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De Nada - Key being carried by the snail.

BTW SNAKES slither. Snails walk on hairs.IIRC

LOL. I buy the snake slitherin around but not so sure about snails walkin on hair. Thank you either way:-)

Mike wrote: ↑Fri Sep 16, 2022 11:36 pm LOL. I buy the snake slitherin around but not so sure about snails walkin on hair. Thank you either way:-)

Well I looked it up and they do not use cilia to move. Instead they use slime and a funky foot muscle movement.

With a little luck the snail should arrive today.

JPG wrote: ↑Sat Sep 17, 2022 8:16 am

Mike wrote: ↑Fri Sep 16, 2022 11:36 pm LOL. I buy the snake slitherin around but not so sure about snails walkin on hair. Thank you either way:-)

Well I looked it up and they do not use cilia to move. Instead they use slime and a funky foot muscle movement.

With a little luck the snail should arrive today.

LOL, gotta love this place.
Mike -

miken wrote: ↑Sat Sep 17, 2022 2:06 pm

JPG wrote: ↑Sat Sep 17, 2022 8:16 am

Mike wrote: ↑Fri Sep 16, 2022 11:36 pm LOL. I buy the snake slitherin around but not so sure about snails walkin on hair. Thank you either way:-)

Well I looked it up and they do not use cilia to move. Instead they use slime and a funky foot muscle movement.

With a little luck the snail should arrive today.

LOL, gotta love this place.
Mike -

It’s a good place but the poor snail has to walk with one foot… even a slimy foot would be pretty difficult, gonna have to think about that for awhile…..ok I’m done
Hers a pic of some powder coated parts going together, still figuring out if the caster is going to work or if I need modifications, maybe some slime… also added the before pic

Mike wrote: ↑Sat Sep 17, 2022 7:17 pm . . . still figuring out if the caster is going to work . . .

Mike, I had some issues with casters on my Mark VII. I originally didn't have any, but after a year of watching ebay I found a complete set. The problem for me was the wheels that came with the set would hit the inside area of the frame rails when it would swivel. I was able to relocate the wheel center closer to the rotation axis. If interested see here: viewtopic.php?t=27097

Before I found a set, with the levers and cams that can lift the machine, I built my own version that worked surprisingly well. You may find it interesting here: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=25392&p=283521#p283521

Mike

Thanks Mike, I went through those but I need something a little different so I’m trying a wider body caster. I used info from this forum and am trying this https://www.casterdepot.com/shepherd/c0 ... google.com
Not sure who the info came from but when I find it I will make sure they get credit.
I’m going to do some modifications that will probably increase weight by 100-200#, still working things through my pea brain, but need something a little more heavy duty. I think I’m having some of the same issues you had but need to install and try out a few things

Mike wrote: ↑Sat Sep 17, 2022 11:58 pm . . .am trying this https://www.casterdepot.com/shepherd/c0 ... google.com

That looks like a very good selection as it appears the "swivel rotation" is close to 3/8". Yes, please report back if they swivel without interference. I may get a set myself.

Mike -

The 2" swivel radius is the deciding factor.

Hi Mike,
A couple of thoughts. I've noticed on mine that there is a little slop between the lower horizontal rails and the end caps making the SS wobble slightly when working. If you are going to add weight and maybe doing more heavy duty work it maybe more noticable. I thought about tack welding the endcaps to the rails but didn't want to damage my paint. Since you have already painted yours that's out anyway.

Also, for heavier work you may want to investigate a used SuperShop. They are similar to a Shopsmith, 250# heavier and along with woodwork, they are good for light to medium duty metalwork. Around my shop, about 40% of the work I do is metalwork. I never heard of a SuperShop before 3 yrs ago; didn't know much about Shopsmiths 6yrs ago. I probably would never have gotten my SSMKVII if I known about SuperShop but I'm keeping my MKVII cause it's just plain cool.