Has anyone used ball casters (like a roller bearing mounted facing down) on shop equipment? Do they jam up with sawdust or do they work OK on a not-quite-immaculate concrete floor?
I have successfully installed my $15 Herc-U-Lift+ on my BT--less trouble than I had feared--and it works great, but it makes the saw 5/8" lower than with my previous mobile setup, so I need to lower my router table (currently on 2" casters with 2.5" total height) a bit to continue using it as an outfeed table. The router table has rubber feet that screw down to lock it in position, so the casters don't need to lock. (I could also add a sheet of plywood with a dust collection port between the BT and the stand to jack up the saw, but I had wanted to switch the router table over to all 4 swivel casters or the equivalent anyway to make it easier to move in tight space.)
Thanks for advice.
--Christopher
I have successfully installed my $15 Herc-U-Lift+ on my BT--less trouble than I had feared--and it works great, but it makes the saw 5/8" lower than with my previous mobile setup, so I need to lower my router table (currently on 2" casters with 2.5" total height) a bit to continue using it as an outfeed table. The router table has rubber feet that screw down to lock it in position, so the casters don't need to lock. (I could also add a sheet of plywood with a dust collection port between the BT and the stand to jack up the saw, but I had wanted to switch the router table over to all 4 swivel casters or the equivalent anyway to make it easier to move in tight space.)
Thanks for advice.
--Christopher
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