62. Simple DIY - hinged Casters on a workshop table
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- Hinged Casters on a workshop table
In this video, you'll see how I built and installed hinged casters on a workshop table. This design is very simple which should make it easy for anyone to replicate.
I decided some time ago, that everything (within reason) in my shop needs to be on wheels. This allows me to reconfigure, re-position and clean the shop a lot faster and more efficiently. This hinged caster idea is something I have been wanting to try for some time now. I think it came out fairly well although, while working on this project, I came up with a totally different idea for homemade retractable casters that I plan to try soon (stay tuned for that video).
As always, please feel free to leave comments or questions. Thanks for watching!
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"Aces High" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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All video content was written, shot and edited by Matt Ancona. Music provided by the source listed above. The camera used was a Samsung Note 2 smartphone and the video editor used was PowerDirector (version 15). A Samsung S6 was used to record the voice-overs.
Thank you so much for your great video! This solves the dilemma that i was having in trying to figure out how to move my grandchildrens lemonade stand that that i built for them. Thank you!!! ❤
You're welcome. Good luck with the lemonade stand! Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Thankyou for the video. I just made mine. Fantastic! but im gonna change the orientation so that it folds inwards and prevents tripping hazard.
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No-nonsense, practical solution. Just what 99% of us were looking for 🙂
I'm glad my video was helpful. I enjoy finding simple ways to solve a problems.
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Being an old man with old workbench, i gave it a try and works excellent. Made my life comfortable now. Thanks for sharing.
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this is the smartest and cheapest solution I have ever seen .thank you!
Thanks James, I'm glad you like it. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Pretty slick. Been watching a lot, but this is the 1st one that still has full storage capability underneath...Thanks for sharing!
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Brilliant idea. I'm going for this trick for my bandsaw bench.
Cheers from Moonta Bay, South Australia
Hello Ian. I'm glad the video was helpful! Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Até o momento, este é o melhor projeto que já vi, prático, econômico, e eficaz, parabéns brother!
obrigada
did the same thing, bought the dolly then used hinges but i attached one side of the hinge to the metal legs of my table saw stand and the other to the board, works like a charm...
Glad to hear it!
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
I love the fact that buying the dolly is actually cheaper than buying just the casters. Lol. The only shortcut I would’ve employed is cutting the dolly connecting members and added a filler piece in between where the wheels are fastened making it thicker and not even messing with the bolts.
In hindsight, that probably would have been easier. I guess I didn't do that because I wanted to demonstrate in the video 1) buying a dolly for the casters (instead of buying the casters separately) 2) disassembling the entire dolly and then building the hinged caster project from the dolly parts. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
That's exactly what I've noticed in the local hardware store too! The dolly is cheaper than 4 individual castors!
Yes, buy a dolly to remove the casters to get the casters cheaper than buying them separately! It makes me wonder what else this idea would work for.
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NICE AND NEAT JOB !!! ... THANK YOU !!! I WILL DO MINE RIGHT NOW !!!
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After seeing Common Sense in action, how could I NOT subscribe. 2 THUMBS UP 👍👍.
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Brilliant! Simple, cheap and functional. Thank you.
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This is probably the simplest and most effective solutions by far. Most others on here have too many moving parts or expensive castors.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you found the video useful.
You sir deserve a metal! I am definitely going to implement something similar to this
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Love it. Thanks for sharing
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Genius solution!
Thank-you!
Perfect and easy
Thanks for your comment and for watching. I think this is a pretty good solution for tables that don't weight too much.
A: this is awesome
B: saved me a ton of money and stress of having to buy the "right" caster for my bench and sort through a bajillion options.
C: you rule
d: thank you :)
You're welcome Alex. I'm glad the video helped you out. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
When cutting a bolt down, I always thread a nut onto it first. When I undo the nut, it re-forms the thread at the cut site, making it easier to get nuts on later.
Hi Steven. Yes, I do the same thing often. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
brilliant!!! thank you for sharing.
Simple but brillant👍🏻
this is genius! Definitely going to do this on my workbench after it's built, Thank you!
