Solution 1 - sweep the shop floor more often
Solution 2 - polyurethane casters, they won't flat spot.
Derek
--- Mike Rambour wrote:
>
> Last summer I purchased a pretty nice big tool chest
> from Sears and
> there is one item on it that really sucks, the casters.
>
> They are 5" diameter casters, 2" wide and hard plastic.
> I might be
> showing my age here but anyone remember trying to skate
> board on the
> sidewalk in the late 60's ? every little pebble stopped
> the wheels and
> knocked you off the board. That is what is happening
> with these hard
> casters, every little thing on the floor stops the thing.
> That and the 2
> rotating ones don't want to rotate very easily, I tend to
> have to bend down
> and manually rotate them in the direction I want them to
> go.
>
> I was thinking softer plastic casters would help but I
> am afraid I might
> get "flat spots" on the wheels when the rather heavy tool
> chest sits for
> months at a time. What about pneumatic tires ? make them
> that small ? I
> have to admit I have not started looking yet but those
> caster are number 1
> on my current list of things to replace in the garage.
>
> Any ideas/suggestions ?
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