Looking for a way to make this glide over a tabletop

[Jack D.]

I just bought a heat press for the new shirt business. This one:



I have it sitting on an 8' long "lab" style industrial table and due to space constraints I need to move it from one end of the table to the middle of the table daily. The press weighs just over 100 lbs and I'm looking for a way to make this thing glide easily back and forth. I've considered 2" threaded stem casters with locks (it needs to "lock" in place because the front is too close to the front of the table and could slide off the edge) but that is still going to add 3" to the height and I'd like to keep it as low to the table as possible. The other item I found were ball casters:



These only add 1.25" to the height but don't have a stem that would bolt to the feet of the press (yes, I could drill a second hole in the leg) and they don't lock. Is there some other device/system that I can look at to move this press around? TIA.

[deckeda]

Just a quick idea that might lead to a read one:

Use the ball casters but also employ a rail, maybe angle iron (steel, actually, from the hardware store). The rail acts as a guide and gives you something to CLAMP onto when the press is in place at either end.

P.S. You'd need some sort or clamp.

[testcase]

Teflon glides. Available in home centers / hardware stores. Add a quick release clamp and you can lock it down or, release and reposition quickly. Much thinner than the ball caster.

[Jack D.]

The rail acts as a guide and gives you something to CLAMP onto when the press is in place at either end.

This might work. The lip can't be too high because I'll be using the table as a flat surface for packing/shipping when the press is at the far end. I have several large "C" clamps that would work as the locking mechanism.

Teflon glides. Available in home centers / hardware stores.

These may work also as the table top is solid and slick.

[Black]

Drill holes? Ebay for a large quantity of surplus computer fans?

[Mike Johnson]

Maybe add some mdf or higher quality plywood to the top of the bench, so you can use a groove instead of a rail?

[max]

Quite simple:
rail it on two T slots and you can limit the amount of travel with either the length of the slots or bolts in the slots....

[M>B>]

http://www.rockler.com/clamps/toggle-clamps

http://www.rockler.com/quick-set-post-ha...-high-base

[MikeF]

What about something like these?









They have somewhat offset wheels... Might be over budget...