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|designer | |designer = [[User:Tim|Timothy Schmidt]] | ||
|date | |date = 2013 | ||
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|parts | |parts = [[Frames]], [[Bolts]], [[Nuts]], [[End caps]], [[Casters]] | ||
|techniques | |techniques = [[Bolting]], [[Tri joints]], [[Shelf joints]] | ||
|tools | |tools = [[Wrenches]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:10, 26 May 2021
Technique: Caster joints
Tools: | Wrenches |
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Parts: | Frames, Bolts, Nuts, End caps, Casters |
Techniques: | Bolting, Tri joints, Shelf joints |
Introduction
Casters are one of the most widely used parts and come in many shapes and sizes, often with a 4-hole mounting plate.
Challenges
Mounting the caster securely through all four mounting holes near a tri-joint (which tend to be at the corners of projects, exactly where casters want to be) isn't easily accomplished.
Approaches
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Stronger caster joints
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Weaker caster joints
One corner configuration secures the caster at two points and centers the vertical frame member on the caster. The other applies significant force, with the possibility of a bending moment on the caster mounting plate.