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Simple and effective. I like it!
Thank you!
Great idea, nice video too.
From Missouri
Thanks for your comment Jack and for watching.
Projeto simples Prático e o melhor de tudo Funcional, mais um inscrito.
Obrigado pelo seu comentário e por assistir.
Great idea! Thank you for sharing!
You're welcome and thanks for watching.
really smart idea😀
Thank-you. I think it is my most popular video. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Great, I have 4or 5 of them dollies somewhere, now have a use for them
Yes, I have several of these dolly's as well and find them very useful. They are also super inexpensive on sale or with a 20% discount coupon. Thanks for watching.
Love this so simple and easy. I'll definitely be stealing this for my workbench 😁😂
Great! Thanks for your comment and for watching. Feel free to share any of my videos.
@@ImaginethenMake for sure mate, do you mind if I use this idea in my video? I'll give you credit and tag you in the description of course😁
@@BKRcustommotorbikes That's perfectly fine. If you can, leave a link to my video in your video description. Thanks.
@@ImaginethenMake for sure mate will do 😁
Great idea thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
Simplest one I’ve seen yet. 👍🏼
Thank-you and thanks for watching.
Yeah, there are much more complex ways to achieve the same result. This... I can do. Thanks for posting
You're welcome Jason. Thanks for your comment and for watching. (Sorry about the late response.)
I came here to learn how to cook juicy chicken! But this is just as good!
I'm glad the video was helpful. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Brilliant use of Harbor Freight dollies. I'm going to just cut the 4 casters off and use them with Jim Marino's "Very simple Retractable casters" idea.
Hi Dan. I just watched Jim's retractable casters idea and it is very good. His approach keeps the casters out of the way when the bench is in the down position making them much less of a tripping hazard. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
I've been doing this since Harbour Freight came to town years ago.
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Good idea, thanks for sharing.. I'm going to have to give this a try.. Hope you're having a good evening.. Full View Like 3
Thanks Allen.
Hi Matt good idea however I would have the wheels folding in not out as you could trip on them whilst working
Hi Tim. I did think about which way the casters should move and decided to move them this way because it was easier to use my foot to swing them in each direction. I did worry that I might trip over them but so far, they don't seem to get in my way. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Creative and functional!
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Fold the caster to the inside of the bench so you don’t trip over the unused casters.
Hi Philip. Yes, several others have suggested the same thing. I left them on the outside so that they were more accessible to my foot. I have never tripped over the unused casters but maybe because I am used to having a cluttered shop with many trip hazards :)
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Hi Matt
Since watching your video I have made a good solid heavy workbench and am going with your idea for the castors.
I have built a shelf at the bottom of the bench so I wouldnt be able to fit castors and hinged timber on inside anyway so your idea works out best
demerit marks for me lol
Hello Tim. I need to build myself a good solid work bench (one of these days). And when I do, I will most likely use this hinged casters idea to make the bench easily movable. What kind of work will you be doing on your new workbench? Woodworking? Power tools, hand tools, or both? Something else?
I don't know if you are at all interested in 3D modeling, but I posted a series of videos about how to get started using SketchUp. I use it to draw out my ideas before I start cutting wood; I find it is easier to make changes and try different ideas out on the computer before I start building. Anyway, in the series, I demonstrate how I used the program to design a flip-top table (for holding 2 tools in the space one requires). It's September 2019 and I am building the table now. Having the 3D model to go by has been very useful.
Thanks for your comment.
Hi Matt
Another idea I had was to make a channel to simply slide castors into channel then slide them out when you want bench stationary.
I will keep you informed on that one if it works. best wishes
Tim Hayes
Thanks Tim. Sounds like an interesting idea.
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GENIUS!!!!
Thank-you!
Just a quick comment. I find a regular pair of pliers, held vertically, can grab the part of the brad or staple that protrudes. Then use the rounded pliers jaw as a fulcrum on the board to remove the brad easily. Thanks
That's a great tip! Thanks!
