[SML] Cart Logistics Question

[Dave Vick]

On Friday, November 20, 2015, tech dept via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

>
>  I admit I have seen but a few in use (scaffolding mainly), never thought
> about applying those to my uses. How do the tires wear? Do they 'scrub'
> (back and forth) on a long push down a polished floor? My caster supplier
> does not have them in their catalog, who has them at a fair price ($8 -$15
> per caster)


 Try a specialized caster supplier, I like Caster City or Casters of
Oklahoma. You may be able to get them at McMaster-Carr or Grainger. The
specialists will often allow you to specify wheel material, so you could go
with a hard, non-marring urethane tread surface.


The 3-way caster... well, I only find the heavy duty (cast-iron 3 caster
> dual wheel furniture/machine tool units), though I found a description for
> a 'zero offset triple caster' but cannot justify the expense in this
> application. The last ones I bought were about $100 each.
>

I've found them cheaper than that. Sometimes they get listed as "piano
casters."




-- 
Dave Vick
Asst. Carpenter / Flyman; "Annie" On Tour '15-'16
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