TOOL BASE. Roll-Around DOWNLOADABLE

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1 OWNLOL ONLIN WOOWORKIN PLNS Roll-round TOOL S Tired of muscling your tools around the shop when you need to use them or clean around them? If so, try this money- and back-saving solution a four-wheeled tool base for moving heavy woodworking machines quickly and easily. Once you build one (or more), you ll wonder how you got by without it. P Meredith orporation 1998 page 1 of 7

2 Part sides ends end caps blocks caster mount cam lever toekick ill of Materials inished Size T W L " 2 " T M 2 " 2 " " 1" " T: To be determined. Read the instructions for details on sizing a base to fit your machine base. Materials Key: M maple, LM laminated maple. Supplies: 2 1fi" angle iron crosscut to fit your base, 10 " flathead machine screws with " T-nuts, 8 1 " flathead machine screws with hex nuts and lock washers, 8 2fi" flathead machine screws with hex nuts and lock washers, 2 2" fixed casters and 2 2" swivel casters, (90-lb. plate casters with rubber wheels), 2 1fi 2fi" butt hinges with 12 #10 fi" panhead sheet-metal screws, 1 2" lag screw with a flat washer, 28 #14 2" sheet-metal screws, 2 " threaded inserts with matching leveler glides, 2 #8 1fi" flathead wood screws, clear finish. uying uide Hardware kit. ll the items listed in the Supplies listing above except for the angle iron and finish. please call for current price. Kit no. W-MT. Miller Hardware, 1300 M.L. King Pkwy., es Moines, I 50314, or call 515/ to order. 2" 1fi" 3" 7 " 2" Matl. " T M " 1fl" T T M M LM M 1 M Qty Width of tool base plus 5 /8" Length of tool base plus 8 1 / Tips on sizing your tool base To determine the size of the mobile tool base, start by measuring the outside length and width of your tool base. Then, add 8 " to the length to determine the length of the sides (), and add fl" to the width to determine the length of the ends (). Next, adjust the other pieces according to the instructions. The mobile base we built fits the base of our Sears 17 27" bandsaw. See the uying uide at the end of the ill of Materials at left for a hardware kit. The kit contains everything except the angle iron. ue to the cost of cutting and shipping, and the ease of availability, you re better off purchasing angle iron locally. UTTIN IRM 3 /4 x 3 1 /2 x 96" Maple 3/4 x 7 1 /4 x 96" Maple page 2 of 7

3 1/4 x 1 1 /.H. machine screw 1 / hole, countersunk 1/ lock washer 1 / hex nut XPLO VIW 1/4 x 2 1 /2".H. machine screw #14 x 2" sheet-metal screws 1/ hole, countersunk #8 x 1 1 /2".H. wood screw 2" fixed casters 3 /16" pilot hole 1 1 / deep 1 / lock washer 1 / flat washer 1 / hex nut 3/16" pilot hole 1 1 / deep Width of tool base plus 5 /8" 1/4 x 2" lag screw 2 1 / 1/4 x 3 /.H. machine screw 2" swivel casters 1 1 /2 x 2 1 /2" butt hinge #10 x 1 /2" panhead sheet-metal screw R=1" R=1 1 /2" 15 o bevel 1 1 / Length of tool base plus 1 / 3 /8" threaded insert 3/8 x 1 1 /2" leveler glide 1 / T-nut 3/ counterbore 3 /16" deep with a 5 /16" hole centered inside 1/ hole, countersunk 1/8 x 1 1 /2 x 27" angle iron #14 x 2" sheet-metal screw 1/ shank hole 1/2" hole 1 1 /2" deep page 3 of 7