Good video. But I don't know why you cut the bolts down. They were out of the way. I am going to do this to my work bench. Thank you. Stay Safe and God Bless.
Yes, I didn't need to cut the bolts down. I guess I did it because I thought it would make the project look better.
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Out of all the solutions I've seen this one is the most elegant.
Thank-you. I like simple, easy to build solutions. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
thank you good idea god bless you
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
Maybe find a way to mount on the inside so they aren't in the way.
I'm actually working on that and should have an updated video out soon.
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silly to have the castors sticking out, at some point they'll be kicked and it will either damage the castor fitting or the hinges.
Actually, I haven't kicked them so far but maybe because I know they are there. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Swagmuffin - Silly of you to call his brilliant idea silly. Where is your silly invention? If you have to be rude, do it somewhere else to someone who actually deserves such a comment. Didn’t your mother teach you any manners?
Great for what is on but not much use for something heavy
Hi Michael. Yes, because I don't have anything real heavy on the table, it is easy enough to lift one end to flip the casters. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
genius!
Thanks!
I have a very heavy tool work bench .can I use these from HFand install them like it is on each corner with 4 wheels and everything without hinges especially that HF claims these can stand 1000lb each .thank you
I think the HF dolly weight capacity is up to 1,000 lbs. so each caster can support 250 lbs. I have several of these dollys and I use them in my garage where the floor is fairly smooth. I don't think I've ever had more than 500 lbs on any one dolly. With that much weight, moving them around can be difficult; when there is less than 100 lbs., these dollys move around very easily. Also, these casters swivel 360 degrees which sometimes hinders movement.
You didn't say how heavy your bench is but I'm going to guess that you need a more heavy duty caster. A quick search on the Global Industrial website and I found this: www.globalindustrial.com/p/swivel-plate-caster-4-polyurethane-wheel-600-lb-capacity?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=Cj0KCQiAorKfBhC0ARIsAHDzslsrXPbcdHmF__2u4sNxX0H8Eof2ZSGn3YeESuPKu-OWVg9fW1vUaY4aAppeEALw_wcB . This caster carries more weight but is more expensive; I'm not sure how much money you are prepared to spend.
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
If the wheels folded to the inside of the unit, that leaves the sides clean and safer.
Others have made the same comment but I'm currently working on another idea that I think is even better. I'll release a follow-up video soon. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
非常简单，有用。谢谢分享！
不客气。感谢收看。
You are very welcome! Thanks for watching.
What do you think about the idea of putting a magnet on the hinged side of the castor board so that the wheels are up and horizontal when not in use?
Yes, I think that might work. Thanks for your question and for asking.
nice idea
probably can put spring on the table beam and attached to center of castor board or ether both side edge of castor board to table beam wherein if u lift up the table would automatically fold up when not in use?
I have thought about doing something like that but have not tried it. Thanks for your suggestion and for watching.
Just curious if you've nearly stabbed your foot / lost your grip on the table during the lift ;-)
Good question! The answer is no. The item on the table is generally not that heavy; easily less than 100lbs., most times less than 50lbs. The tables all tend to have a lip on them making them easy to grip. But accidents can happen; I just haven't had the accident you asked about happen...yet. Thanks for your question because now I am re-thinking my design.
Thanks for watching.
I tried the design but when I did the casters on the side you were pushing away from would push with the direction of the floor and come down, how do you deal with that?
please need to know asap. thank you
Hi Jackson. I would suggest using a wider board to mount the casters on. Mount the casters on the edge of the wider board (opposite the hinges). I hope this makes sense.
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Muito prático de ser feito top.
obrigada
Any reason you didn't hinge it on the INside, so the wheels retracted UNDER the base when it's in the down position? That way, you don't have to dodge around the wheels (or, as I know I would, trip on them). Gravity would still drop them to where you could catch the 1/4-20 bolt (probably mounted on the edge facing front) with the tip of the shoe and pop the casters under.
