an air tire. I want a solid rubber tire. What difference does that make? Once its moved. You lower it off the rubber wheels. Metal on the ground agin. Your theory is??
@ltsgarage7780
@ltsgarage7780 5 жыл бұрын
@@WildmanTech could you imagine shipping a half inch plate 4x8 feet across the country? Where are you located. Not that I'm thinking about it.
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 5 жыл бұрын
@@ltsgarage7780 If it's a welding table, I would not use rubber because it will melt. I would use 6" cast iron wheels with locks on them.
@ltsgarage7780
@ltsgarage7780 5 жыл бұрын
@@WildmanTech I'm confused. Melt from what. You can make your mounts. Prefab. remove 1 bolt (axle) Weld it the the cart or bolt it to the cart. Replace the wheels & axles. Rubber will roll easier over rocks or rough surfaces. They come as casters with locks! So I'm kind of lost per your statement. I'm pretty sure you know everything I've just said to you I really am missing the melting point??? Your melting point is??
@mightyeagle
@mightyeagle 7 жыл бұрын
One thing they protrude onto the outside face I will do one a bit different and send it to you
@dkzlslx7690
@dkzlslx7690 5 жыл бұрын
Im nt dave matthews but you roxx!!
@leonardorojas1781
@leonardorojas1781 3 жыл бұрын
Where's the video of the casters installed?
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 3 жыл бұрын
Right where I said it would be at 7:55
@leonardorojas1781
@leonardorojas1781 3 жыл бұрын
@@WildmanTech oh. F*k you. I hate Instagram.
@tinnedanger
@tinnedanger 4 жыл бұрын
For the amount of work to make something that won't hold much weight . You might as well buy some that will hold weight.
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 4 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the idea that it won't hold much weight? It holds my tablesaw just fine. Should go to 500 pounds without much trouble.
@fastechsystems404
@fastechsystems404 7 жыл бұрын
what's the cost of materials?
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 7 жыл бұрын
Cost for me is going to be much different than cost for you? I have excellent sources and use a lot of scrap material. I'm into this project less than $20. Build it out of a Home Depot and it will easily hit $50.
@ngipzmarz6616
@ngipzmarz6616 3 жыл бұрын
The weight how much it can carry depends on how big are your casters,I guess....
@WildmanTech
@WildmanTech 3 жыл бұрын
No, it's determined by the load rating of the casters.
@donhinze2811
@donhinze2811 2 жыл бұрын
Bro just spend the $40 and buy a set already powder coated. I’m sure you are over $40 into all this. Cool video tho. Props!
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