What material for the replacement casters did you choose? Poly doesnt look to be a worthy material for my lista cabinet that I want to add to a currently non rolling unit.Poly wheels will disintegrate after 10-15 years and you will have to replace them. Every tool/bench/storage cabinet in my shop is on wheels. I've had to replace them all. Typical damage:
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Thanks for the info. Im 34 and always try to plan ahead and educate myself on topics such as this. I hope to be still in the garage at 77, that sounds amazing!I went with poly(I assume it's poly?) replacements. For my big bench, I had a spare set of 5" swivel casters with good bearings and zirck fittings, so just went with what I had on hand to save money. The r cabinet had 3" poly swivel/braking casters from Woodcraft (Taiwan) and I was able to find replacement wheels for those at less than the cost of new casters, so I went with poly for those too. Why? I'm 77...if I outlive these, I will gladly replace them
Marc, Those casters went to the scrapper across the street, but they came from Northern Tool, so they were probably from Taiwan (15+ years old) or maybe mainland China. I couldn't find a COO on the ones I replaced them with, but while I was out there looking, guess what I found on my Performax 22-44+ sander...all four casters!
Good info, will scour ebay once I get the right size. Im in no rush when it comes to finding quality at a lower cost.
I noticed the link you posted is giving a 404 error. Here is the updated URL Link to this same product from CasterHQ. https://www.casterhq.com/5-Total-Lock-Stem-Caster-p/hq1550s-ts2-tp-set.htm