Hi Michael. Others have asked the same question and it is a good one. I put them on the outside because I thought they would be easier to flip under the table as I lifted one side. I've never considered the casters sticking out as a tripping hazard but I know others have. Maybe years of practice working in my cluttered garage (where tripping hazards are everywhere!) has taught me to watch my step.
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
What are the 2x4 blocks on the side of each leg?
Those are my adjustable feet I tend to add to any workshop table I make. I have a couple videos about them: czcams.com/video/cuDPWMzDfik/video.htmlsi=VUG6LMspbNT4m22K , czcams.com/video/1Sy2_tdlEvo/video.htmlsi=HWBbEhtVwu-oVozL . If I were to make them again, I would use inserts instead of tee nuts. Watch both videos and you'll see what I mean.
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Was there a reason you took the time to rip the carpet off the boards and cut the bolts down instead of just cutting the non carpeted boards from the dolly and mounting the hinges directly to the carpeted board?
Hi John. I took the carpeting off for 2 reasons: 1) So I could get to the screw heads that hold the casters on (see 1:20) and 2) so I could start with a "clean" board. I guess I could have just cut off the 2 short boards so I wouldn't have had to remove the carpeting or shorten the screws. If I did that, I would have probably used the slightly larger hinges.
Thanks for your question and for watching.
Very nicely done !! I think you might be able to cut out a few steps. When you start with the dolly, after you remove the carpet, just cut off the short board from the long board. Then add the hinges like you did. No need to remove the wheels just to reattach them again. What do you think?
That is a great suggestion! Thanks for watching.
I said the same thing before I found your comment.
I don't like as the wheels stay upside down in sides of the cart when they are not being used (flipped up). Someone could step over one of them and fall. It gets specially scary because it's being used in a table saw cart.
I understand what you mean. Honestly, I have never had that problem but I can see how that might happen. If I come up with an improved design, I'll make a video about it and try to remember to post a link here.
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
i would have the hinge open up so the wheels are inside the table when not down
Hi Frankie. I actually did think about doing it that way but decided against it because I thought it might be more difficult to get the table back on the wheels.
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
I tried it on the inside but each time I try to roll, the hinges slip back down and the bench goes to the floor. I did mine for the inside as Frankie suggested but I don’t know why it won’t just roll. I tried locking the wood with bungie cords for resistance against the hinges but it keeps falling down.
I have had similar problems on other tables. Try using a wider board to mount the casters on. A wider board will move the casters further away from the hinges. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Imagine then Make I ended up using tower bolts to lock the board from slipping back down. Works well. Thanks for your suggestion though.
Hola. Once the caster are placed in the position, are they locked?
I'm afraid that the casters some way "unfold" with the movement and all the workbench's weight. And the workbench ends hitting my feet. How safe they are in that sense?
This is an excellent question!
No, the casters are not locked into place so it is possible for the casters to "unfold". The way to avoid this is to make sure that the casters are located far enough toward the center of the table when they are in position. I hope this makes sense.
Thanks for your question and for watching.
The approach is great, is there a way to move the wheel assembly up and off the floor so you don't trip on it when it's not in use?
Several others have wondered if the wheels are a tripping hazard when they are not being used. I haven't had this issue but I am so used to walking around shop floors (which are typically littered with tripping hazards). Thanks for your question and for watching.
you could move the wheel fixture in horizontally so when it is flat the wheels do not sit out.
Hi Jackson. Yes, I could have moved the wheels in horizontally to keep them out of the way when they are not in use. Maybe I'll try out that idea the next time I make these.
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
I wonder if something like this could work for my foosball table?? But how would I level it though assuming I can add casters to it to make it movable, any ideas? My garage has a small slope
Hi Marco. Have you seen my video on "leveling feet"? Here's the video: czcams.com/video/cuDPWMzDfik/video.html . If you add these leveling feet PLUS the hinged casters, maybe that will give you what you need. So my suggestion is to keep the leveling feet separate from the hinged casters.
Thanks for your question and for watching.
@@ImaginethenMake thank u yes I watched it pretty clever idea..however, I think tje foosball table comes with leveling feet already or atheist most of them do.
