quiltermidwife Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Am I imagining it or is it possible to have or retro fit lockable castors to the feet of the table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mswings Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Hi Chris. I don't know if you can get castors for your table but I use those plastic furniture movers under mine. I just raise the table with the hydralic lift and slip them under the feet when they are raised. Then just lower the feet back on to the plastic and you can move your machine pretty easily. I have't tried moving very far but I keep my machine fairly close to the wall. I only move it out when I'm working from the back. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 I was going to put castors on my table and found they would raise the table higher than was comfortable for me. We decided the table moves easily and wouldn't be moved often enough to warrant trying to live with the higher height. If I were to put anything under the legs it would be the furniture movers/sliders which don't raise the height of the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Porch Quilting Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 I was told that you can use heavy duty castors that you get at an office supply place and put them on my frame. I guess it depends on what frame you have. Mine is the newer one I can't tell you on the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katydids Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Hi Chris. You can put castors on the machine. APQS sells some that work. There is a company in Las Vegas that I deal with that sells the Total Locking castors that I have been using for some time. They lock in all directions. Some castor wheels will turn when locked if you lean on the machine. The important thing is to make sure they have the proper weight ratio per wheel. You also need to make sure they are the threaded stem and it requires a certain thread to fit the leg properly. You unscrew the foot that is on the machine and the castor screws into that opening. I can send you the info, but you may not want to order from a US company. Just let me know. Patty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Before you but you'd better set your machine to the lowest point and then add about 5-6 inches and see if the table is too tall. I can't use casters - they make my machine way to high to work. I put sliders under mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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