Rockler Power Tool Mobile Base Hardware
With this hardware, you can build a mobile base of any size, in whatever dimensions you need.
Item #
92051
This sturdy, affordable mobile base hardware allows you to build a base of any size by adding wood stretchers in whatever length you need. This adds up to big cost savings, especially when compared to large mobile bases that are ready-made. Just step on the generously-sized pedal and the mobile base raises the tool onto a single swivel caster. Tripod design allows for easy maneuverability.
(1) Set of Power Tool Mobile Base Hardware
| Brand | Rockler |
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| Manufacturer Part Number | TAUB-1 |
| Weight | 16.8000 |
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| Discountable | Yes |
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excellent solution
Really great that you can configure this to any size. Works very well in the shop like mine where I am constantly moving around equipment.
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Easy to configure, works with very heavy equipment
I'm using the power tool base with a 580 lb Powermatic 8" jointer, it was pretty easy to figure out the dimensions and I used scrap hardwood in my shop to size the rails for the base.
Base with 580 lb Powermatic jointer
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My husband loves it. Makes it so much easier to move his saws around!
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THE BASE WORKS GREAT.
I am glad I bought the base for the band saw. It made life easy for a small shop.
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Rockler Mobile Saw Base
Very strong and well made. Thicker and heavier than I expected. I used oak 2x2 (i.e., 1.5" x 1.5" oak) and 3/4" plywood to build the base you see in the picture. The finished mobile platform is used to hold my 275 LB Baileigh table saw, to move it within my garage and to level it with respect to the sloping floor.
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This is just the ticket if you are limited for space. It nice to be able to move my band saw with such ease. I am very happy with this product,it was easy and fun to assemble. I wood recommend this product very highly.
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Drill press dolly
It is wide enough to move my drill stand with out feat of it tipping.
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rolling base
my small lathe fits it perfect!
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Great reviews and has a 600 lbs weight capacity
Nathan K
on Feb 22, 2020
I have several of these. I needed one for the new large belt sander and another for the lathe so they too can easily be moved around the shop. This is the best base I have found and while more expensive is stable and solid.
Jeff S
on Feb 17, 2020
Great reviews and has a 600 lbs weight capacity
Nathan K
on Feb 22, 2020
Seemed like the perfect cart for my mortiser
James S
on Feb 22, 2020
Seemed like the perfect cart for my mortiser
James S
on Feb 22, 2020
My brother told me I needed it.
Thomas E B
on Feb 12, 2020
What are the dimensions of the wheel?
Rockler Power Tool Mobile Base Hardware
BEST ANSWER: I believe it's around 3 inches. Surely, Rockler can provide a definitive answer. One point: My table saw has two feet at the back that require the front to be raised a couple of inches in order to lower their wheels to the floor. This caster didn't quite make it, so I modified it to increase the lift. Unless you can verify that you won't have a similar problem, or have machine tools that can do the heavy duty modifications, better look at a different product.
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- thomas k on Nov 20, 2015
- Purchased on Jan 1, 2015
The base of my Jet Jointer has small tabs at the front and back in the middle of the bottom of the cabinet (for bolting the tool to the floor). Will these interfere with the jointer sitting on this mobile base?
BEST ANSWER: That will depend on how far out the tabs extend beyond the basic outline of the base on the jointer. If the outline of the base is such that it can sit on the flats at each corner of the base where the casters are and still accommodate the tabs, I see no reason why it should not work.
Depending on the type of wood used for the wooden extensions between the base corners, it may also be possible to relieve the wooden extension pieces to allow the tabs to sit down into the wooden rails and still have enough strength in the base.
Another option is to have the extension pieces between the corner pieces where the casters are made from square steel tube cut to allow the tabs to sit flush.
I see lots of ways to make this work....................................
BC
Depending on the type of wood used for the wooden extensions between the base corners, it may also be possible to relieve the wooden extension pieces to allow the tabs to sit down into the wooden rails and still have enough strength in the base.
