Mobile Base for Assembly Table

[crokett]

My assembly/project table needs a mobile base. I don't want to simply put it on a torsion box on casters, I'd rather have it where I can lever the legs up off the floor, move it, then drop the legs back down. I know there were a few folks who posted in-house designs for that but I can't find what I'd saved a while back.

Anybody have any plans/pictures?

[JimD]

My assembly table uses Norm Abraham's design (new yankee workshop). You hinge a piece of plywood off the legs and attach casters to the plywood. Other small scraps of plywood are hinged higher up on the legs and flop down to hold the piece with the casters in place when you pick up one end of the assembly table. To release the castors you pull on a piece of rope tied to the locking pieces of plywood. You have to be able to lift each end of the table but you do not need fancy casters, just a few plywood scraps, homecenter casters, hinges, and a short piece of rope.

Sorry I do not have pictures here but you could probably get plans from either the new yankee site (or is it under this old house?) and there are other outlets for Norm's plans. I just watched the show and made up my own dimensions. If you are interested, I would do a google search on New Yankee Workshop.

Jim

[kirkroy]

http://woodworking.about.com/od/shop...tableTable.htm
http://www.newwoodworker.com/cartmobile.html

[crokett]

Jim,

That NY Workshop one sounds like what I was thinking of.

kirkroy, the first link you sent is exactly what I want. thanks!