Retractable Bench Wheels - Why Buy If You Can DIY?

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3 жыл бұрын

To make the most of my small woodworking workshop I need the ability to move things around. Because I hope to add this mechanism to all my shop benches and stand I designed and built my own version of retractable caster wheels.
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@craigjohnston5678 Ай бұрын

After watching your vid I decided to build a base like this for my bandsaw (100kg, 220 lbs). Works beautifully - thanks for your video.

@joekusnier4774 Жыл бұрын

The first half of the kzfaq.infoUgkx3ICSK6nSknaL_45CU2NmFSoXjarGMDiJ book is everything about wood: types, tools, finishes, setting up shop etc. The second half is all about doing projects for inside and outside of the home. The color pictures are helpful. After reading a dozen of these types of books, this is probably the best overall (layout, color photos, plans). Only detraction is that many of the projects use a table saw/router/planer, which are usually expensive and take up space, so the plans are less friendly to newcomers and the budget conscious. But I know I can use a drill, circular saw or a jigsaw to make the projects.

@sk13ppy 2 күн бұрын

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ❤ Love this design and your step by step detailed explanation! Thanks so much. I'll look for your video about the latch now. 😃

@hmmmm9821 3 жыл бұрын

Nice mechanism !! Overly complicated but really nice

@barbarianatgate2000 3 жыл бұрын

I was so glad to see that you included a foot treadle to activate them. It's the one thing that all of the commercial units lack. Putting them on a workbench and then activating them one at a time is the surest way to send things out of square by racking them. Well done, Sir. As always.

@tonycornelia 2 ай бұрын

Genius at work! 👏

@olli9972 3 жыл бұрын

It is always impressive to see the ingenuity with which extremely clever solutions are found and implemented. Some projects will definitely be implemented in my own workshop. Thank you for the inspirations and the great videos. keep it up.

@robertbutler8004 Жыл бұрын

Olli you are way to generous with your praises this has been done to death by dozens of other KZfaqrs this guy only copied from other KZfaqrs and he is not honest enough to say others have built the same thing years ago.

@sk13ppy Күн бұрын

@@robertbutler8004 Can you build something better than this design? I've watched at least 10 videos and this design is by far the best! Several of the other designs either have to be operated by hand after bending down or by 4 foot pedals, one to release each wheel. Olli is entitled to his opinion as you and I also are. I agree with Olli and his praises are not too high.

@clevelandexplorer2221 3 жыл бұрын

This is ingenious. I've watched it a few times before, never noticed how it works. Brilliant

@JulianSammy 3 жыл бұрын

The lever arm can be built to be inside the wheel base, so you have more stability. Brilliant design!

@R-Tech 3 жыл бұрын

Pure ingenuity! I love it!

@nicolasgoosen5142 3 жыл бұрын

Lekker project! Nice to see a South African contributing!

@heather42404 3 жыл бұрын

I've been looking for a retractable wheel system. Can't wait to see the latch video.

@iancraigen 3 жыл бұрын

Addition of dowel pin as a stop on the taper jig is awesome, easily adjustable. Those cam clamps however are pure genius, only place ive seen them

@trevorswearengin3335 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, do you have a video on your taper jig?

@WoodshopJunkies 3 жыл бұрын

Sure, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mpymetp4kp27j5s.html

@MrTapanes 3 жыл бұрын

Am really enjoying the process of your evolving workspace. Lots of great ideas! Look forward to every new release.

@timothywhite6532 3 жыл бұрын

Genius ... simply genius. Well done!

@saintwulf1631 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant idea, thanks for sharing

@robertdknight 3 жыл бұрын

Another inspirational idea! Thank you. So many of your projects solve problems, it's wonderful. Love the "Why Buy If You Can DIY?" slogan.

@robandsharonseddon-smith5216 3 жыл бұрын

Very clever, and as always, beautifully made.

@vanmanmarc 3 жыл бұрын

Great design idea. I am making a trolley base for my work bench as I have no shop and have to drag it onto my driveway when I want to do some work. Just an idea, to get stability, currently your wheels are inboard of the mechanism. If you were to lengthen the piece the casters are screwed to and sit the levers on top of this piece instead of at the ends you would have the castors as far apart as is possible without extending outside of the unit. This might raise the foot pedal height, but an "S" shaped third lever should restore the pedal height to where you want it. Will definitely be using this design on my bench. Thanks.

@thatginettaguy1714 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic engineering, well done

@mandyleeson1 3 жыл бұрын

Very clever. Good thinking 🙏🏼

@guillermosolanorosa1805 3 жыл бұрын

Great design and perfect construction. Congratulations!

@Normambo 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea and design.

@philreasoner7922 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing as I've been working on something similar! Yours is better in many ways!

@philparker9694 3 жыл бұрын

Ingenious idea! Love your creativity and skills. Keep it up and I look forward to your next video. Thank you for doing them.

