I got some 6'x3' Wenger Versalite platforms from district surplus. They have square 2" O.D. aluminum tubing for legs. I got a bunch of extra 7" legs and I want to mod some of the legs to have a set on wheels. I am not a welder so I'm looking for a low tech way of doing this.
Here's a leg:
Here's the end view. The inside diameter of the tube is exactly 1 3/4"
I'm thinking about ordering something like these bolt in stem casters to insert into the leg tubes.
It would be awesome to find one with a stem that is just under 1 3/4" diameter. But so far this one at Grainger at 4" long x 1 1/4" diameter seems to be the best fit. There are larger diameter options designed for scaffolds, but I don't think the larger break mechanism would fit under the decking. For installation I'm thinking I could drill out a hole in the leg, use some washers inside for spacers to fill the vacant space inside of the tube and just bolt the caster in.
Does anyone have ideas for a more elegant solution?
Here's a leg:
Here's the end view. The inside diameter of the tube is exactly 1 3/4"
I'm thinking about ordering something like these bolt in stem casters to insert into the leg tubes.
It would be awesome to find one with a stem that is just under 1 3/4" diameter. But so far this one at Grainger at 4" long x 1 1/4" diameter seems to be the best fit. There are larger diameter options designed for scaffolds, but I don't think the larger break mechanism would fit under the decking. For installation I'm thinking I could drill out a hole in the leg, use some washers inside for spacers to fill the vacant space inside of the tube and just bolt the caster in.
Does anyone have ideas for a more elegant solution?
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