[GreenKeys] Casters for M28 Teletype equipment

[W2HX]

For me, my shack isn't quite as spacious as your was, Jack! Hihi!  So my two TTYs will have to be in front of a cabinet. So to get in and out of the cabinet I'll have to slide the tty's over.  And luckily, the new shack is over the garage.

From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jack Hart
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 10:05 PM
To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [GreenKeys] Casters for M28 Teletype equipment

When I had my shack in a room with hardwood floors,
I put a short piece of carpeting under the TTY's.  Or, use
the interlocking rubber mats sold at Home Depot, etc.

I'm not sure why anyone would want wheels unless
the machines are going to be moved all of the time. Wheels
will definitely transmit noise and vibration.

Jack K0TTY

NNNN




From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net<mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net> [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Plummer
Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2014 7:22 PM
To: Paul Heller; W2HX
Cc: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net<mailto:greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>; Jim Haynes
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Casters for M28 Teletype equipment

My wife picked up some glides at the local home improvement store to place under some of our larger furniture.  They allow the furniture to slide around on the hard work floor with not damage to the floor.  They come in a variety of sizes.  For hard word there is a fiber glide.  For carpet there is a nylon glide.  It might work for your 28.

de Jim - K8ARY


On Saturday, February 1, 2014 7:15 PM, Paul Heller <paul0926 at comcast.net<mailto:paul0926 at comcast.net>> wrote:
I order one set of 2 inch and one set of 3 inch.  I think the two inch visually look better on the cabinet (the 3 inch look too large IMHO) but I prefer the way it moves around with the 3 inch.

The wear pattern is interesting. The 2 inch has wear all the way across and uses the entire width of the wheel (the wheel is flat across), while the three inch has a 1/4 inch strip so it is only using a portion of the wheel (the wheel is slightly v shaped).

Not sure which would be better for wood flors.

Paul

On Feb 1, 2014, at 3:30 PM, W2HX <w2hx at w2hx.com<mailto:w2hx at w2hx.com>> wrote:

> Hi all. I am finally getting my new shack together and it is time to purchase casters for my M28 KSR and ASR.  What did you guys end up buying? I think I read that some of you bought the 2" size with no brake.  I am looking at these two currently:
>
> http://www.grainger.com/product/Swivel-Stem-Caster-3A711?searchQuery=3A711
> http://www.grainger.com/product/Swivel-Stem-Caster-3A731?opr=APPD&pbi=3A711
>
> The difference seems to be rubber vs. polyolefin.  My new shack has hardwood floors that I would prefer to avoid marring if possible which of these would be better for the floor? Any opinions?
> Is 2" wheel big enough? Did anyone get bigger?
>
> Thanks!
> Eugene
>
>
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> From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net<mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net> [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net<mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net>] On Behalf Of Jim Haynes
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 4:02 PM
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net<mailto:greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Casters for M28 Teletype equipment
>
> I just discovered that W.W. Grainger is closing out a bunch of suitable casters (threaded stem casters with 1/2x13 thread) that will screw into
> M28 equipment in place of the adjustable feet.  Prices are less than $5 each.  Some suitable part numbers I found are 3A711, 1ZNK5, 3A732.
> (Look in their online catalog to see what you get for those numbers) There may be others too, I didn't look at everything in the catalog.
>
> jhhaynes at earthlink dot net
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