This is by far the best retractable caster design I have seen. Simple, elegant and functional. Well DONE!! I will be adding this design to several tool stands in my shop. Thank you so much for sharing.
I am going to add wheels to my scroll saw, my router table, and my joiner. This is the simplest, cheapest, and quickest way I have seen. Thank you ever so much.
Brilliant ! The opposing magnets "mechanism" is so simple and inexpensive yet, so efficient. THANK YOU ! You've made my day ! The best 3 minutes I've spent this weekend.
I really like the brilliant simplicity of this design. There are lots of videos on clunky caster setups, but this one puts those to shame. As evidenced by your other handiwork, cogent thought and attention to detail sets your work a notch above. It doesn't get much simpler than two opposed magnets, but therein lies the genius.
Sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an instagram account? I stupidly lost the password. I love any assistance you can give me!
@Remington Bjorn Thanks so much for your reply. I found the site through google and I'm in the hacking process now. I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Fantastic idea, like the magnet thing. Very nice, great idea, well edited video too. Thanks for taking the time to show us how you did it. From Missouri
Excellent video and process. I just cleaned up my used scroll saw an I'm ready to start the journey. Thank you for sharing a great system. Beautiful work.
I've been looking at a ton of these videos lately. I thought a fixed wheel front would make a lot of sense and be easy to use. Your video will help me tremendously
Brilliant! Well done. I just happened upon this and I am glad I did. I was planning to put casters on my sander soon and this is a much better mechanism that what I was going to use.
That is a brilliant design! I'm needing something like this for my contractor table saw. I've been watching a lot of RUclips videos like this and I think yours is the best so far. I hit the "subscribe" button. I hope you produce some more videos.
Sorry, the wheel assembly is already made and I'm too lazy to go back, tear it down and rebuild while videoing. I only made this video to send to my brother as it would have been too big of a file to send in an email. I had no idea of the workings of RUclips at the time and didn't even think it would have been of much interest to other people. I knew I wouldn't have to go into too much detail for him so I do apologize for this non-detailed video. I'll try and explain the pivot. The pivot is a section of a round hand rail (they come with a flat section) and the flat section is attached to the moving plate that you put your foot on and it's length is just short of the span between the two notched "side wings"allowing it to be free to rotate between the side wings.There's a 3/8" bolt that goes through the two side wings and through the hand rail section. The hole through the hand rail section is slightly oversized to allow it to pivot on the bolt. I used a nylon lock nut so I didn't have to have the nut and bolt tight between the two side wings so it's snug but doesn't stress the two side wings. I hope this makes some sense.
It goes into absolutely ZERO detail about how its made. No video on how to make it on his page. This is the only video he posted. Just basically bragging about what he "made". Maybe if his title wasn't so misleading, "Adding wheels to a scroll saw stand", it wouldn't get any dislikes. Nothing in this video proves that he even made this. It just shows it already installed. I'm gonna be giving it a "thumbs down" as well.
@@HoUsEoFcAtS78 Actually, if you'd bothered to look at the comments/questions posted to this video you'd know: 1. He's not a dedicated You Tuber. He simply posted it as an easy way to share his design w his brother. Never imagined others would bother to look at it. He most definitely was *not* attempting to show off. 2. In response to questions about the design, he's gone into plenty of detail to allow any DIY-er with the necessary skills to build it to do so. You just couldn't be bothered to look. Even without reading the comments, it's *obvious* to all but the brain-dead that he designed, built and installed this himself. Yet you proudly boast that you're giving a thumbs down. Note that *your* only contribution to society is to post a couple recordings of video games you've played (talk about *bragging*). You are either 12-yrs old and/or an ignorant, arrogant a-hole who wouldn't be able to assemble this even if all the pre-cut parts were sent to you. Prick.
@@melikebatgirl8312 Probably because I have better things to do with my time rather than posting videos. Such as watch them and comment WHAT EVER THE FUCK I WANT! If he actually made this, good for him. But we all know it's not what you know. It's what you can prove! Arrogant? So? Why? Because I was expecting proof yet there is none? If I'm an "arrogant prick" because I like to see proof, than I guess I'm an "arrogant prick"!
Thanks for this- great idea with the opposed magnets. The latch looks a little unsafe, since there isn't much to the latch. I'd suggest a longer hook on the next one (maybe another 1/8 inch, not too much).
