BUILD: Hockey Puck Leveling Feet

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I needed some heavy duty leveling feet, but they can be very expensive, and none of the stores around me sell them anyway. I had heard of people using hockey pucks as wheels and leveling feet in the past so I thought I would take a stab at it. Plus I wanted to try my new welder.
NOTE: If you're welding galvanized material, be sure to remove the zinc coating and have adequate ventilation/filtration as the fumes can be harmful.
Materials:
3" bearing plates (4)
1/2" fender washers (4)
1/2" nuts (12)
1/2" x 5" carriage bolts (4)
Hockey pucks (4)
This was my first time welding so be gentle =)
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@510BIGD 6 лет назад

I've been a fabricator for 40 years and I'm always learning something new. Thanks for the idea. Pretty good job for first time welding.

@timbroderickjr 8 лет назад

Cool idea! Gonna remember this for the inevitable washer/dryer pedestal project one day

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Yeah I built one about 6-8mo ago. These would have been nice.

@bentcountershaft 8 лет назад

For a first timer I think those welds look pretty good. Cool idea.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Thanks!

@ginoasci2876 6 лет назад

I'm not a welder either but those came out great. Those are awesome homemade leveling feet. Better than you can buy that's for sure.

@Cactusworkshopchannel 8 лет назад

Well done! the second nut adds extra safety! what will work best is actually leaving it loose and tighten it with a wrench against the plate once you have set the heigth. I did that on one of my latest videos and I am absolutely pleased :)

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Cactus! workshop Thats a really good idea! I think there will be minimal play in these but tightening it would make it even better.

@IBuildIt 8 лет назад

Nice! Those are some great looking welds for the first time.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Thanks! It was a lot of fun, now I'm just looking around for things to weld :)

@axa.axa. 2 года назад

not really

@djAnakin 8 лет назад

Pretty original! Nice work!

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Not really, lots have people have been using pucks for leveling feet for years. This is just a bit different version than the others I've seen. I wasn't originally even going to make it a dedicated video but I didn't have anything for this week and I thought people might get some use out of it.

@MarkLindsayCNC 8 лет назад

Awesome! Now to find some hockey pucks. Not a lot of hockey played here in the Pacific Northwest.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Mark Lindsay Yeah i'm in CA, and i had to order them online.

@MarkLindsayCNC 8 лет назад

TabLeft Workshop That's most likely what I'll do too. I'm in Southern Oregon, just north of the CA border. Give me a shout if you find yourself up this way!

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Mark Lindsay Will do!

@ROWLESmade 8 лет назад

Great idea! I've used 3/4" bolts, but like the extra base the puck gives you.

@juniormcdonald 8 лет назад

You have done a great job....just a suggestion for future would be to weld nuts with the bolt inserted as they can warp and shrink with the heat from welding also keeps threads free from spatter

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

That's actually what I did on the first set (not pictured) which ended up all crooked as the welds shrank faster than expected and pulled the nuts off 90. These I clamped the first nut to hold it down and cover the threads then used the bolt like you recommend for the second nut.

@corvuse.2873 5 лет назад

My garage has about the same slope as the Himalayan foothills. I’m trying to figure away to get the puck feet to conform to the slope. I am going to attempt a 4x8 version of Kings Fine Woodworking assembly /outfeed /workbench. The weight alone might beat them into submission. If it doesn’t, the table won’t be moved much and I’ll just mark the floor and make custom shims. Your levelers borderline on genius. Thanks for another great idea.

@AndreaArzensek 8 лет назад

That's a great idea, I wondered how you aligned threads of the nuts so the thread can pass through, but then I saw it - through the welding light :)

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Yeah sorry I guess that wasn't very clear in the video. But yes I just installed them backwards then put the other nut on finger tight.

@MichaelOlsen-Engineer 8 лет назад

Great job! This is sure to become a Canadian favorite - lol. Seriously, well done.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Thank you!

@MadWilly66 8 лет назад

Cool idea. Distributes the load a bit better (from plate to leg and puck to floor) and non-skid (anti-vibration).

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Chris Williams Thanks!

@jukeman57 8 лет назад

Nice idea. Beefy and stable for a very heavy load.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Thanks!

@datadev1 8 лет назад

You've given me courage to get my welder out.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Awesome! This was my first welding project, and I had a load of fun with it.

