vegeta88

anyone here use the harbor fright mobile base they sell for 49.00 ?
was thinking of making my own out of 1 1/2 channel weld the corners and
add some mounts for wheels. but by the time i was done purchasing the supplies i would be close to the cost of this 1.
it is for my new band saw so im worried about being stable

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bobj3

Hi vegeta88

I would suggest the one below,, because most band saw are bit top hvy. and they do like to tip,, the mobile base below will let you get the band saw almost on the floor but still let you move it around when you need to pull it out from the wall..



http://www.grizzly.com/products/Mini-Mobile-Base/G8683

I should note I have 3 of them and they do the job well plus you can lock them in place.. with the two hand knobs..
One for the band saw one for the jointer,one for the grinder all top hvy.tools.

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HI vegeta,

Bob just gave you a great listing for a mobile base. These are strong, sturdy and as he said, you can lock them in place.

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vegeta88

looks good and not much more in cost
thanks bob

bobj3

You'er Welcome vegeta

I also do alot of welding and I just can't buy the steel and the wheels and the other parts and make them as cheap as they can sell them ,,,


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vegeta88

good thing i measured first
foot print on my saw is 20x25 will need the heavy duty model to fit
wow at 81.00 delivered may reconsider making 1
wheels cost 25.00 and i think there is some 2 inch Channel at work i can take home.

bobj3

Sounds Good vegeta88

It's not big deal but take a hard look at the picture you will see sq.tubing that slide into each other and hold the frame as one kart ,they have two bolts that screw into them on each end and they have about 3" of steel inside the other so to so you can pull it out by 4" more in total on each part and then just tack weld the tubes in place..or just use one bolt on each end of the sq. tubes..

Just one more note you can also use 1 1/2" sq.wood stock in place of the side in steel parts...you may have seen the Make Your Own base karts use this type of setup...( rip some 2 x 4 stock up and you have the parts you would need to make it fit just about any tool in the shop) quick and easy fix.

Or use the old pallets you have around the shop (most are Oak)

Power Tool Mobile Base at 40.oo bucks ▼
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...er=tool%20base

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vegeta88

update.

finely got batteries for the camera today thought i would share my try
at a mobile base

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bobj3

Nice job vegeta88

Just asking,what did it cost you to make your own ?
look s like some 1" x 2" tubing and some flat stock, is that right ?

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vegeta88

wheels at HF... 2.99 each
4 square plate in the middle 2.00 each
1X2 10 feet 10.00
2 feet of channel 4.00
pretty cheep
and it was fun