The rear wheels are in a fixed position but close to touching the floor when the front wheel is raised. The action of lowering the front wheel tilts the stand and the rear wheels then make contact to the floor. The video was originally made only to send link to my brother because the video file was too large to send via email. I other words, it's not very informative, detail wise and I apologize for that but there is a short part of the video that shows the rear wheels and a general idea of how close they are to making contact to the floor when the front wheel is raised.
It's a short piece of a hand rail. Think of it as a dowel with a flat section so I could glue it to the foot plate. The hand rail is bored out and I used an allen headed bolt and nut to mount the foot plate to the stationary part of the wheel assembly. The vertical "wings" are counter bored so the bolt and nut are tucked away.
would you consider providing a pencil sketch of the front pivot assembly, with dimensions? This is a most clever solution. Are those 3" casters? Thanks
I'm very sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. The bad news is I didn't get back to you with a pencil sketch and unfortunately I probably won't get around to providing a sketch. I was hoping the video would be worth well over a 1000 words. I could easily run the risk of making a mistake while sketching it out and making sure the measurements (dimensions) were accurate. I would have to take it back apart to make be sure of accuracy. Way too lazy for that :o) The good news is you can make it any size you want to fit your application. For my application I used 3" non-pivoting castor wheels on the back two legs and a 2" swivel castor wheel in the front mechanism.
There are two vertical plates with the magnets attached. Between those two plates I used a short piece of hand rail (like a big dowel with a flat spot) and attached that to the foot plate (the piece that you put your foot on to lower the wheel). The length of the hand rail part is cut slightly shorter than the distance between the two vertical pieces so that it is free to pivot between the two vertical pieces. There's a bolt that goes through the hand rail piece and the two vertical pieces which creates the pivot point. The nut and bolt is snug but not so tight that it squeezes the vertical pieces together and causes a bind in the pivot. You can sort of see these parts around the 1:30 mark. Sorry, I started on this without any written plans and kind of just designed it on the fly so I don't have any sketches or dimensional plans. The dimensions would probably be different for whatever application a person would use it for.
Sorry, no plans online. I was just winging it when I made it. I had been trying to describe this design to my brother over the phone and decided the best way was to make a short RUclips video to make it easy to send and for him to see what I was talking about. See my reply about the description of the parts used in the comment by Elaine Karolyi 5 down from this one.
This is by far the best retractable caster design I have seen. Simple, elegant and functional. Well DONE!! I will be adding this design to several tool stands in my shop. Thank you so much for sharing.
I am going to add wheels to my scroll saw, my router table, and my joiner. This is the simplest, cheapest, and quickest way I have seen. Thank you ever so much.
Brilliant !
The opposing magnets "mechanism" is so simple and inexpensive yet, so efficient.
THANK YOU !
You've made my day !
The best 3 minutes I've spent this weekend.
I really like the brilliant simplicity of this design. There are lots of videos on clunky caster setups, but this one puts those to shame. As evidenced by your other handiwork, cogent thought and attention to detail sets your work a notch above. It doesn't get much simpler than two opposed magnets, but therein lies the genius.
Sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an instagram account?
I stupidly lost the password. I love any assistance you can give me!
@Cairo Pablo instablaster ;)
@Remington Bjorn Thanks so much for your reply. I found the site through google and I'm in the hacking process now.
I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Remington Bjorn It worked and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thanks so much you saved my account!
@Cairo Pablo glad I could help :)
Brilliant use of neodymium magnets.
This is a genius solution! I've been looking for a way to move my workbench but keep it stable while using it.
Fantastic idea, like the magnet thing.
Very nice, great idea, well edited video too.
Thanks for taking the time to show us how you did it.
From Missouri
Love the Simplicity and functionality of this design. Thank you
Best design so far. Nothing complicated and still very smart to use magnets with the same pole facing each other. This is a keeper :-)
That's it, this is the design I'll follow. Ingenious. Thanks for sharing
WOW you made it look simple, i will be using your method on my stands. Thank you for the video great job.
Excellent video and process. I just cleaned up my used scroll saw an I'm ready to start the journey. Thank you for sharing a great system. Beautiful work.
Truly brilliant with the opposing magnets
Brilliant sir. Wow what a elegant design
Please make a video for how to build this one! The best design ever!!!
I've been looking at a ton of these videos lately. I thought a fixed wheel front would make a lot of sense and be easy to use. Your video will help me tremendously
Genius idea. Very practical and easy to build. Much success.
Just got an Excalibur and the metal stand. I remembered seeing this video years ago and just found it. I'm totally gonna do something similar. Thanks!
