Now that is a ggod idea. The appearance is a lot cleaner than the caster farm under this sort of gear and one I am looking at about 5 feet from me. Thanks for the tip!
73 de KA4JVY Mark --- Robert Nickels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm really pleased with the mobile base I built for my 20V-2 and wanted > to pass along the information to others. I really wanted to be able to > move the transmitter around, but didn't want to raise it off the floor > any more than necessary for stability reasons. The answer came when I > found a seller of ball transfers on eBay at a very good price. These > have a 1" carbon steel ball rolling on 80 internal 1/8" dia. balls and > are rated for 75 pounds each - - > http://www.hudsonbearings.com/SBT-1.html I went with 20 for a total > capacity of 1500 pounds. The ball transfers have 3/4" long studs on > the back so all I had to do is drill holes and screw them into a piece > of 3/4" plywood with a pipewrench. It only took an hour and a half to > make. > > If you want to be able to move heavy stuff, this is the only way to go, > and also the cheapest, with the ball transfers going for a buck > apiece. Search for eBay seller > katamay62 and let him know how many you want, he'll set up a Buy It Now > for you. He has lots of 'em. > > Here are some pictures of the final result, once I paint the plywood > black it will be hard to even tell it's there > > http://photobucket.com/albums/v652/ranickel/Mobile%20Base%20for%2020V-2/ > > This only raises the transmitter by 2 1/4" and leaves the steel base > accessible and the transmitter supported just as Collins intended, only > this "floor" moves! Should be adaptable to any big rig. > > 73, Bob W9RAN > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