@tonyjones5788 3 жыл бұрын

so ingenious, wicked thanks.

@pking39 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea. Great project

@glenschumannGlensWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. This idea is definitely worth considering for the several movable power tool bases needed in my upcoming very small second shop.

@Davegbuf 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent design! Very creative.

@AndrewFroude 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea and video. Thanks for sharing.

@benjamindebellis6664 3 жыл бұрын

I really like your design. Fantastic!!

@ayouthwellspent 8 ай бұрын

This is brilliant!

@davidjones4242 3 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant! Big thanks from New Zealand

@littlepinons 3 жыл бұрын

Carl Holmgren has some great plans on this exact thing. Can't think that you were inspired by his amazing setups.

@Fingerz831 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so impressed with your ideas and execution. Love your videos. Thank you

@dscrive 3 жыл бұрын

I built something similar-ish for a mobile platform for a local theater, it was a pain to get everything right due to the irregular shape, but one person was able to move the several hundred pound platform yet it was stable enough for the orphans to dance on (Annie). I don't understand why this isn't actually more common, I'm planning on putting a several things on rollers similar to this, and I really like your approach, it'll save me some thinking when I finally get around to those project ;)

@johnmanning4577 3 жыл бұрын

And the risk of sounding repetitive, ingenious!! Thank you

@marcbarash6045 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Jean, as usual very well planned

@offdagrid877 2 жыл бұрын

Your space-saving and ingenious solutions are giving me so many ideas for my workshop build. This idea for your drill press is brilliant

@rossgebert9422 3 жыл бұрын

Great one, thank-you.

@shanehertzog5812 Жыл бұрын

I love the woodwork you do,genius in makeing machinery stands.

@mrupholsteryman 3 жыл бұрын

I like THIS! I have casters under most of my tools. And between locking casters or wooden wedge ramps....this does seem to be a lot easier to make stay in place. Thanks for sharing! 😀😇😎

@kevingaughan3170 2 жыл бұрын

You are very industrious and clever ! 👍

@akivazohar2502 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best I’ve seen

@duraflonfabrics7786 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. You have a great approach to design. So many of us have limited space and just put up with bench lifters or lockable (till they break) castors. But no more! Thanks to your thinking outside the box I shall be designing my own version of your system very soon. Keep it up!

@georgeeads8689 3 жыл бұрын

That is a great idea.

@garethtopliss350 3 жыл бұрын

Another awesome idea H! Great work man and very functional! Could easily be adapted to a variety of uses👌🏼👍🏼

@jefff6167 2 жыл бұрын

You’re a very good presenter. Thanks for the excellent content.

@dcarrell70carrell22 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@seonewport363 2 жыл бұрын

very clever , this is the best mobilize plan I have seen

@HRConsultant_Jeff 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thank you so much for this inspiration. You really thought about the project so there are not a lot of unnecessary steps. No one wants to bend that low to pick up things anyway so it is not lost space.

@vinsanity21387 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool. I might try this out on a router table I was planning to make

@AndersFredenslund 2 жыл бұрын

His is great inspiration. I have been researching and sketching the last couple off weeks on a smal and compact way to do this, at this is great inspiration! I will try to make one a bit different to get the casters out to edges. And thanks for a great video

@richardgroom988 3 жыл бұрын

Ingenious 💡

@lewerim 3 жыл бұрын

Easily earned a sub with such innovative solutions. Thanks for sharing!

@nltalbottgmail Жыл бұрын

Great design, great video.

@rejeanwolfe3756 Жыл бұрын

I like your concept, something new , is always interesting , keep up your energy!

@segoetnico 3 жыл бұрын

Very good design.

@adamdearing918 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely done mate! 👍👏👏

@daylen577 3 жыл бұрын

This design is super smart. I've been thinking about doing something similar, but kept running into issues where the forces put on the lever or on the casters would be way too high to carry even just a small table (like the one you have) with any kind of gear on it. Splitting it down the middle and applying forces in the center with such a small height difference pretty much bypasses that issue, really only limiting you to the strength of the rods you use to pivot on. Amazing!

@rodgerq 3 жыл бұрын

Interested to see how this has held up. In looking for something similar for my bandsaw. Good video.

@clydedecker765 3 жыл бұрын

Love this ingenious design. It works much more easily than any on the market even in its early stages of development. As for a locking mechanism, I have a couple of ideas but yours will probably make mine look like a child's play-dough experiment. AND even I could build one of these.

@borisbash 3 жыл бұрын

Its great to hear Tony Greg again.

@thevjoiners 3 жыл бұрын

Your workshop is absolutely beautiful. I love your designs and this one has totally inspired me to make something similar. Thank you! I’ve subscribed and hit that bell so I don’t miss any more 🔔👍

@morrisonsusan 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE IT!!! Have you made the refinements that you mentioned at the end? I want to use this design for my own heavy tools; can you supply us with the plans?

@MichaeltheCrank 3 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna try that.

