Big Barn’s Retirement Farm Shop

[Big Barn]

Me too.

20 ton HF press with 5" locking casters on all four corners.

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The caster base is two pieces of 3/4" plywood .. laminated for a sturdy base.

Nice! Those are "total" lock aren't they? Swivel AND rolling?

 

[lostcreekranch]

Nice! Those are "total" lock aren't they? Swivel AND rolling?

Yes sir. That's all I've used for a long time. If you don't lock the swivel .. you still get movement.

 

[ovrszd]

Just look at technology now as to say when we we say 10 yo and try to think how it changed every 10 years. Imagine being a 10 yo old now. We can image what will be their day to day tech come our age.

Every time we have a wheeling event in our timber the kids always end up at the phone booth. I also have a Toilet at the camp ground. Kids get excited about using it.

 

[ovrszd]

Great,,,,,, now I gotta buy casters for my Press.....

 

[Xfaxman]

Sorry bout dat .

 

[pmsmechanic]

Great,,,,,, now I gotta buy casters for my Press.....

I am not going to. I have it on a wood floor in my lean too and it's easy enough to move when I need to about every 18 month's

 

[TMGT]

I am not going to. I have it on a wood floor in my lean too and it's easy enough to move when I need to about every 18 month's

Mine weighs about 1300lbs and its top heavy, no way I'm sliding that around!

I was going to put it on casters but figure I'll just move it with the forklift when need be.

 

[Big Barn]

Mine weighs about 1300lbs and its top heavy, no way I'm sliding that around!

I was going to put it on casters but figure I'll just move it with the forklift when need be.

I'm not sure what mine weighs ....

but when I built it I machined rollers out of heavy walled 2 inch pipe....

It is easily moved by two NFL players or me with this pry bar....

 

[dragoneggs]

Great,,,,,, now I gotta buy casters for my Press.....

Yep... with my cramped shop almost everything including my press is on casters. Even my tall metal storage cabinets. About the only thing that is not, is my solid wood work bench.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Mine weighs about 1300lbs and its top heavy, no way I'm sliding that around!

I was going to put it on casters but figure I'll just move it with the forklift when need be.

I just have a small 20 ton press. My neighbor has a 50 ton press and he gave me the code to his shop. The joys of living in a close community where we all know each other.

 

[dnw64]

I'm not sure what mine weighs ....

You don't have a scale built into your forklift? Or you just haven't bothered to weigh it?

 

[Big Barn]

You don't have a scale built into your forklift? Or you just haven't bothered to weigh it?

BOTH.

 

[the old grind]

I found HFT's 18" x 24" moving dolly to be about right for their 20T press for ~ the cost of casters alone. It started out as being temporary, but I kept buying them to put under welders, pumps, etc that I didn't have carts for. I'm with Mark, have rollers under one mill, and drill press, welders, torches, generator, band-saw, and many benches & cabinets are on wheels. (gotta sweep, esp when woodworking in a small space)

My lathes, cutter grinder and reloading bench are about the only things I can't lift that aren't on wheels. Y'know I envy everyone for having more shop floor-space .. well, except for Mark who needs more too.

btw, I like the short HFT (purple) nylon slings for lifting heavy or odd-shaped stuff. Using them and a digital scale I can weigh anything up to 1,000 Kg (1 ton) that an FEL or shop crane can lift. I recommend both vs wondering what something weighs. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077Q7HVZ7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[lostcreekranch]

When I built the caster base for my 20 Ton HF Press .. I used my HF shop crane to pick up the press and just rolled the base under it and bolted it down.

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[dstig1]

You don't have a scale built into your forklift? Or you just haven't bothered to weigh it?

NEXT PROJECT!!!! There ya go Terry!

 

[dragoneggs]

TOG, I forgot about my wood lathe... it is not on wheels either and I need to mobilize it as it is blocking me from moving big stuff in/out of the shop.

 

[the old grind]

Pics/nomenclature or it's a HFT wood lathe and your tools are too. (got lapping wheel? ) Do you ever turn resin, burls, or bowls? I know, custom furniture/accents is fun if you can get the wood for it.

btw, I'm a metal guy like Terry, but I'm a lathe guy too.

 

[ovrszd]

I'll steal Terry's idea and use rollers. All I need is to move it forward away from the wall and then move it back when done.

 

[Big Barn]

NEXT PROJECT!!!! There ya go Terry!

LOL. You guys ! I will add to the list

 

[Xfaxman]

You don't have a scale built into your forklift? Or you just haven't bothered to weigh it?

NEXT PROJECT!!!! There ya go Terry!

LOL. You guys ! I will add to the list

This DigiWeigh 5K crane scale is what I use:

And empty tongue weight: