DIY Retractable Casters Wheels - A Simple And Effective Solution! 

I absolutely love videos like this one. Incredibly useful, superb quality and editing, no wasted stories about the beginning of the earth or about my cousin's neighbor's nephew....blah, blah, blah. Straight to the point. Don't even need words or music!! I have the same setup...EXCEPT for the spring loaded bracket. Definitely gonna use this. EXCELLENT!!!! Thanks so much!!!

This may be the best solution all round for making the various tool stands I need to build mobile when I need them to be mobile and not at all mobile when I don't. Cheap, simple to build, easy to use, and no trip hazard. It helps that they work with the design of tool stand I have in my head!

Over the years I have seen many versions of this, and even have copied one for myself, but it failed and broke - I can honestly say this is the best version I've seen. SImple, easy, the kicker release is perfect.

I like the way you edit the videos and not make them boring with real time repetition.

You make the best videos , you show without distracting voice commentary, or lousy poor taste in music. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Perhaps the simplest cheapest, and easiest solution to retractable wheels I have seen on YT so far, and I've seen dozens of ideas from poorly thought out, to much to overly complicated ideas. The 3" wheels are fairly cheap, you can buy cut offs of the angle iron almost anywhere for less that $10, and the spring and lag bolt are just as cheap. What I love about this style is that they do not cause a tripping hazard. I bought years ago the "Work Bench" wheels that stick out at each corner, but when I laid them out, I realized just how much the stood out from each corner, and never installed them. I still have them and will be putting them up for sale instead of letting them collect more sawdust. Thanks for sharing your idea. My first video of yours and I have subscribed!

Brilliant! I’ve been wanting something like this for a long while, had thought about commercial solutions, but I didn’t trust their little levers to have enough leverage to lift a heavy bench. They’d also only raise one corner a time. This is a great design, I’m so glad YT finally surfaced it for me! Thanks!!

Thanks for sharing. I particularly appreciate that you put the measurements at every step

Excellent, simplicity, cost-effective, thank you very much appreciated

Really nicely produced, clear video. Thankyou - this is for sure the guide I will use when building my next bench.

Great idea only thing is I would add a couple of guides in the middle to keep the wood from shifting back and forth and twisting out.

Elegant design and beautifully executed. I love it. Putting things on wheels is a constant need for diyers who don’t have limitless space in their garages. I’ve seen many and devised my own ones (never seen anywhere else). This is a good one! One limitation is that this suits only relatively light load. Relevant to this limitation, we should use castor wheels of small radius of swivel, and wide/strong hinges, in this design

Very cool. I’ve been trying to work out some way to attach casters to my workbench and this fits the bill perfectly. Great job!

Спасибо тебе добрый человек. Наглядно показал как это работает. Успехов в работе

I was expecting this to be terrible 😂 I actually really like it and will use a refined version of this as the finishing touch on my work bench build when it's complete. Thanks bud! 👍

What an easy and effective solution to a major problem. Thanks

Excellent design, very simple ease of use and effective. Thank you for sharing.

Wonderful. Might I suggest a slight mod? If you keep the latch angle at 90 degrees it's prone to slippage. Decreasing it slightly and rounding the inner corner makes for a much more positive 'lock' when the catch is closed. I've just completed a small support table for my thicknesser and couldn't be more pleased with it. A big THANK YOU!

Absolutely brilliant. Exactly what I was looking for.

Wow! I am adding this to my workbenches. Thanks!

Good idea. The longer you make the bottom piece, the more leverage will work to your advantage, making it easier to raise back up. The tradeoff, of course, is lifting height. However, as most of us would be using this for heavy items, and as most persons have a smooth shop floor, I'd opt to go as long as possible and still get 0.25 inches of height. Also, the farther you place the locking lever from the fulcrum, the less force there will be upon it. Cheers.

This is brilliant. In going to add this my workshop as I build it. Thanks so much

This is so going to help more people get creative like you have done here great solution I’ll be testing it out

Many people over complicated these retractable castor ideas. This is simple, straight to the point and works well and not hard to adapt at all. Cheers

This is one of my favorite videos. Thanks for the clever and very clean design.

Fantastic creativity, design, fabrication and implication skills!

Great simple concept but I had to make an alternate to the spring catch mechanism. The cross member on my bench joining the legs is on the outside of the legs and just above the timbers for the wheels. I added a block to the top timber and when pushed down to raise the bench, the top of the block I added was slightly above the cross member. I drilled a hole through the cross member and the block and then pushed a bolt (as a pin) through to lock the wheels in place. To lower the bench legs I put slight downward pressure on the block and pull the pin out. Works well.

Muito obrigado pelo vídeo. Vou fazer na mesa da minha bancada e da Serra circular.

