On Friday, November 20, 2015, tech dept via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> 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)</blockquote><div><br></div><div> 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. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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.<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I've found them cheaper than that. Sometimes they get listed as "piano casters."</div><div><br></div><div> </div><br><br>-- <br>Dave Vick<br>Asst. Carpenter / Flyman; "Annie" On Tour '15-'16<br>Sent from the DavePad<br>