04-24-2018, 10:22 AM
As always you guys have come through with some great suggestions. Thanks again for the help and input!
John
John
Formerly known as John's Woodshop
Mobile Base Question - PM 719T
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04-24-2018, 10:22 AM
As always you guys have come through with some great suggestions. Thanks again for the help and input!
John
Formerly known as John's Woodshop
04-24-2018, 10:27 AM
(04-22-2018, 06:24 PM)Cian Wrote: I have a couple of those Portamates - including one underneath the mortiser - and I don't care for them necessarily especially with the smallish base of this floor standing mortiser. When you lower the wheels and effectively raise one end of the machine to move it, it produces a pronounced tilt of this very top heavy machine. I've had this mortiser for a few years with this particular mobile base, but the tilt has always bothered me and I have been considering replacing it with a non-tilting mobile base option. That is one thing I did not consider and I thank you for pointing it out, the tilt of the base on this top heavy machine could be an issue. I think I am going to try the Grizzly Bear Crawl as the bars will be able to be shortened to accommodate the smaller base of the Mortiser, and after watching the video of the base I noticed that there is minuscule tilt with this unit. I also like the wheels on it, they should roll really nice on my shop floor. Thanks again to everyone for your help! John
Formerly known as John's Woodshop
04-28-2018, 09:19 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-28-2018, 09:21 AM by Belle City Woodworking.)
Ended up getting the Bear crawl Mobil Base from Grizzly. This is well made as far as being structurally sound, it is easy to modify to fit the smaller base tools like a Mortiser, it was easy to assemble, it is very stout, and, most importantly, it glides very nicely across the shop floor with minimal effort.
NOTE: (The fit and finish is not stellar but acceptable at this price point for what you are getting) Thanks again for all the suggestions and observations about some of the shortcomings of other mobile bases for this application. Oh and what would this post be without more pics Thanks again, John
Formerly known as John's Woodshop
04-28-2018, 01:54 PM
I have the Shop Fox on the DP and the Portamate on the BS and very happy with both because the DP seldom moves but the BS moves frequently.
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04-28-2018, 11:35 PM
(04-28-2018, 09:19 AM)Belle City Woodworking Wrote: You don't diddle daddle ever. Looks like a promising mobile base. I would've oriented it so the outrigger wheels were on the backside to minimize challenges with tripping or feet placement while working, but that's all personal preference.
04-29-2018, 05:35 AM
(04-28-2018, 11:35 PM)Cian Wrote: You don't diddle daddle ever. Looks like a promising mobile base. I would've oriented it so the outrigger wheels were on the backside to minimize challenges with tripping or feet placement while working, but that's all personal preference. Yeah, I thought about that after I finally got it in the base. If it becomes an issue I will turn it around
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