Very clever design. I saved this to my to-do list.

This is the best version I've seen.

I did something very similar to this about 45 years ago on my first table saw in my one car garage shop. But, my solution was not quite as elegant as your solution. Well done.

Your grindings disk skills are impressive.

That's just brilliant, dude! Fantastic work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Very clever and well executed. I’m going to consider this for my heavy bench.

Tambien confirmo, después de ver algunos videos de este tipo, este es el mejor. Great Job.

I didn't know shaggy got into woodworking. (Nice Scooby Doo Drip btw) Great build. I think I'll be able to make that with the limited tools on hand. Just need a spring...

This is a great idea! I will definitely be making my own version of this in the future

So smart! I love your design!

Great Job. Such a simple and cheap solution. If you were to go to the store and buy one that does the same would cost you around $60.00 - $75.00.

Uao, bem robusto esse mecanismo; muito engenhoso seu projeto, gostei bastante, simples e fácil de executar em qualquer projeto que necessite de um mecanismo para recolher as rodinhas. Grata por compartilhar.

Fantastic👏🏽. Much respect

What a great build! Thanks

Nice design and excellent workmanship.

Nicely worked out and I think the forces would be taken pretty well.

Looks like a great build, well done. I suggest adding guards along the top edge of the wood behind the latch, to prevent accidentally crushing your toe or foot between the wooden hinged piece and the bench. Right now it looks like a guillotine.

Squares it perfectly, brings in the clamp, and the entire piece moves. Doesn't care because the square was already overkill. ha Nice vid!

CONGRATULATIONS !!! ... NICE JOB !!! ... I'M DOING MINE !!! ... THANKS A LOT !!!

Very cool! My concern is the stress at each of the hinges. I wonder if they will work their way loose over time

Beautiful and very useful video - THANKS FROM THAILAND!

Great job. Simple and easy to make and saves alot of money 💰 for me 😅

Great video, simple and most guys have this stuff kicking around the shop. Definitely adding this to the sewing table.

that is the cleanest shop I have ever seen

Wish I could give this 100 👍

Ah! Exact what Ive search for my workbench. Very simple but usefull design Can this easily lift even heavy bench with some shelfs and powertools in it?

Wow very well presented video. Thanks much appreciated

THIS IS RILLIANT ... EL-PERFECTO ... precisley what i am looking for. CHEERS

vraiment génial!!c'est très intelligent 👍👍👍le meilleur système que j'ai vu dans son coût et dans sa simplicité BRAVO et surtout merci pour le partage!!!👏👏🙏🙏

Very clever for workbenches 👍🏻

Just love the project!

Brilliant. Seen a few versions on this. But this is the one i definitly will do. Besides that the video is also very god. Thanks.

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing! Does this system support a heavier workbench? (Cleber / Brazil)

Awesome concept. Thank you.

Genius! this is the best way!

Very cool, really great way to give you the best of both, I like this very much. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

Que ideia maravilhosa. Tenho penado muito para mover minha serra. Muito obrigado pela dica. Muito sucesso e saúde para você.

THIS IS INSANE. Thanks a lot :3

Thumbs up for an excellent presentation. The hinges look too weak for a heavy bench, I would probably at least bolt them through rather than screw them in. And use a tough hardwood such as ash rather than 2x4 pine. Regardless, a very nice video. I would also like to mention that the presenter has excellent skills with the grinder !

so simple yet so efficient

I like the idea of this. How about adapting it to full extension drawer slides so the drawer will stay closed until you release it from the catch?

PERFECT!!!

Great Video. Visually well explained.

Great job! 👍👍👍

Brilliant, well done

Good concept. Thanks for sharing

Excellent !! Great Job!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Simply Superb

Super idée !!! Merci

Gorgeous!

Your videos should be a pattern for most,, most videos ,, no back ground talk unless necessary to make an unclear point more understandable ,,, we’ll done you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Does anyone have any input on whether or not this would work on a 300lb+ jointer? Could a person depress the lever to raise each end of the jointer?

Wonderful thank you very very much 👍🤩🤩

This is awesome thanks for sharing

perfect solution 👍

Amazing beautiful work. 👍👍👍👍🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷

I would've liked more with "latches in both sides, but it's awesome, quite inspiring. Yoink.

Well done.

Çok beğendim. Video çekiminin de çok profesyonel.

Well done!

Super Lösung und tolles Video! 👍

Great bro.thanks for this idea.its very very genius.succes fully 🙏🙏💪💪💪💪

Love this.

Proper DIY

This is a great idea.

That is so simple a solution it is brilliant! Nice no nonsense vid, to….

Well done!!!

I like your design very impressive

Well that is very very clever !

great idea

Great if you work with metal! I love the rest of it

Great idea. I will be making a metal version though.