Floor stops for tool stand

[downsizingnow48]

I have most everything on tool stands with wheels. I use a block of wood to wedge them off the floor when I need them to stay put. Recently there were some helpful posts on built-in floor stops. Making a tool stand for a thickness planer, which needs to be very stable, I decided to do something a bit fancier than a block of wood. These stops are easy to make and work well. There is a 1/2" nut welded on the bottom of the frame and a short bushing welded on the top. The three pieces (handle, threaded rod, floor mount) are assembled with blue Loctite. The mount rotates and tilts.

 

[Big Barn]

I really LIKE those. Nice job.

 

[downsizingnow48]

First test run, solid as a rock. Glad I decided to upgrade from the block of wood.

 

[GaryM]

Looks good. I have a set on my Craftsmen table saw that came with it. Uses a pedal to let the wheels retract.

 

[chim]

Nice clean job. I like the finishing touch of the end caps on the tube.

 

[mcfarmall]

That's exactly what I was going to suggest. I put those on all the machines in my shop that have mobile bases and they work great. They hold fast and easily accommodate uneven surfaces.

 

[Budweiser John]

Nice clean job. I like the finishing touch of the end caps on the tube.

Are those plastic tubing end caps available on Line somewhere?
Nice finishing touch with out having to weld on a metal cap. I’m assuming they are available in various sizes.

B. John

 

[downsizingnow48]

The plastic caps come from McMaster Carr. They have lots of different kinds.

McMaster-Carr

 

[MOTractor]

Those look great, very nice! Did you source the handle at McMaster-Carr too?

 

[downsizingnow48]

Both the handles and the leveling feet come from McMaster Carr. They have dozens of different kinds.

McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr

 

[jmc]

Nice work.

Now, if you replaced those nice handles with a tacked on hexnut, you could use a speed wrench or cordless drill (with extensions) and not have to bend over!

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[jmc]

Xxxxx

 

[downsizingnow48]

Hah - I debated just using a nut. To save the cost of the handles, $12 total.

 

[dstig1]

Nice. Be aware that with a planer you will fill that oneida bucket in 5-10 min of steady work... I have a pretty large 5hp grizzly cyclone and fill the ~50 gal bin in an hour or so of heavy planing...

 

[downsizingnow48]

There is a place south of Sacramento that sells 50 gal plastic drums with removable lid for $25. I've been thinking about that as a back up plan if I have to empty this bucket too often.

 

[downsizingnow48]

These simple floor stops worked so well on the planer stand I decided to add them to two other stands. The cutting table was easiest, I just welded two coupling nuts to the bottom rails. The rolling base for the miter saw stand was a little more work, I welded nuts to a piece of plate then screwed it to the bottom of the rails. Both stands have two fixed casters and two swivel casters, so two floor mounts to raise the swivels up is all that is needed.

 

[Rustyiron]

Nice work as usual Pat :thumbsup:
Anyone know why Acme thread rod is so pricey?

 

[Big Barn]

Nice work, Pat.

Preparing for when California slides into the Pacific?

 

[downsizingnow48]

On acme rod, I dunno. Why it should be so much more costly than ordinary threads is a mystery to me. Just steel, cut or rolled, only difference is the angle, pitch and thickness of the thread. This floor stop application is otherwise perfect for acme threaded parts.

On earthquakes. I have been out of California for all major quakes in last 50 years. Good planning. BUT when we were still in coastal Virginia, I had just completed a 1200 sq ft deck on our house on the Chesapeake. After lunch I stretched out for a well deserved nap on the brand new deck. WHAM a major earthquake hit and woke me up. This was in 2011. I concluded that lunch naps were a bad idea.

 

[dstig1]

Volume, pure and simple. Billions of miles of regular threaded rod made every day...not so on Acme...