Muchas felicidades por idear este ingenioso sistema, es el mejor de los que he visto! Mil gracias por compartir, saludos desde Catalunya!
Thanks for the video. Looks simple yet effective. Enough to get me as a new subscriber.
Very clever use of the magnets!
Excellent mechanism. Simple but efficient. Kuddos!
Brilliant! Well done. I just happened upon this and I am glad I did. I was planning to put casters on my sander soon and this is a much better mechanism that what I was going to use.
+Shane Morris
Thanks, Shane. I'm glad you liked it. Have fun putting your magnets to work!
Excellent ! Idée brillante et d'une grande facilité d'utilisation . Bravo !
Brilliant design!
High five on the magnets!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
That's just so freaking clever!
that is too clever. Never seen a magnet used like that. Genius
Genius caster!
A very elegant solution.
Very clever. Nice work.
Love it. Simple and elegant. Love that you took the time to chamfer the edges and finish the surface.
My dude, I love this design 10/10!
Really clever idea.
That is a brilliant design! I'm needing something like this for my contractor table saw. I've been watching a lot of RUclips videos like this and I think yours is the best so far. I hit the "subscribe" button. I hope you produce some more videos.
This is brilliant, please do a video showing us how its fully made including the pivot.
Sorry, the wheel assembly is already made and I'm too lazy to go back, tear it down and rebuild while videoing. I only made this video to send to my brother as it would have been too big of a file to send in an email. I had no idea of the workings of RUclips at the time and didn't even think it would have been of much interest to other people. I knew I wouldn't have to go into too much detail for him so I do apologize for this non-detailed video.
I'll try and explain the pivot. The pivot is a section of a round hand rail (they come with a flat section) and the flat section is attached to the moving plate that you put your foot on and it's length is just short of the span between the two notched "side wings"allowing it to be free to rotate between the side wings.There's a 3/8" bolt that goes through the two side wings and through the hand rail section. The hole through the hand rail section is slightly oversized to allow it to pivot on the bolt. I used a nylon lock nut so I didn't have to have the nut and bolt tight between the two side wings so it's snug but doesn't stress the two side wings. I hope this makes some sense.
Thanks for such a detailed reply!
Excellent solution.
Excellent solution!
This is genious, thanks a lot for that idea mate, cheers 🍺✌🤠
I'm always staggered by people who give something so brilliant and yet simple a "thumbs-down". What's not to like about this?
It goes into absolutely ZERO detail about how its made. No video on how to make it on his page. This is the only video he posted. Just basically bragging about what he "made". Maybe if his title wasn't so misleading, "Adding wheels to a scroll saw stand", it wouldn't get any dislikes. Nothing in this video proves that he even made this. It just shows it already installed. I'm gonna be giving it a "thumbs down" as well.
Also keep in mind, he started his youtube account the same day this video was uploaded.
@@HoUsEoFcAtS78 So????
@@HoUsEoFcAtS78 Actually, if you'd bothered to look at the comments/questions posted to this video you'd know:
1. He's not a dedicated You Tuber. He simply posted it as an easy way to share his design w his brother. Never imagined others would bother to look at it. He most definitely was *not* attempting to show off.
2. In response to questions about the design, he's gone into plenty of detail to allow any DIY-er with the necessary skills to build it to do so. You just couldn't be bothered to look.
Even without reading the comments, it's *obvious* to all but the brain-dead that he designed, built and installed this himself.
Yet you proudly boast that you're giving a thumbs down. Note that *your* only contribution to society is to post a couple recordings of video games you've played (talk about *bragging*). You are either 12-yrs old and/or an ignorant, arrogant a-hole who wouldn't be able to assemble this even if all the pre-cut parts were sent to you. Prick.
@@melikebatgirl8312 Probably because I have better things to do with my time rather than posting videos. Such as watch them and comment WHAT EVER THE FUCK I WANT!
If he actually made this, good for him. But we all know it's not what you know. It's what you can prove! Arrogant? So? Why? Because I was expecting proof yet there is none? If I'm an "arrogant prick" because I like to see proof, than I guess I'm an "arrogant prick"!
Very Nice Desgn!
Smart use of the magnets.
What a good idea. Well done.
Thanks
Neat solution. Are the shoes a prerequisite?
Very very nice. Thank you kindly.
Very clever!