Another option is to have the extension pieces between the corner pieces where the casters are made from square steel tube cut to allow the tabs to sit flush.
I see lots of ways to make this work....................................
BC
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- Bill C on May 29, 2015
- Purchased on Mar 4, 2015
Does this mobile base hardware include the caster? Or must I buy the caster separately? Thanks!
BEST ANSWER: Yes all wheels included. The only thing you supply is the wood. I have two of these, one on my jointer and one on my bandsaw.
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- Fred M on Jul 9, 2017
- Purchased on Jul 28, 2015
what is the minimum dimension base can be made (L at side rail x W at front swivel)?
BEST ANSWER: The corner brackets are about 8" long in each direction. If they were butted together at the sides, the minimum dimension would be about 16" The front swivel bracket is about 3" wide so the minimum dimension across the front where the swivel is could be 19" +/-. The swivel assembly sticks out from the front about 8" if that is an issue.......................
With a narrow base, the stability of what is mounted to it has to be considered. Tall things can get top heavy on narrow bases, especially when they are moved.
BC
With a narrow base, the stability of what is mounted to it has to be considered. Tall things can get top heavy on narrow bases, especially when they are moved.
BC
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- Bill C on Jan 24, 2016
- Purchased on Mar 4, 2015
How well does it lock ?
BEST ANSWER: Very well, you disengage the wheel when the tool is in use so the base is securely on the floor. To move the tool the wheel is engaged and the base is lifted. Having only three contact points while moving does make things a bit rocky but I have never had any issues. I am using it on a jointer and a band saw, very happy.
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- Brian B on Dec 30, 2017
- Purchased on Jan 1, 2016
Does the big step-on caster get in your way if placed in the front of a drill press?
BEST ANSWER: I put the step wheel in the rear of my 18" Grizzly G0514X2B Bandsaw so that I would no risk it getting in my way. You can find a link to my project assembling this Rockler mobile base using 1.5" steel tube on the woodnet forum if you search for teetomterrific and select the post with the title "Another Mobile Base Project" I think it is easier to steer from the column side of the bandsaw. I believe the same would be true of a drill press. You will want to guide the movement from where the Drill; press is heaviest so it is stable.
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- Thomas D on Apr 14, 2019
- Purchased on May 22, 2017
Where can I buy the 1.5 x 1.5 inch hardwood stretchers needed to use this product? I've looked on Rockler - and not there. Do you have suggestions?
BEST ANSWER: I used 1.5" square steel tubing. Drilled holes in it just like I would have done the wood.
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- Edwin Y on Jan 30, 2017
- Purchased on Mar 1, 2015
Which side of the mobile base do you mount the foot lift for a 14" Powermatic band saw?
BEST ANSWER: I mounted the foot lift where it would be at the back of the band saw to minimize tripping as I move around the saw for cuts or fence adjustments
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- Randall A J on Mar 19, 2018
- Purchased on Apr 15, 2016
Based on the video, it looks to me like the base becomes slightly tilted at the end with the locking caster. Is this the case? And if so...doesn't that mean that you would have to use the tool in the unlocked/moveable setting in order to have it level?
BEST ANSWER: The locking castor in the front is to lift the tool base to move the tool on the base. the locking castor is disengaged and the base rests on the rollers at the back corners and levelers on the front corners. the base sits level when equipment is in use.
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- Chris L on Mar 5, 2018
- Purchased on Mar 28, 2016
Will this work for a Delta cabinet makers saw?
BEST ANSWER: It really depends on the weight of the tool. I have this stand and used pcs. of oak for the rails as the saw probably 60-70 lbs. I also have the hd stand for my delta planer. Probably 200 lbs+\-. So weight of tools determines what portable stand. Hd stand has bigger/ nicer wheels.
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- albert s on May 27, 2015
- Purchased on Apr 4, 2015
I'm not happy with rear rollers on the one I built. They do not turn on bolts provided. Has anybody replaced these with good casters or wheels? Advise? Thanks!!!!