@DesignBuildExecute 8 лет назад

AWESOME idea, Raymond!

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Thanks but it's actually an old idea, this was just my take on it.

@DesignBuildExecute 8 лет назад

Either way, first time I had seen it :)

@BraxtonWirthlin 8 лет назад

Really cool project, Ray!

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Thanks Braxton!

@StoneandSonsWorkshop 8 лет назад

I like it. Nice job, Ray.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Stone and Sons Workshop Thanks =)

@Barrysworkshop 8 лет назад

Nice work. I made some very similar to yours. They really hold well and definitely save money.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Barry's Workshop Yeah I cant believe the price of decent leveling feet. Definitely worth making yourself. Thanks for watching!

@pocket83 8 лет назад

That was pretty awesome. I want to learn to weld, but I need more space first. I bet all of your problems are going to look like they can be welded in the near future ;)

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+pocket83 haha yeah probably! Honey can you hang this picture? Yeah let me go weld up a bracket =)

@dougalan5614 6 лет назад

Great job! I notice that the commercial feet have a swivel ball to allow for uneven floors. I need to find out how to do that on the cheap, as there is an intentional tilt to my floor.

@Retroweld 8 лет назад

Awesome idea. Nice job.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+RetroWeld Thanks! Hopefully my welds weren't too cringe worthy =)

@Retroweld 8 лет назад

+TabLeft Workshop Not at all my friend. :)

@randyfinfrock143 8 лет назад

Nicely done. Very innovative.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Thanks!

@woodworks3585 8 лет назад

Very cool Project, Great thinking they look great !!!!. Thank you for sharing...

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Thank you!

@Sascha_LB 8 лет назад

Really nice idea. Thanks for showing.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@TedAlexander24 8 лет назад

Great video. Would be great for a bench on uneven concrete.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Thanks! Let's hope so :)

@bufford14 8 лет назад

I just subscribed to you channel some good tools your using for sure. I see on this video that you are using galvanized pieces. I'd like to caution you on that fumes from welding galvanized metal will make you very sick if you inhale them. You may have noticed the metal and fumes turn a little green. When welding galvanized metal you need to first grind the galvanized coating off far enough so that none of the weld touches it. This way it's not hazardous to your health. Hope this will help you in the future. BTW, I liked the way you did this and I'm in the process of building a new work bench in my shop, and if you don't mind I'll use your idea if I can find some hockey pucks here in Kentucky. See ya mark

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Luckily I did know about the risk of welding galvanized material. I sanded the zinc away before welding and had a large fan just off camera blowing the fumes away. But you're absolutely right thanks for tip.

@AwesomeWoodThings 8 лет назад

Now I gotta' get me some hockey pucks! Ha ha. Great idea. I like it!

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Awesome Wood Things I had to order a 12 pack them from amazon. nowhere around here sells them. Thanks!

@KeithDecent 8 лет назад

SO, so cool

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Thanks! It's been done before though, this was just my take on it.

@Irwin-Aviation 8 лет назад

Great idea for non slick looks like they were a mess to drill out.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Yeah it was kinda messy, and smelly

@EOTG_AK 5 лет назад

I came up with basically the same Idea. Only difference is that instead of welding the second nut to the plate I just threaded it on the foot and used it as a jam nut.

@mfwoodshop 8 лет назад

Cool those are pretty heavy duty

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Mike Fulton Thanks! They're going under my radial arm saw so i want them to be strong.

@Jer_Schmidt 8 лет назад

I like your feet! Er...your leveling feet. Great job!

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Haha Thanks!

@bellevuesnekkeri 8 лет назад

How weird is this. I am just in the final editing stages of making the exact same project for my new assembly table. Mine are not as heavy duty as yours though. And does not include welding. I just used a T-nut in the bottom of the table stand.I hope you dont mind me publishing the video, as I put some hours into it and planning on launching it friday

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

The more the merrier :) can't wait to see it!

@MeghanMowder 8 лет назад

Awesome job Hun!

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Meghan Mowder LOVE YOU!

@SouthernGinger 8 лет назад

Love the idea, any idea on how much weight it can handle?

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Thanks, nothing official but mine are holding up a bench with a radial arm saw with no trouble

@SouthernGinger 8 лет назад

+TabLeft Workshop Cool! I may give this a shot in the future. Many more projects ahead of me :D

@johnzzhu 8 лет назад

Great idea.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+John Zhu Thanks!

