Results 1 to 11 of 11

Thread: More than one way to skin a caster!

  1. 04-19-2012, 7:59 PM #1
    larry cronkite
    larry cronkite is offline [OP] Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Mableton, GA
    Posts
    83

    More than one way to skin a caster!

    Needed some 3 inch swivel casters for a small project. I usually use locking casters but that wasn't a requirement for this job.
    Went to Northern Tool today where I found these casters for $4.99 each:

    Casters $4.99 ea Item 189911

    http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...atchallpartial

    Then I remembered something I saw at NT a few days ago and checked and found this item which had the identical casters and all the mounting hardware:

    Hardwood dolly $11.99 ea Item 001880

    http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...atchallpartial
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 04-19-2012, 8:46 PM #2
    ray hampton
    ray hampton is offline Contributor
    Join Date
    Jul 2010
    Location
    Northern Kentucky
    Posts
    3,279
    why do the wheels cost 4.99 each but only 3.00 each if they installed them to the dolly ?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 04-19-2012, 8:54 PM #3
    Van Huskey's Avatar
    Van Huskey
    Van Huskey is offline Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    LA & SC neither one is Cali
    Posts
    9,447
    Quote Originally Posted by ray hampton View Post
    why do the wheels cost 4.99 each but only 3.00 each if they installed them to the dolly ?
    When you can answer that you are ready to be the CEO of a retail company...

    I had never thought of pulling the casters off a dolly but NT and HF have dolleys on sale all the time... Thanks, I will use that info at some point no doubt!
    Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.

    Deep thought for the day:

    Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 04-19-2012, 9:24 PM #4
    ray hampton
    ray hampton is offline Contributor
    Join Date
    Jul 2010
    Location
    Northern Kentucky
    Posts
    3,279
    Quote Originally Posted by Van Huskey View Post
    When you can answer that you are ready to be the CEO of a retail company...

    I had never thought of pulling the casters off a dolly but NT and HF have dolleys on sale all the time... Thanks, I will use that info at some point no doubt!
    if I am not quaipfied to be OEC , how can I be a CEO ? I heard of freinds that try to buy a live turkey for thanksgiving once and the farm added a sub charge to the price, maybe betweem 10 or 20 percent
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 04-19-2012, 9:33 PM #5
    Jay Rasmussen
    Jay Rasmussen is offline Contributor
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    Richardson, Texas
    Posts
    214
    It’s all about volume when it comes from China.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 04-19-2012, 9:55 PM #6
    Shawn Pixley's Avatar
    Shawn Pixley
    Shawn Pixley is offline Contributor
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    Mandalay Shores, CA
    Posts
    2,690
    Blog Entries
    26
    They lose money on every sale but make it up in volume!
    Shawn

    "no trees were harmed in the creation of this message, however some electrons were temporarily inconvenienced."

    "I resent having to use my brain to do your thinking"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 04-19-2012, 10:05 PM #7
    Van Huskey's Avatar
    Van Huskey
    Van Huskey is offline Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    LA & SC neither one is Cali
    Posts
    9,447
    Quote Originally Posted by Shawn Pixley View Post
    They lose money on every sale but make it up in volume!
    Famous last words of any bean-counter!

    Jay has it right in the end.
    Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.

    Deep thought for the day:

    Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 04-20-2012, 1:04 AM #8
    Ty Williams
    Ty Williams is offline Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    Licking County, Ohio
    Posts
    135
    Quote Originally Posted by Van Huskey View Post
    I had never thought of pulling the casters off a dolly but NT and HF have dolleys on sale all the time... Thanks, I will use that info at some point no doubt!
    Can't speak to the NTs, but don't bother on the HFs. HF dollies don't have casters on them. They have caster shaped rocks that neither roll nor swivel. I bought a HF dolly for $11.99. Didn't move with just a 60lbs generator on it. Ended up spending another ~$40 to buy casters that actually worked from TSC to put under the dolly.



    Quote Originally Posted by Van Huskey View Post
    Famous last words of any bean-counter!
    That is, or at least was, Amazon's business model for years. They lost money on every sale but made it up on volume. By expanding their customer base and plunging rapidly into new markets, they were increasing their market cap like crazy. This Enhanced Shareholder Value and therefore made the guys at the top rich. As long as the stock price kept rising, they didn't need to make a profit on sales. Of course, to keep from hemorrhaging cash too quickly, they have some of the worst working conditions in the US. Much more like something you'd expect in Southeast Asia rather than the Mid West.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 04-20-2012, 1:38 AM #9
    Van Huskey's Avatar
    Van Huskey
    Van Huskey is offline Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    LA & SC neither one is Cali
    Posts
    9,447
    Quote Originally Posted by Ty Williams View Post
    Can't speak to the NTs, but don't bother on the HFs. HF dollies don't have casters on them. They have caster shaped rocks that neither roll nor swivel. I bought a HF dolly for $11.99. Didn't move with just a 60lbs generator on it. Ended up spending another ~$40 to buy casters that actually worked from TSC to put under the dolly.
    Although I wouldn't plan to use them often in that capacity I actually moved both a 800 pound bandsaw and a 750 pound drum sander on a pair of HF cheap HF dollys. It is probably a case of me buying from just the right lot, the ones they got in the next week probably couldn't hold a feather without failing.
    Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.

    Deep thought for the day:

    Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 04-20-2012, 1:45 AM #10
    Keith Weber
    Keith Weber is offline Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Midwest
    Posts
    638
    Am I missing something? The casters you mention (item 189911) are $3.99, not $4.99, and they are different casters than depicted on the item 001880 dolly.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 04-20-2012, 3:33 AM #11
    Bob Faris
    Bob Faris is offline Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Posts
    48
    Quote Originally Posted by larry cronkite View Post
    Needed some 3 inch swivel casters for a small project. I usually use locking casters but that wasn't a requirement for this job.
    Went to Northern Tool today where I found these casters for $4.99 each:

    Casters $4.99 ea Item 189911

    http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...atchallpartial

    Then I remembered something I saw at NT a few days ago and checked and found this item which had the identical casters and all the mounting hardware:

    Hardwood dolly $11.99 ea Item 001880

    http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...atchallpartial

    The first caster you linked is a steel-wheeled caster with a maximum load rating of 1000 lbs. The dolly you linked has casters with hard rubber wheels. The maximum load rating of the dolly is 1000 lbs. or 250 lbs. per caster. I've been shopping for 3" casters and decided on these.

    http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...2&site=ROCKLER
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules