Tool Stand with Removable Handles

[BMWBOB]

Greetings!
I want to build some moveable tool stands. An old friend and neighbor used to have all of his workbenches and tool stands on wheels. The smaller ones (like for a buffer) would have wheels mounted on the backs of the back legs so you could work it away from the wall and just tip it backwards on to the wheels. The big work benches he would pick up with a floor jack and drop them on dollies.

He had a heavy old table saw he did the same thing with, but mounted some sort of removable handles so he could pick it up like a wheelbarrow.

Trouble is, I can't remember how it was designed.

Anybody got any ideas, or pics of what you've done?

Thanks!

 

[lis2323]

Here’s what I did with an old table saw.




It didn’t need handles. I just picked it up by the table extension and moved it wheelbarrow style.

 

[lis2323]

I built this buffer stand so that it could be moved easily with a pallet jack.

 

[lis2323]

Benches are also designed for pallet jacks.

 

[lis2323]

Anvil




Box and pan brake..

 

[lis2323]

I rolled my own steel wheels for this refurbed pipe threader and made permanent handles on one end instead of removable.




A fold down handle on my tubing roller cart

 

[BMWBOB]

I rolled my own steel wheels for this refurbed pipe threader and made permanent handles on one end instead of removable.




A fold down handle on my tubing roller cart

Very cool stuff. Giving me some ideas!

 

[matt_i]

I really like this idea! Just catch the edges but that's more than enough!

 

[lis2323]

I really like this idea! Just catch the edges but that's more than enough!

matt I did similar for my propane forge....

 

[matt_i]

This fits the concept on a lighter duty setup. Skateboard wheels from ebay, the metal parts came out of the shop, its basically a turnbuckle-style threaded pushrod except just a single RH thread and the other end is retained by a snap ring. I have yet to make a cross-handle for making it easier to jack the wheels downward.

On a heavier machine, a bottle jack and larger fixed casters could easily substitute. This is a sewing machine so I just lift up the other end of the table. On a larger machine pipe-handles could slide in and out from underneath the benchtop.

 

[nadogail]

That's nice work, good looking stuff.

 

[BMWBOB]

This fits the concept on a lighter duty setup. Skateboard wheels from ebay, the metal parts came out of the shop, its basically a turnbuckle-style threaded pushrod except just a single RH thread and the other end is retained by a snap ring. I have yet to make a cross-handle for making it easier to jack the wheels downward.

On a heavier machine, a bottle jack and larger fixed casters could easily substitute. This is a sewing machine so I just lift up the other end of the table. On a larger machine pipe-handles could slide in and out from underneath the benchtop.

Brilliant!