BEST ANSWER: I haven't used mine too much but the weight of my saw appears to be right at the max for this base if not just over the limit. I treat it very carefully and move it around slowly thinking it might fail anytime. All the wheels (castors) on my base turn however.
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- basement woodworker on Apr 22, 2019
- Purchased on Aug 9, 2017
How much weight is the step pedal capable of lifting? I ask because I weigh only 150 lbs, but would need to lift my 600 lb jointer, perhaps half of which would be borne by the pedal.
BEST ANSWER: This tool raises my saw 2.5cm while the pedal moves 20cm suggesting a mechanical advantage of 8:1. However, when the pedal is full up, it is at 60deg from the horizontal which would reduce the force perpendicular to the pedal by half. So, I would say that, in the beginning of the stroke, the mechanical advantage would be 4:1 and increase to 8:1 as the pedal moves down. In my opinion, it would only take half of your weight to lift your joiner.
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- Ron N on Jan 15, 2019
- Purchased on Jan 15, 2017
if I was to purchase this item what type of wood would I buy and where would I get it?
BEST ANSWER: I used 2x2 poplar, got it from a local home improvement store. You could use 2x2 oak if you have a very heavy piece, but the poplar seems to work great for me - I'm using this as a mobile base for a table saw and it works great.
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- JONATHAN O on Apr 19, 2018
- Purchased on May 22, 2016
What is the dimension from the INSIDE of each side rail to the OUTSIDE of the wheel? I need to roll a machine through a doorway, and right now there is only 2" clearance on either side. So, the additional width, allowing for the frame and the tire, has to be less than 2" on each side. Thanks for any information, or a technical drawing.
BEST ANSWER: It's 2" wide, but the nuts on the bolts make it 2-3/8". I don't think it will fit.
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- Dave D. on Apr 10, 2018
- Purchased on Apr 26, 2016
Does this permanently raise the saw 3/4” off the ground?
BEST ANSWER: Yes. The feet of your equipment stand fit onto the corner brackets. The only way to change the overall height of your saw/equipment would be to shorten the feet of your saw/equipment stand.
Mobility of this base from Rockler is very good. Dennis B
Mobility of this base from Rockler is very good. Dennis B
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- Dennis B on Feb 11, 2018
- Purchased on Mar 6, 2016
I have a DeWalt table saw with a stand that has 4 1" square tubular legs at a 45 degree angle to the floor. Will this saw work with this platform?
BEST ANSWER: yes first measure the width of the saw table legs at the bottom , then make the legs on the mobile stand that length , just remember the table legs set inside the mobile base.
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- Norman H on Nov 26, 2016
- Purchased on Apr 2, 2015
How steep is the angle when you press the lifter? I want to use this on a table saw with a 52" extension table (SawStop Professional). The SawStop integrated mobile base says it will move the entire assembly, but I wonder whether this design will cause the extension table legs to rub against the floor.
BEST ANSWER: I have this base on a Jet table saw. With a level spanning across the table top (wing to wing) there is very little difference in the angle of the table top with the lifting device up or down. I could not measure even a degree of difference between the two with one of those magnetic based protractor/angle finders.
The problem of dragging the extension table legs may be more of a problem with the floor itself. I find that even though the floor appears flat, there are places that the feet on the base will scuff as I move the saw around. This is an adjustment issue that will depend on how you set the base up.
The problem of dragging the extension table legs may be more of a problem with the floor itself. I find that even though the floor appears flat, there are places that the feet on the base will scuff as I move the saw around. This is an adjustment issue that will depend on how you set the base up.
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- Bill C on Apr 19, 2016
- Purchased on Mar 4, 2015
Will this mobile base hardware work on a 7 ft x 3 ft workbench?
BEST ANSWER: Probably not. It requires a non-standard size stringer between the pieces. I think Rockler has rollers that would work on a bench, just not these.
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- Curt W on Jan 28, 2018
- Purchased on Feb 8, 2016
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