Heavy Duty Workbench Casters

The SPACECARE Retractable Workbench Casters Kit is like giving your workbench a set of monster truck wheels—suddenly that 600 lb beast glides around the shop like it’s on roller skates. The heavy-duty design feels rock solid, and the retractable feature means you can roll your bench into place, then lock it down so it won’t budge an inch. Installation is straightforward, and once mounted, they make moving bulky workbenches, tables, or cabinets almost effortless. If you’ve ever pulled a muscle trying to shove a heavy bench across the garage, these casters are the upgrade you didn’t know you desperately needed.

Installed on a workbench. Works great, easy install, sturdy

I was always moving my one workbench around and decided to try these casters. I really like these. It fit my application and now makes it so easy to move the bench. They are very sturdy - I looked at some others and these hold more weight than I needed but I was drawn to them.Only thing I would caution folks is when using the template to mount, make sure you do NOT put upside down. I see (or checked/tried) hole pattern and the bottom holes on brackets are different from top. It was easy to mark and install. I did however mark the bottom hole pattern on the bench leg after I centered it on the leg, then pre-drilled holes and mounted bracket. Then drilled pilot holes for top part of the mount and used screws provided. Worked very well.For company - future updates I would apply a means to attach each wheel to a bar or wood bar in order to raise both casters at the ends.... I found a place on youtube whereas someone did that and it looked really to use versus one at a time. Depending on the users application this configuration with a bar would be easy for heavy instances.All in all, great purchase.

Floor-standing 6-inch jointers and 13-inch planers both need a base of nearly 2 ft x 2 ft. A handy lumber to use for a base is 5/4 (actual thickness = 1 inch) deck planking, which is heavy & strong yellow pine - and inexpensive. The 1-inch plank thickness works well with all the 1-inch #10 screws used. An 8 ft plank length is marginal, but they also come in 12 ft length (usually straight, but check). A 250 pound jointer can be outfitted with a base without ever having to lift it. Screw & glue a 3/4-inch thick x 1-inch or so wide runner along the inside bottom of two appropriate lengths (about 2 ft) of plank. Five 1.5-inch #6 or #8 screws should hold on their own if glue bond not strong. Tip the the jointer over until more than half of its housing length is resting on the two opposite runners. Use a rubber hammer to tap the two runners on their sides to keep containment, and tap them length-wise until they line up at each end ready to have the front & rear planks attached. Use 4 heavy gauge outside corner braces needing six 1-inch #10 wood or sheet metal screws each. If you mount the bottom of the caster wheel plate 1.75 above the frame bottom, the frame will clear the floor by 3/4-inch with wheels down, and rest solidly on its own legs with wheels up. (Keep focused on which way is up for the caster frames.). Be sure to leave a little room near the runner endpoints so that the jointer legs can reach through to the floor when wheels are up. The operation of lowering and raising the wheels is reasonably easy. The caster wheel assemblies come with everything needed, complete with lock washers and 24 1-inch #10 screws. Great product!A planer stand can be built with 2x3 legs, a 3/4-inch plywood top on a standard 1x4-inch board top frame, and the same 1-inch planking bottom frame. Screws of appropriate length can be used to secure the 2x3's to the upper and lower frames There are many mating surfaces in such a stand, and these can be glued & screwed to give strong stability with wheels up.

The media could not be loaded. These casters exceeded my expectations. They’re exceptionally well-made, and my workbench now glides effortlessly across the floor. The added mobility has made my workspace much more flexible and efficient. I opted to use 2-inch lag bolts instead of the provided screws for extra security. Overall, a great upgrade! Forgot to mention the template, it’s idiot proof!

He needed these to move his table saw as needed. They work very well!

Game changer! I installed these on my table and chop saw stands. Unbelievable convenience. I now roll them outside of my garage to elimiate the sawdust. Moving around is easy. Installation was easy as well. Seems to be well built and sturdy!

The item is packaged well and arrived on time. As others have said, the screws that came with the kit are junk. I tossed them and picked up some 1/4" x 2" long hex head lag screws. Stronger and easier to install.I did remove the black lever to make the task of screwing the lags in easier. Again, as others have said, the space between the nut (above the bearing shield) where you use their thin supplied wrench, is really tight making it hard to get a grip with that wrench. I added two washers to space that out and then attached the wheel with the supplied lock washer and nut.The supplied template is a good feature as it makes it easy to position the bracket holes.Once the wheels are attached my bench rolls well with decent clearance on my garage floor. Just be ready when you release the levers....a heavy bench comes down hard with a bang. Plus they do stick out on the corners when in the down position so tripping and stubbing toes is probably inevitable.I may install a bar between the two wheels on each side to make it a one-push action as others have done.Overall, these seem like a good purchase for the money. Time will tell how long they last. I gave them 3-stars due to spacing issues on the wheel and the crappy screws.