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I bought a 25 year old Powermatic 66 Table saw and got this on a whim to get the saw out of my van and into the garage. The back of them catches on the frame. I ended up just adding some nice locking wheels to the bottom of my saw and put this thing away thinking the saw was just beyond its capacity.Then last week I bought a 6" jet jointer and thought I would give it a try on something lighter.
Once assembled and saw loaded it sagged in the middle. The wheels froze and would not move. It was a complete waste of time and money.
Well, the same thing happened. Only two wheels would turn and the others just froze up and would not move beyond a certian piont. Also the rubber pads on the bottom of the stops came off.
They also do not turn all the way around. Very poor design.Going to gets some wheels for my jointer and sell this piece of junk on craigs list.
I only wish I had read the previous reviews before I bought this base. Grizzly should drop the "Super" and "Heavy" from the title. I have a low-end Delta table saw on mine (less than 200 pounds) and the cheap plastic caster wheels disintegrated after just a few months use. Also, as mentioned the metal is thin and poorly fitted and the bolts are cheap pot metal and strip easily.This base is not suitable for any application I can envision.
I tried to use the base with a 14" bandsaw and the casters were of such poor quality that they wouldn't even role. Absolutely the worst mobile base I've ever seen. Typical made in China garbage. Grizzly really blew it on this one.Would HIGHLY recommend the Delta 50-345 Universal Mobile Base that I used as a replacement. SM-O-O-O-TH RUNNING UNIT.
This item is rated to over 1300 lbs. With a 650 lb. machine on it the wheels will barely turn on a concrete surface.Steve
At near, but under rated capacity the base sagged so much that the stoppers engaged the floor. Grizzly has their head in the sand on this product. I resolved the problem myself by welding the frame together and getting harder stronger wheels at Tractor Supply. The bolts supplied were of the poorest quality; they stripped with the slightest provacation. 0 stars on this product. My HTC bases work wonderful, I regret that I tried these Shop Foxes at all. I removed the stoppers, but it was still near impossible to move around, probably due to the distorted framework; and maybe the wheels, bearings and castors not being up to the task. When I asked to send them back, Grizzly wanted me to pay for shipping and restock.
Grizzly advertizes them as Wood Magazine's "Editor' Choice" so I gave them a try. BIG MISTAKE. Wake-up Grizzly. This product may perform at a fraction, say half, of its rated capacity, but I simply wouldn't trust it, even to be level.
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