Hi Ralph, You probably have seen them, a ball the top third or more poking up out of a cup. They are often mounted on stands like those roller stands for supporting long boards at the infeed and outfeed of jointers, saws and planers and such. One advantage they have over rollers is that they permit movement in all directions. Rollers however do tend to help direct movement.
At two bucks a piece I thought them a pretty good price. I'll probably hinge some plywood with folding legs at the rear and side of my table saw with holes to receive the cups which hold the balls. Because they are balls I will be able to fold the table in ways which rollers wouldn't permit. Those rollers are pretty expensive and even forming them with A B S pipe with cores and rod through isn't all that cheap. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ralph Supernaw To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 9:31 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Roller balls What is a roller ball? _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 6:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Roller balls I just ordered 6 dozen one inch roller balls on sale at bosstoolsupply.com to build into an outfeed table for my table saw. They are 6 for $11.97 Canadian, probably a little more American these days <GRIN>. They offer a discount of 10% over something like 5 units. Just in case someone else has need for something like that. I think that the sale ends tonight. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net> net Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
