MFT on wheels

[agehall]

I've been lurking here for a while but this is the first time I actually post.

I'm one of those unfortunate ones that don't have a workshop, so I have to haul my gear outside whenever I'm going to work on a project. I'm getting a bit tired of hauling my MFT/1080 table in and out every day now, so today I came up with a clever "hack" that I have not seen here before. (I'm probably not first, but anyway...)

I went out and bought a couple of 20mm M8 bolts and a couple 30mm ones along with 4 wheels. I then slid the short bolts into the rails on one side of the table and used the unused holes for the legs on the same side to mount all the wheels. Worked like a charm and now I can simply roll the table in and out of the house.

 

[Alan m]

[welcome] to the fog

not sure i know exactly what you did. a picture might clarify. wheels on the mft would be very handy for moving it from van to site.

 

[agehall]

I'll snap a pic tomorrow and post it.

 

[Eli]

Oh yeah, I can picture it I think. Would you wheel yours like a 2 wheel dolly?

I've got a single fixed wheel on the back right (think about saw rail and hinge) corner of the table rail.

So, when it's folded, and oriented like a door on it's hinges, I can lift one side of the MFT and have the wheel carry the other bottom corner. Easier getting through a door.

 

[agehall]

Here is how I mounted the wheels. Same thing in the other end of the table.
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And here is the table standing up on the wheels:
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[pugilato]

Clever...

 

[Ocram]

Simple and effective