Saw bench casters

[somyunguy]

I've pondered solutions to a similar issue, but instead of weight, bandsaws have little ground clearance. This elevator is better than what I've mulled so far. Instead of lengthening a fixed pedal.........telescopic!

Thanks guys!
Yeah , one of my biggest issues around this build was indeed ground clearance , which is a function of the centre of rotation around the diameter of the wheel / castor used plus it's cantilver bracket.

With this setup I get almost 2 inches of clearance , and that can be extended slightly by wheel choice and position of wheel mount on the cantilever.

The obvious is , the square size of the frame plus the wheel arrangement determines the apex of the lifting cantilever.

Some marginally better pics of the lock - if need be i'll upload some fresh ones. Maybe dis-assemble the pedal for some better detail though it's quite simple , has no spring or anything , works a bit like an old fashioned gate latch - sorta!

Oh , erroneously, I said I used locking castors , that was saw # 3 , because of the design , locking castors are inveneral to the stablilty as it is standing firm on it's feet!