Phyllis Gibson on tue 14 sep 99
Where can one find a four wheel dolly substantial enough to roll in ceramics
that isn't too expensive.
Thank you...
Phyllis Gibson
Rick Hugel on wed 15 sep 99
Phyllis,
Don't know how handy you are, but you might try do-it-yourself. You will
get just what you want and probably save money too.
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>Where can one find a four wheel dolly substantial enough to roll in ceramics
>that isn't too expensive.
>
>Thank you...
>Phyllis Gibson
Earl Brunner on wed 15 sep 99
If you have access to A home Depot or Home Base (possibly any similar store
would do) They sometimes sell a heavy duty four wheeled dolly. I think tyhey
are primarily used for moving furniture. It's just four heavy duty rubber
wheels on a flat wooden frame, that is sometimes covered with carpet.
Phyllis Gibson wrote:
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> Where can one find a four wheel dolly substantial enough to roll in ceramics
> that isn't too expensive.
>
> Thank you...
> Phyllis Gibson
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The Brinks on wed 15 sep 99
Phyllis...I don't know how big a dolly you want, but I made a little thing
I call my "Wheelie"...that I use for hauling full 5-gal buckets around,etc.
Just a piece of 2 by 12 eighteen inches long, with 4 big casters
attached. The front ones swivel, the rear ones don't. The front end is
where I attached a length of rope through an eye-bolt. It's strong enough
for a lot of tasks, and small enough to park under my kick wheel. The
grandchildren give each other dangerous rides on it too.
Ann Brink in CA, wishing for safety for all east coast friends.
At 04:30 PM 9/14/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Where can one find a four wheel dolly substantial enough to roll in ceramics
>that isn't too expensive.
>
>Thank you...
>Phyllis Gibson
>
>
e-mail billann@impulse.net
goatnose on thu 16 sep 99
Phyllis: Buy the thickest piece of scrap
plywood you can find that's large enough.
To it attach 2 wheels which swivel and 2
which don't. Make sure these wheels are
capable of operating under heavy loads.
John Rodgers on thu 16 sep 99
Phyllis, what is "not to expensive?"
How are the cermics packed. In boxes? or in a display unit? or ....?
When I had the shop in Alaska we used two types. One was a store-bought
model...and you can get these at Home Depot, etc......and the other was waht I
called a "Display case" dolly.
For smaller boxes of stuff...like boxes that are up to 24 inches long and 14 by
14 inches square on the end, the hand truck types you can get at Home-Depot, HQ,
etc, will work. I likes the kind that had the big wheels down at the floor when
the thing was uprighe, and the smaller utility wheels attached up near the
nandle. This gives great utility when moving stuff around. I preferred the
inflatable type big wheels, not the solid rubber type.
As for the showcase dolly, it was made up of a piece of flat plate steel 1/4
inch thick by 2ft by 2 ft square. I had a slot cut in one side that was about 1
to 1-1/2" wide and about 6" long. The outside edge of the slot was about 3/4 in
from the edge of the steel plate. I had it cut smooth as possible with a torch
then I ground it down then sanded it very smooth. This slot becomes a handle for
carrying. A rope was tied to the slot for putlling the dolly.
The corners of the dolly were cut rounded then sanded.
Four ballbearing swivel wheels on mounting plates were welded to the bottom of
the flat plate of steel at each corner. 6 and 8 ft long glass showcases would be
lifted at one end, the dolly pushed underneath and centered with the handle-slot
facing the uplifted end of the showcase. The rope was extended out toward the
end of the case also. With two people, one pulling and the other pushing and
guiding, the cases could be and were manuvered everywhere, into tight corrners,
around corners in narrow corridors, into cramped show rooms.
This type dolly can be used to move really big and/or heavy stuff. Great for
shows, showroom, and shop. And we had them all.
Hope this helps.
John Rodgers
In New Mexico where we just had a whopping big thunderstorm with lightening
bolts all around.
Phyllis Gibson wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Where can one find a four wheel dolly substantial enough to roll in ceramics
> that isn't too expensive.
>
> Thank you...
> Phyllis Gibson
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