Now that I have a replacement grinder on order I'm wanting to resume working on my welding table. Before I start ordering components I think I require I just wanted to create a post to make sure my understanding is correct and in case there is a sim pler method to achieve what I want.
My welding table, even cut in half; is very very heavy, far too heavy for me to carry on my own, and I'd rather not drag it in case I damage the garage pad or need to move it outside, which would be very difficult to drag over. So I'd like to add castors to it so it can be mobile when it needs to be. As the garage where the table will be stored and most often used has a small slope to help drainage I would like to be able to adjust the castors so that they top of the table is level as nearest as possible.
I had planned to just weld rod connectors, such as these below to each leg where I will thread in a set screw. The head of the set screw would be welded to a small plate of say 2mm sheet and upon that the castors will be bolted so they can be removed. I'm assuming to level the castors with this approach I would need to turn the entire castor assembly to raise or lower each castor and that this might be quite difficulty under load.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QBYR...olid=2I0W386Z7WA7S&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
To make the leveling easier I'm now thinking about also adding one or two nuts above the rod connector onto the set screws, and if I understand this correctly tightening down those nuts onto the rod connectors which are welded to the tables frame will in turn raise each castor up or vice versa.
Am I on the right lines, would they work out as I am thinking the way I've described them?
Thanks in advance
My welding table, even cut in half; is very very heavy, far too heavy for me to carry on my own, and I'd rather not drag it in case I damage the garage pad or need to move it outside, which would be very difficult to drag over. So I'd like to add castors to it so it can be mobile when it needs to be. As the garage where the table will be stored and most often used has a small slope to help drainage I would like to be able to adjust the castors so that they top of the table is level as nearest as possible.
I had planned to just weld rod connectors, such as these below to each leg where I will thread in a set screw. The head of the set screw would be welded to a small plate of say 2mm sheet and upon that the castors will be bolted so they can be removed. I'm assuming to level the castors with this approach I would need to turn the entire castor assembly to raise or lower each castor and that this might be quite difficulty under load.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QBYR...olid=2I0W386Z7WA7S&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
To make the leveling easier I'm now thinking about also adding one or two nuts above the rod connector onto the set screws, and if I understand this correctly tightening down those nuts onto the rod connectors which are welded to the tables frame will in turn raise each castor up or vice versa.
Am I on the right lines, would they work out as I am thinking the way I've described them?
Thanks in advance