4 IX STR 1 /8 x 1 1 /2 x 27" angle iron 2" 5 /8" 1 / flat washer 1 / hole, countersunk 1 /8" gap 2" fixed caster 1 1 / 1/8 x 1 1 /2 x 27" angle iron 2" swivel caster 2 1 /2" 3 /8 x 1 1 /2" leveler glide SWIVL STR The basic wood frame comes first 1 rom " hardwood stock (we used maple), cut the base sides () and ends () to the lengths determined using the information in the box on page 2 and to the width listed in the ill of Materials. 2 lamp the ends () between the sides () in the configuration shown on the xploded View drawing and where dimensioned on the Parts View drawings on pages 5 through 7. heck for square. The opening should measure " longer than your tool base and fl" wider. Verify this, then drill countersunk holes through the the sides () and centered into the ends of the ends (). rive in the screws, but do not glue the joint yet. or extra holding power, we used sheet-metal screws. or ease in driving in the screws, add beeswax to the screw threads. 3 Measure from the outside face of one to the outside face of the opposite to determine the length of the end caps (). ut the end caps to length from stock ripped to wide. 4 Laminate stock to form the 1"-thick caster blocks (), then cut them to size. Temporarily clamp the end cap () for the fixed casters in place, and glue the caster blocks to the bottom side of the end cap, flush against the end () and sides (). o not glue the blocks to and. 5 ut the swivel-caster mount () to the length of the opening minus ". evel-rip one edge at 15 where shown on the xploded View drawing. Mark and cut a pair of 1" radiuses on opposite corners. rill the mounting holes, and bolt a pair of 2" swivel casters to the bottom side of the mount (). 6 Mount a pair of 1fi" butt hinges 2fi" long to the bottom side of the caster mount (). (fter twisting off several of the screws supplied with the hinges, we used #10 fi" panhead sheetmetal screws to secure the hinges to the caster mount.) Then, drill the pilot holes and screw the hinges to the end () where dimensioned on the Swivel aster drawing. dd the angle iron and leveling glides next 1 Hacksaw a pair of 1fi" angle iron pieces cut to the length of the opening minus ". With a cloth and paint thinner, thoroughly clean the angle iron before bringing it in contact with your wood. 2 rill equally spaced mounting holes through the angle iron. See the side () on the Parts View for spacing. Next, transfer the hole centerpoints to the inside face of the sides (). Using a high-speed steel countersink bit, countersink the holes on the inside face of each piece of angle iron. page 4 of 7

5 3 isassemble the tool base, and drill the mounting holes through the sides () for attaching the angle iron. ounterbore the holes on the outside face of the sides () for housing the T-nuts. 4 ut a 1fi" radius on the bottom corners of the sides () where shown on the drawings. 5 Mark the centerpoints, and drill the mounting holes for the " threaded inserts on the bottom edge of the sides, 2fi" in from the ends where shown on the Swivel aster drawing. 6 or ease in driving the inserts into the sides (), cut the head off a 3" bolt. ouble-nut the bolt and thread the insert onto the bottom of the bolt below the nuts. huck the assembly into your drill press, and turn the chuck by hand to drive the insert squarely into the mounting hole. Repeat for the second insert. dd the cam-action foot lever 1 Transfer the patterns from the full-size patterns on page 7 for the cam lever () and the toekick () to " stock, and bandsaw them to shape. Sand the edges to remove the saw marks. 2 rill a " hole through the cam lever for attaching it to the end cap () later. Mark the centerpoint, and drill a mating pilot hole in the end cap used at the swivel caster end of the base. 3 rill a pair of mounting holes through the cam lever and into the toekick. lue and screw the toekick to the cam lever. inal assembly and finishing 1 Remove the casters from the base. Remove the hinges from parts and. 2 lue and screw the base ends () between the sides (), checking for square. Screw the end caps () in place. 3 dd a clear finish or paint the pieces the same color as the machine it will support. e careful not to get any finish in the threaded inserts used to house the levelers. Paint the angle iron. 4 rive the panhead sheet-metal screws to hinge the caster mount () to the end (). 5 Use a wrench to drive the " lag screw connecting the cam lever () to the end cap (). 6 Tap the T-nuts in place, and secure the angle iron to the base sides. olt the casters in place. 7 dd the levelers. Raise the levelers so the base rests on the levelers when the cam lever is flipped to the right side, raising the caster mount and swivel casters. When you want to move the tool, flip the cam lever to the left to lower the casters. 1 / holes, countersunk Width of N P (2 needed) 1" 1" 1" 1" Width of Length of plus 1 1 /2" 3 /8" Location of on the fixed caster end only 3 /16" pilot hole 1 1 / deep for mounting the cam lever Location of on the fixed caster end only Produced by Marlen Kemmet Project esign: James R. owning Illustrations: Roxanne LeMoine raphic esign: Jamie owning OPYRIHT MRITH ORPORTION 1998 The purchase of these plans does not transfer any copyright or other ownership interest in the plans, the design, or the finished project to the buyer. uyer may neither reproduce the plans for sale nor offer for sale any copies of the finished project. page 5 of 7

6 2 3 / 1 /2" hole 1 3 /8" deep 2 1 /2" Length of measured tool base plus 8 1 / 1 / hole, countersunk SI Location of angle iron 3/ 6 1 /8" Holes equally spaced 3/ counterbore 3 /16" deep with a 5 /16" hole centered inside on outside face of part 1 / mounting holes for swivel caster 15 o bevel * When mounting swivel casters allow enough room for casters to swivel a full 360 o. STR MOUNT *2" *2" Length of minus 1 /8" 6 1 /8" 3" page 6 of 7

7 7 /6 pilot hole 3 / deep TOKIK ULL-SIZ PTTRN 5 /32" shank hole Location of part fi 1" SL M LVR ULL-SIZ PTTRN 1 / hole To ensure full-sized patterns are correct size, your printer should be set to print at 100% (not fit to page). Measure fullsized patterns to verify size. page 7 of 7