Caster Mini-Shootout

[dkerfoot]

The caster on the left is from Hartville Tool:
http://www.hartvilletool.com/product/11883

The caster on the right is from Grizzley:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/h0693

The ones on the left cost $0.50 more.

Any questions?

[Pappy]

Two...

What type are the axle bearings and is the swivel mounted on double row bearings? These are the 2 areas the lower end bearings fall short on.

I have used the Grizzly's for llighter loads without a problem. For heavier stuff I go with Darnell-Rose.

[gsmittle]

Two...

What type are the axle bearings and is the swivel mounted on double row bearings? These are the 2 areas the lower end bearings fall short on.

I have used the Grizzly's for llighter loads without a problem. For heavier stuff I go with Darnell-Rose.

And here I was thinkin' the Hartville ones were evolutionarily more advanced...

g.

[LinuxRandal]

Any idea how the Hartville ones are compared to the Woodcraft ones (other then cheaper)?


Thanks

[DonHo]

I've used the Hartville caster many times and have looked at the Woodcraft( in person at a Woodcraft store) and they look a lot alike. I'll probably continue to use the Hartville casters as they are cheaper and they have never caused me any problems.

DonHo

[gwyneth]

I've used the Hartville caster many times and have looked at the Woodcraft( in person at a Woodcraft store) and they look a lot alike. I'll probably continue to use the Hartville casters as they are cheaper and they have never caused me any problems.

Not to mention that the price of the Hartville ones will be another 15% less if you belong to woodnet.net (anyone can join) and mention it when you order; the shipping is lower*; and Hartville doesn't franchise. (OK, the last reason is based on emotions rather than logic.)

*For those who don't live near a Woodcraft store or Hartville, OH.

[dkerfoot]

What type are the axle bearings and is the swivel mounted on double row bearings? These are the 2 areas the lower end bearings fall short on.

I don't know. I bought eight of the Hartville and have them all mounted already. I doubt I'll be able to tell without a fair bit of disassembly, which I'd really rather not do. Does anyone else know?


Actually, I noticed something interesting when I removed the grizzley's from my router table and replaced them with the Hartville. The locked wheels actually tend to slide a bit more. The wheel material seems to be the same density, etc... I think it is simply because my router table/cabinet is not very heavy (probably 100 lbs) and with the wider wheels the weight is disbursed too much. The narrower wheels of the grizzley's grabbed more (I believe) because the weight was distributed on a narrower point.

[gsmittle]

Actually, I noticed something interesting when I removed the grizzley's from my router table and replaced them with the Hartville. The locked wheels actually tend to slide a bit more. The wheel material seems to be the same density, etc... I think it is simply because my router table/cabinet is not very heavy (probably 100 lbs) and with the wider wheels the weight is disbursed too much. The narrower wheels of the grizzley's grabbed more (I believe) because the weight was distributed on a narrower point.

Maybe you need a granite top on your router table...

g.

[gwyneth]

Maybe you need a granite top on your router table...

That was a real dog-waker! (That's how we describe a burst of involuntary laughter that makes the dog raise his head and look around to see what the human has done now.)

Be careful, though, we don't want 'granite' to become an auto-****.