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I grabbed a pile of these Portamate 1000's. However, the Shop Fox has a 75% greater capacity for the same price. I grabbed them when Home Depot was closing them out for ~$20 per. The wheels are a bit small, but they work well on a smooth floor. Portamate does make heaver duty units, for more money.
With the Portamate I can kick the cams with my foot to raise and lower the wheels. With the Shop Fox you will need need to bend over and screw the feet up and down. For a healthy woodworker that is not an issue. I have been doing that on my RAS for ~40 years. I just thought I would point out that little issue, just in case.
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(04-22-2018, 06:41 AM)Hank Knight Wrote: This one works well with my Jet:
https://www.amazon.com/Shop-Fox-D2057A-A...dpSrc=srch
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Thank you very much for the input guys!
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Have they improved the casters on those Shop Fox bases? The ones I bought years ago were horrible. The tires disintegrated rather quickly. The odd metric spacing doesn't leave much room for alternatives. My shaper and spindle sander are on blocks with no casters as a result.
The HTC and welded Delta mobile bases I bought (in the same time period) do not have wheel issues.
Under my Jet mortiser I just installed locking stem casters under the corners. They are braced and drill at the base of the cabinet.
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I recently bought a Grizzly Bearcrawl Mobile Base. I suggest you take a look at it. For $60 it’s very well made. I have it under a Nova Voyager DVR. Only complaint I have is there is more play than I would llike in the lifter mechanism.
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