5.1 Pro Mobility

Finally I got my new machine set up. I have not powered up the spindle or hooked up the vacuum but I thought you guys would like to see the wheels I added. We were discussing them in another thread.

The wheels are from Bennington Manufacturing

Pardon my non photogenic appearance

I have been working for days getting this set up. I had to drill holes in the legs for the wheels. Figuring out where to put them was a bit of a challenge. Maybe C3D will partner with this company to offer these wheels and predrill the legs.
I ended up having to extend the feet more than I wanted to for the wheels to disengage properly. I may move the wheels up later. You can see this puts the table top pretty high, I think 37”.

They work well though and I am really glad I installed them. I moved and rotated the machine constantly during build. I was worried about being able to lift it but it is not too bad.

This machine is a hoss.

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@CullenS That setup is looking good! Those wheels and feet are pretty cool although personally I’m not a fan of having to lift the table to engage/disengage them. I say that because I’m setup in my garage and in the winter I’d be doing it every time I move the car out and pull the table away from my workbench and cabinets. By the looks of your shop though it would work great.

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Garages are for tools, not cars :joy:

I opened my garage door last weekend for the first time in at least 12 years when I sold the old machine.

Once I figure out where I am going to put the machine it will only need to roll out for tiling jobs.

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I don’t know what that is, but I hope it’s a good thing.

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Yes. Not sure if the origin is from Bonanza or somewhere else.

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