HF tool box height off ground with and without casters?
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nadogail
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Keep in mind that everything they sell was almost certainly made by the lowest bidder.
ElusiveKandyDC
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What model are you inquiring about?
I have 3 of the 44" boxes that I bought within 2 months of each other. One of them is a different height than the other two. So even going to HF and just measuring them may not work if you are trying to get down to the 1/16th--unless you measure and then buy the floor model.
I have the gladiator workbenches that are adjustable in height, was hoping to squeeze a harbor freight model or 2 underneath WITHOUT their wheels on.. OR, the craftsman line has the lower height ones that can probably fit WITH the castors... Just trying to see what the options are with the different heights. Bottom of the wood top can be either 36 1/16 or and inch lower at 35 1/16 with the adjustable legs, do not want to be any lower than that...
Bill Bowman
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My 44" is 39 5/8" from the floor to the top of the cabinet. This is with the wheels on . Bottom of cabinet to floor is 5 7/8". Hope this is helpful.
Thanks, that is helpful! Are there any slider type things that one can put on the bottom of the HF box to slide it easily on concrete? Something that can stand the weight? I was thinking about strips of 3/4 plywood front to back but maybe something else..
ScottsGT
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Wood dowels? Or PVC pipe. It's how I moved my safe.
Bill Bowman
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I would think some 3/4" plywood strips with the fasteners recessed, would be fine.
Poolshark314
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This guy used PVC trim and that seems okay for moving once in a while
BillK
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You should be able to find something similar to this that will work:
Magic Sliders 4 in. Round Magic Sliders (4-Pack) 04100 - The Home Depot
Move your heaviest furniture with ease using this Round Magic Sliders. Works on wood floors, vinyl, ceramic tile and carpeting.
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I have used those to move a heavy cabinet in my office area... Somewhat thin and they blew out. The top is slightly hollow/open and the material thin.You should be able to find something similar to this that will work:
Magic Sliders 4 in. Round Magic Sliders (4-Pack) 04100 - The Home Depot
Move your heaviest furniture with ease using this Round Magic Sliders. Works on wood floors, vinyl, ceramic tile and carpeting.www.homedepot.com
Well, if you are handicapped like me and driving 40 minutes each way to measure something, asking is a lot easier.Sounds like a really dumb question to me....just get yer azz to HF and do some REAL TIME measuring....
Well, in your case, I must humbly submit an acknowledgment of your sit-she-ay-shun and toss out an apology
to you! I'm lucky in the fact that I'm only "mentally" handicapped....so far anyway!
I have 2 of the 26.5" wide x 22" deep base cabinets. The side panel height measurement is 34 7/8". Now, the caster mount surface is recessed about 3/8" up from the sides so if you put some 3/4" wood strips underneath you would be at 35 1/4" total height. Note that along the back edge (underneath, there is a stamped channel that is the caster mount surface so you would have to cut a groove across you plywood strips but it's doable. I did the same thing in my last shop on an old (1970s) Craftsman base that I had a drill press set on top of. The casters were **** so I didn't want one to split and cause the drill press to tumble. It was very stable as well.
rmmiller
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Had the same situation with the Husky version of that box. Bought two then went back for a third a couple months later and it was shorter by a fair bit.
they could even use a HF Tape measure right off the display rackSounds like a really dumb question to me....just get yer azz to HF and do some REAL TIME measuring....
hdv32
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I have two 42 inch under a workbench and I replaced the bolts That hold the casters on with longer bolts and fine tuned the height with them. The nuts are welded to the bottom. Also worked well to keep the bottom of the boxes off the floor. Thats been 10 years ago now and occasionally have to level one when I move them around.
Blue XJ
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I know this is an old thread that was brought back up, but figured I would contribute as I did the same thing. My box was too tall to fit under the workbench with the casters on it, so I removed them and used a set of Appliance Rollers to make it easy to move if needed.
You could also replace the tall casters with a set of Applicance Casters if the thread is the same.
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You could also replace the tall casters with a set of Applicance Casters if the thread is the same.
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