casters for Vidmar cab

[boosteddsm92]

This followed me home last night, been looking for a good priced one for a while. Was wondering if I could just bolt up some appropriately sized/rated casters? It will not be moved often but I'd like it to be mobile for reorganizing, etc.

 

[CWP1616L]

Is that the bottom of the cabinet in the second picture?

 

[boosteddsm92]

Is that the bottom of the cabinet in the second picture?

Yes, thought it'd be helpful to provide the structure on the bottom.

 

[jdsac]

What I did with a Lista was to remove the drawers, then run a piece of box tubing across the bottom inside & drill through it and the cab & mount the castors. Makes it the same as putting it on a base.
Doing it this way kept the height down. Look for some castors with brakes
My box is 48" wide, so I put castors in the middle too (overkill). These boxes
are well built (stiff) - should be fine. This is what I used:
http://www.castersandmore.com/detai...yolefin-swivel-with-brake-caster-118-263.aspx
If the box was going to be moved a lot, I'd get better ones, but these should work for the occasional move (900 lbs ea.)

 

[boosteddsm92]

What I did with a Lista was to remove the drawers, then run a piece of box tubing across the bottom inside & drill through it and the cab & mount the castors. Makes it the same as putting it on a base.
Doing it this way kept the height down. Look for some castors with brakes
My box is 48" wide, so I put castors in the middle too (overkill). These boxes
are well built (stiff) - should be fine. This is what I used:
http://www.castersandmore.com/detai...yolefin-swivel-with-brake-caster-118-263.aspx
If the box was going to be moved a lot, I'd get better ones, but these should work for the occasional move (900 lbs ea.)

Thanks for the site recommendation, I'll probably order from them. What I really want to know is can I bolt casters right to the runners on each side? It looks like that's what they're made for? Anyone know?

 

[jdsac]

I didn't explain it very well. I just bolted through the box at the bottom corners (caster directly on box) but I added the box tubing across the box from the INSIDE so that it made a "sandwich" & stiffened & supported it.
Bolt goes through the box tubing, then the bottom of the box, then through the caster mount tying them all together

 

[pcmeiners]

Not the cheapest casters but a true 1000 lb rating, ball bearing wheel/swivel, wheel lock.....
approx $22.00/each

Shepherd caster # BMS30152TZ-GFN61(KK)SL.

http://apollocaster.com/store/3-x-1...or-and-precision-ball-brng-65513-p-65513.html

http://www.shepherdcasters.com/pdfs/blsbms.pdf