@LivefreeanddiyTv 8 лет назад

That's pretty interesting... I wonder what the weight/compression allowance is for a hockey puck. It might be cool to fill the bottom of the hockey puck up with some sort of epoxy to help prevent the bolt from touching the floor, if the puck bends or compresses under a heavy load.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Good question, It's pretty dense stuff I think it will be ok, but I'll find out the hard way :)

@ГайМонтег-й4н 8 лет назад

Мужик молодец вообще (hello from Russia)

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Slasher RU Привет из USA! Спасибо за просмотр!

@GuysShop 8 лет назад

Great idea. Very beefy design.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Nothin' ever broke because it was over built :)

@valveman12 3 года назад

Great Idea!

@veryunclear 4 года назад

Reminds me of the pads on the Apollo Lunar Module. :)

@stymmikutur 8 лет назад

To take the galvanized coating off you can use muriatic acid or spirit of salt , 33% mixed , takes it to bare metal in no time

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Interesting tip Thanks!

@BruceAUlrich 8 лет назад

Cool! I like how they turned out. What table are you using these on?

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Bruce A. Ulrich These will be on a new base for my Radial Arm Saw. I need it to fit perfectly between the two existing benches so i need lots of adjustment.

@BruceAUlrich 8 лет назад

+TabLeft Workshop This will work great for you. I remember you mentioning building some tables/stands upcoming and was curious.

@nunofontainhas3562 6 лет назад

excellent !

@benyork3895 8 лет назад

That's really cool. So are the pucks made out of plastic or rubber or something else?

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Vulcanized rubber like a car tire. Pretty dense strong stuff

@NightProwlerIncART 8 лет назад

TabLeft Workshop, that kinda looked like galvanized hardware. If so you should be very careful when welding it. It produces poisonous fumes. You need to clean the coating off and have plenty of ventilation. It can really mess you up or even kill you. Just a heads up if that was galvanized.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

It's was galvanized, luckily I had heard of the risk and I sanded the zinc from the weld areas and had a large fan just off camera blowing the fumes away. But thank you , you absolutely right.

@NightProwlerIncART 8 лет назад

I figured you knew a little about it since you were sanding it. Just wanted to throw that out there in case it was coincidental. Keep up the good work.

@Traderjoe 8 лет назад

Nice! Did the hockey pucks smell bad when being drilled out?

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Haha yes yes it did! If you've ever stood close by when someone did a burn out in a car, it's basically the the same smell. Hockey pucks are just vulcanized rubber like a car tire.

@frozengun6934 7 лет назад

using your method would I be able to use 2 or 3 pucks for a 2" or 3" body lift?

@MacnWood 8 лет назад

Now that's handy!!!! 👊

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Mac n Wood Thanks Ryan!

@jeremiahdillard9201 3 года назад

Anyone know what that template he used to find the center of a circle was called? Thanks.

@JustMakeIt 8 лет назад

Awesome!

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+Just Make It Thank you!

@greenkitty79 8 лет назад

absolutely cool!!

@martiniindustries 8 лет назад

Was thinking the same thing for some upcoming garage tool cabinets, except I was thinking of using tee nuts instead of plates. Your way is definitely more industrial duty.

@axa.axa. 2 года назад

why weld both nuts. one should be a jamb nut

@dahut3614 7 лет назад

Hey, I like your hermaphrodite caliper at 0:13!

@embwee 8 лет назад

sure hope those square plates weren't galvanized? that kind of gas fumes from the welding, and it might well likely, be, 'exit, Tableft' or at least, a 'slapshot' to the brain.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

They where galvanized but I sanded away the zinc from the weld areas and had a big fan off camera blowing the fumes away.

@maxcohen13 8 лет назад

Great idea. But as someone from Minnesota, I'm deeply offended by the senseless murdering of hockey pucks.

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

Haha, sorry about that :)

@luisyvital 8 лет назад

You need to be careful welding galvanized steel.. It's pretty poisonous stuff

@TabLeft 8 лет назад

+luis vital Yeah I had read a bit about that before doing it. Theres a big fan on high right off camera blowing the fumes away and i did my best to remove the zinc from the areas i was going to weld. Good tip though, Thanks!