Very cool idea! I have my scroll saw table that could use that type of hinged castors. Thanks so much! Was it cheaper to get the trolley with the wheels or just to buy the castors separately? That happens sometimes! 🇨🇦👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏾🙏🏻✝️🇺🇸
For me, it was cheaper to buy the whole dolly to get the casters. Thanks for your comment Linda and for watching.
@@ImaginethenMake you’re very welcome. My Grandson phoned, he’s very excited to get going on projects! Makes me so happy, I. Can pass down some knowledge and have fun at the same time! Bye for now. Keep them coming! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇨🇦❤️😉
I know this was posted over a year ago, but I still wanted to ask about the hinges. They look like they could be the weak part of this system. I can just imagine them bending from the stress. Have the hinges held up well? Has this worked well? I do love the simple approach to this.
That's a great question. Actually, the hinges carry very little weight. When the casters are down on the floor (so the table can roll around) the hinges basically keep the 2 boards together. All of the weight of the table is on the casters and the boards. When the casters are off the floor (so the table can't roll around) the hinges just carry the weight of the board and the casters (which is not much). So in short, I think even these small hinges will last a long time. Take a look at the video starting at about the 7 minute mark and hopefully you'll see what I mean. Thanks again for your question and for watching.
@@ImaginethenMake, exactly what I thought. Those hinges are under virtually no stress at all.
Pretty cool idea in any case, btw!
making a bit of a trip hazard when walking around the operating machine
Hi Jim. Several others here in the comments have mentioned the same thing. I haven't had a problem but I'm used to walking around a cluttered shop.
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
@@ImaginethenMake I can see how you could avoid tripping but, in my case, in my very small shop, if it's something I can trip over then I will trip.
I totally understand that Jim. I have seen others on CZcams build retractable casters into their tables which are probably less of a trip hazard but are more complicated to build (I think). Another method I have used is by sliding a dolly under a table I want to move. This works but can sometimes be difficult to hold the table end up while sliding a dolly under or out-from -under. (For longer tables, I've used a dolly at each end.) Enough people have made the same kind of comment as you have so I'll try to come up with another solution and make a follow-up video.
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Before you cut a bolt to size put a nut on first the nut goes on easy
Yes, that's a great tip especially as the thread pitch gets finer. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
How many pairs of shoes you go through?
lol. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
that table saw is way too high
Hello Aaron. Over the years, I have found that I tend to build workshop tables that I can work on comfortably while standing up and not bending over at all. Consequently, most of my tables are probably too tall for most. Thanks for your comment and for watching.
I bet you will step against the wheels 10 times a day...
Actually, I have never tripped or stepped on the wheels. But maybe because I put the wheels there, I know that they are there and avoid tripping over them (I am very used to working in a cluttered shop). But rest assured, others have expressed the same concern.
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Almost 10 minutes of video to illustrate very primitive 10 second solution...
All of my videos attempt to show the entire process I went through to do something. I have seen plenty of other videos which skip steps in their build leaving viewers to wonder "how (or why) did they do that?". I don't want to skip any steps in my videos.
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Where's your video stud?? Jeez.
not bad design and execution, but very poor video work which is long and requires skipping to see end result. thumb down
Thanks for your comment Alex. Please keep in mind that I try to present the content in my videos in a very clear way so that everyone can I understand what I'm doing. For some, this might make the video seem slow in pace or overly long. Luckily, the CZcams app allows the viewer to control the playback speed (in Settings). Or as you said, you can simply skip forward.
I can tell you that I watch a lot of CZcams videos from all kinds of channels. Some videos I speed up the playback, some I skip forward, while others I may watch a couple of times to catch all of the information. I'll also say that it can be frustrating to watch a video and see sections left out leaving me to wonder "how do he/she do that?". So I try not to do that to my viewers.
@@ImaginethenMake All you need is to show endresult in action first, then the details and noone wants to see your thing at the begining, seriously those thinggs flying or whatever do not make any sense
Thanks for your comments.