Very nice and simple 👍
Thanks for this- great idea with the opposed magnets. The latch looks a little unsafe, since there isn't much to the latch. I'd suggest a longer hook on the next one (maybe another 1/8 inch, not too much).
Good suggestion.
Nicely done!
Very slick, I'm going to steal this :)
elegantly simple, subscribed.
That is genius. I need to do more with magnets :-)
Love the magnet trick
Nice idea. I would have liked to seen the clearance at the rear wheels. I've got go over two thresholds with my saw.
Very good idea and simple.
The other 2 rear wheels are raised, they stay free when the front one is raised ..?
The rear wheels are in a fixed position but close to touching the floor when the front wheel is raised. The action of lowering the front wheel tilts the stand and the rear wheels then make contact to the floor. The video was originally made only to send link to my brother because the video file was too large to send via email. I other words, it's not very informative, detail wise and I apologize for that but there is a short part of the video that shows the rear wheels and a general idea of how close they are to making contact to the floor when the front wheel is raised.
@@steveelliott8475 Thanks so much for the explanation.
It was what I imagined, that when lifting the front the rear ones touched the ground
Very nice.
Simple and ingenious.
Smart af monica
Very Good!
What is in between the vertical wooden posts? I mean the pivot point , is it a wooden dowel , or bearings ? Thanks
It's a short piece of a hand rail. Think of it as a dowel with a flat section so I could glue it to the foot plate. The hand rail is bored out and I used an allen headed bolt and nut to mount the foot plate to the stationary part of the wheel assembly. The vertical "wings" are counter bored so the bolt and nut are tucked away.
Nice.👍
Damd, that’s cool!
would you consider providing a pencil sketch of the front pivot assembly, with dimensions? This is a most clever solution. Are those 3" casters? Thanks
I'm very sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. The bad news is I didn't get back to you with a pencil sketch and unfortunately I probably won't get around to providing a sketch. I was hoping the video would be worth well over a 1000 words. I could easily run the risk of making a mistake while sketching it out and making sure the measurements (dimensions) were accurate. I would have to take it back apart to make be sure of accuracy. Way too lazy for that :o) The good news is you can make it any size you want to fit your application. For my application I used 3" non-pivoting castor wheels on the back two legs and a 2" swivel castor wheel in the front mechanism.
Brilliant!
Excellent! 1/2" or 3/4" did you use?
+Adam Brcic I used 1/2" baltic birch plywood for the front wheel supports/pivot mount.
Great idea! Thx
I liked what you did. Now, how you did it?
Clever! Nice!
Do you have the plans for this? Have you done anything with double wheels?
I want to build one for a work bench
Sorry, I don't have plans for the mechanism, just the video.
Genius
What are u using for your pivot point. Like your design
There are two vertical plates with the magnets attached. Between those two plates I used a short piece of hand rail (like a big dowel with a flat spot) and attached that to the foot plate (the piece that you put your foot on to lower the wheel). The length of the hand rail part is cut slightly shorter than the distance between the two vertical pieces so that it is free to pivot between the two vertical pieces. There's a bolt that goes through the hand rail piece and the two vertical pieces which creates the pivot point. The nut and bolt is snug but not so tight that it squeezes the vertical pieces together and causes a bind in the pivot. You can sort of see these parts around the 1:30 mark.
Sorry, I started on this without any written plans and kind of just designed it on the fly so I don't have any sketches or dimensional plans. The dimensions would probably be different for whatever application a person would use it for.
Steve Elliott Exactly the question I was going to ask. Did you screw or just glue the hand rail piece to the wheel plate?
C Puzz Exactly the question I'd like to ask. Did you screw or just glue the hand rail piece to the wheel plate?
how did you make the pivot poit
ronald cruse I have the same question
I would also like to know how you make the pivot?
Nice!
brilliant
Love it
THX - nice idea
Well Done, Subbed.
Slick.
that is clever!
this is genius
i want this to lift my barrel for dust collection
Do you have plans for this online?
Sorry, no plans online. I was just winging it when I made it. I had been trying to describe this design to my brother over the phone and decided the best way was to make a short RUclips video to make it easy to send and for him to see what I was talking about.
See my reply about the description of the parts used in the comment by Elaine Karolyi 5 down from this one.
Plans please ???
Класс но вот как сделать что бы оно при поднятии верстака опускалось само а потом при повторном поднятии складывалось само, вот было бы интереснее.
I have a scroll saw and there would no way in the world that I would have all that shit out the front where you stand!!
Brilliant !
Genius
Genius