@johnvodopija1743 2 жыл бұрын

Genius idea! I will be very interested to see what you do next with the design. Top job. Cheers 👍😎🇦🇺

@tompatrick9070 Жыл бұрын

Well done sir

@Ncockrell100 3 жыл бұрын

Love the work bru. Watching your magic from the UK.

@davidgagnon2849 3 жыл бұрын

Genius!

@aaronalquiza9680 3 жыл бұрын

simple but genius

@Craftswright 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid! I used a very similar mechanism in my drill press stand video and have to say I love it. Keep up the good work

@BronkBuilt 3 жыл бұрын

Very clever.

@complexeddrummer 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Made an entertainment stand for my mom and was looking to put casters on it so she could move it without having to lift it. I'll have to tweak everything to get it to fit in about 4.5 inches vertical space and figure out a latching system that can also be released by foot, but your design is a great starting point, thank you

@friendlygarfield 3 жыл бұрын

great show and great idea :-)

@turgutoral 2 жыл бұрын

Very good

@jaytea1985 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video, Jean! You look a bit tired, man. Take your time and get some rest. Stay healthy!

@WoodshopJunkies 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. I have been burning it at both ends lately. Hopefully things will start normalizing soon.

@jaytea1985 3 жыл бұрын

@@WoodshopJunkies Pretty stressy times. I know. Look after yourself! Health is the most important good we have.

@ivandicerbo5689 3 жыл бұрын

Geniale. Potresti inserire un listello che blocchi il pedale per spostamenti più comodi. Veramente una bellissima idea e ben realizzata 👍

@tazmane3 3 жыл бұрын

Where the metal bar pushes down the wood frame for the wheels...I would add a small metal bracket so the bar is not pushing on the wood...eventually it will wear a groove in the wood and you will have to replace the frame part.

@MarshallLoveday 3 жыл бұрын

Ingenious! (I may have to steal this design........). Looks like you can also play around with the shape of the 'actuation arms', to get a lower total overall height of the mechanism.

@weekendwarrior9570 3 жыл бұрын

excellent

@CosiMonger 2 жыл бұрын

Very Clever

@philipjones9297 3 жыл бұрын

Genius

@guycullum3927 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely done. Have you thought of putting the fram on the inside of the wheels so they can be closer to the walls of the item for stability? Also you could put the peddle on hinges so it folds back inside the item to reduce space further when not in use?

@trevorswearengin3335 3 жыл бұрын

It essential is he just kick it up out of the way right now as it is.

@rodolfomolina1557 3 жыл бұрын

buen video amigo saludos desde Lima Perú

@scottm-nc9451 3 жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

@terranempire725 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for the fantastic idea for retractable casters for a drill press stand. I've seen a lot of videos and yours is one of the best. Only one thing would improve your project - a catch on the step so you don't have to hold it down while moving it.

@rosariomusumeci3615 2 жыл бұрын

This is so far the best method for retractable wheels. Thank you for sharing your idea. I Was thin king that perhaps we could add a pin somewhere to keep the lever stable while moving the table so that the feet is free to walk around. Just an idea. Thank you again.

@edeaglehouse2221 5 ай бұрын

One simple removable peg would be enough. Of you didn't want to bend over to insert it, put it at the end of a handle - you could use it for all your castered tools, one at a time of course.

@MattiaRaggiDrum 3 жыл бұрын

good job from Italy

@vincentlemaire4680 3 жыл бұрын

very clever ! (nantes - france)

@davidstyp 3 жыл бұрын

*muy buen sistema saludos* 😎😎😎😎

@srenhansen9119 3 жыл бұрын

Simple and seriously good. Try moving the pedal element to the centre to get more stability. Super Soren from soeborg DK

@alistairfurnell126 3 жыл бұрын

love the idear ,new zealand

@alansmith4734 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe, add an Old Heavy Iron Weight underneath to give the base some stability, since it is top heavy?

@WoodshopJunkies 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea, thanks!

@spoede64 3 жыл бұрын

Nice place for an anvil😎

@DaveGDesigns 3 жыл бұрын

Freaking brilliant 👌🏻

@Wolffuzz1 3 жыл бұрын

I love this design. If you made an oval hole in the middle, for each of the caster arms, and ran a bar for the lowering mechanism through it, it might make the raising more even and lower the foot pedal a bit so that this could be in a more compact area.

@robwagner2789 3 жыл бұрын

Did you try attaching the lever to the same rod as the rear wheel platforms? Looks like you could save yourself one rod and two holes per cabinet.

@keithfoster6000 3 жыл бұрын

very clever design but I was a little surprised that the table saw fence is a bit short. I have the same Makita saw as you and I lengthened my fence by just using a piece of aluminium profile, the slots fit the Makita bracket

@heavymetallife398 3 жыл бұрын

nice design, i have the usual simple version of this, bit your right when saying the usial lever takes up to much room, will give his a go next time i meed one, cheers