How To: Build a Mobile Band Saw Base 

DUDE... that's a FANTASTIC little hack!! One of my favorite quotes is from Teddy Roosevelt "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are"!! This design is the embodiment of that!! Great job!!

I'm gonna make this. This is the simplest, best solution I've seen. Love it

just been looking for something similar for my table saw, works a treat took your advice and made the rear two fixed casters. Just the job.

This is a swell design. Kudos to you. I plan on making it for my stand for bench tools.

Exactly the solution I need for my heavy sliding router table. Going to give it a go. Cheers!

Just made the full frame mobile lift for table saw,your idea is great for the lighter band saw,thanks for the video.

Great job and process. Thanks for sharing.

I like you idea! Thanks for sharing. I’m going to try to adapt it to my radio arm saw.

Good design. Thanks fir sharing.

EXACTLY what I've been looking for, thank you

Great ingenuity. Thank you sir

Simplicity is key. Love it.

Just what i was looking for. A simple design for retractable castors. Thats what im gonna do with my two stands im building right now. Subbed

Nice job man! I'm going to have to do that to my band saw.

Very practical 👍

Really nice solution you came up with there. Nicely done.

Thanks!

Great. will try it

Great idea I'm having the same problem with my bandsaw always getting in the way. I plan on following your design so I can solve the same problem. I have three questions: 1. How high from the bottom edge should the back rollers be from the floor so when the band saw is tipped the wheels engage? 2. Just wondering how well the 2x4 will hold up without cracking with the force of the lifting pipe? 3. Is there enough play in the pipe to pull it around and set it in under the bolt in the lock position?

I have a 18 inch jet bandsaw that weighs nearly 400 lbs. I think I'm going to add wheels like this but make both sets retractable.

Nice work ! I Will make this for sure ! ( the day i'll buy a bandsaw) ;) You make your videos with quality, i think you deserve more Subscribers ! Cheers

wow you did great

I liked the video but couldn't figure out how you used the large hole you made with the forstner bit.

I made this base. Clever, simple idea -thank you. The only difficulty I had was engaging the back (non-levered wheels) engage with the floor. I mounted them about 1/16" above the floor but when I crankedthe hinged front wheels down, the rear of the base did not rise up on the wheels as it did did in your video (so I basically had a 2-wheel base). Any suggestions?

Simple but effective

I looked at your video a few time to be sure I did not miss anything

BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR MY BAND SAW.....

Nice suggestion.

i tried this - 2x4 broke where i drilled the hole for the lever.

Aha, that's for the handle!

thanks

I wish you didn’t fast forward so we can see the different heights of the measurements you made.

Great idea. I need no make one

Paint. Just looks better

I really like it. Also check out Woodglut and plans.

Great to see it. I did it too. The plans from Woodglut helped me a lot :)

I prefer to build with Woodglut plans.