rohan Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 I'm looking at castors for my cab but have no idea where to start. All I know is that they need to have a single screw hole fixing where the rubber feet already are. Cheers! Quote
thinman Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 [quote name='rohan' post='247817' date='Jul 25 2008, 01:54 PM']I'm looking at castors for my cab but have no idea where to start. All I know is that they need to have a single screw hole fixing where the rubber feet already are. Cheers![/quote] There's specialist places like www.bluearan.co.uk but you might save some money by looking at somewhere like www.screwfix.com. Quote
warwickhunt Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 You'll really struggle to find something substantial that has a single screw fixing and it will need to be 'fairly' substantial if you are going to roll a cab along a pavement otherwise the little weedy type of wheels just buckle when they hit the first pavement crack/stone. Just bear in mind that your castor will fix with 4 screws over the top of the existing single screw hole so it should be well covered and not unsightly (it's on the bottom after all). One thing to consider is castors that are removable in case you want the cab coupled to the floor better and/or locking castors so that the cab doesn't trundle off BTW castor or caster? Quote
Rayman Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 Got mine here; [url="http://www.castors-online.co.uk/?gclid=CPflmLKX25QCFRDklAodRWaJkQ"]http://www.castors-online.co.uk/?gclid=CPf...CFRDklAodRWaJkQ[/url] Admitedly, they were for a trolley I made for rolling the Trace about on. I certainly wouldn't recommend drilling holes in your cab until you know what's inside, but using sensible short screws should be fine, don't start wacking 3 inch screws in there, there's no need. Quote
phil_the_bassist Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='247856' date='Jul 25 2008, 02:52 PM']BTW castor or caster?[/quote] I recon Khaszteur...but that's just cos I cheat at scrabble Quote
chris_b Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 [quote name='rohan' post='247817' date='Jul 25 2008, 01:54 PM']....I'm looking at castors for my cab.... they need to have a single screw hole fixing where the rubber feet already are.[/quote] In my view the best solution is to get 3" or 80mm castors/wheels attached by a plate and get 2 with brakes. Put the brakes at the front for easy access. It might be better to get a trolley from Homebase or B&Q. Quote
rohan Posted July 25, 2008 Author Posted July 25, 2008 I've got a trolley but its a bit of a pain to fit in the car. Cheers for the help guys!! Quote
bass_ferret Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 Any excuse! Get one from [url="http://www.studiospares.com/Road-Cases/Skytronic-Wheeled-Base/invt/475120"]here[/url]. Its easy enough to do yourself but I could not be bothered. Quote
Mottlefeeder Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 One thing I would suggest is to go for a rubber tyred wheel. The plain nylon castors are fine indoors, but will shake your gear severely if you use them on a pavement. Quote
ahpook Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 i only found out tonight that my swr has castors not feet. seeing as it's kindof ot, would anyone know where to get a set to fit ? Quote
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