Casters on cabinets.... doable or not?

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So I have seen a couple posts and youtube videos where people have installed casters on their cabinets in place of the metal feet.

This often requires drilling a couple of more holes in the cabinet's bottom which isn't a big show stopper for me.

What _is_ a showstopper however is that I have seen multiple people mention that their bottom wood has started to raise after doing this.

I'm also a little offput but the added height to the cabinet doing this.

Does anyone care to chime in?


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It depends upon what is holding in the metal feet and how strong the bottom of your cabinet is. The standard metal feet are just putting pressure straight upwards. Casters will immediately and constantly put stress on an angle because the wheel is never directly below the mounting hole.

If the bottom of your cabinet is in great shape and it has large metal mounting brackets that currently hold in the feet, casters will probably be fine. If there is a puny threaded insert and/or the bottom of our cabinet is not in the best shape, you are probably asking for trouble by installing casters.
 
I put casters on all my cabs. Wal-Mart, of all places, has the exact right size of caster for most cab sizes and weights, for $2.64 each. It's a no-brainer for me as I need to move cabs from time to time; if you NEVER figure to move yours, or rarely, then you may get by with leg levelers.
 
I put casters on all mine as well, easier to move around to get access to to back of the cab. I didnt know walmart had casters. I always got the ones from home depot which are pretty pricey.
 
All mine have casters as well. The ease they add to moving is well worth it to me.
 
I would only put it on something super heavy. Only one of mine I have casters on is 720. I put 6 of the heavy duty ones from Harbor Freight on it, with lag bolts.
 
I put casters on all my cabs. Wal-Mart, of all places, has the exact right size of caster for most cab sizes and weights, for $2.64 each. It's a no-brainer for me as I need to move cabs from time to time; if you NEVER figure to move yours, or rarely, then you may get by with leg levelers.

Yep. Exactly as you say sir.
 
Yes the grey non-marking casters at Wal-Mart are great, all on my games have them, even my Nintendo cabinets.

I made metal corner braces that his them.
 
I've applied casters to nearly all my games. In most cases, I was able to remove the leg levelers and the associated hardware completely, then installed the casters. In rare cases I had to move them to a different location on the cab. I use the 1 1/2" casters, which have a large enough base to support the weight evenly. No notice so far of sagging or other bottom issues, except on my water-wrecked Time Pilot, which was completely detached from the left side of the game to begin with.

I will never put another game in my gameroom without first putting on casters, they are a LIFESAVER for my floor and for my back.
 
The only game of mine that I have put casters on is my Star Trek cockpit. There are four on each section so that they can be moved independently or together.

If I recall, one pair of them are locking so that the game doesn't move around when you climb in.

Kerry
 
Wal-mart has them in store? I have never checked there, but did not see them that cheap on their site.

I put casters on all my cabs. Wal-Mart, of all places, has the exact right size of caster for most cab sizes and weights, for $2.64 each. It's a no-brainer for me as I need to move cabs from time to time; if you NEVER figure to move yours, or rarely, then you may get by with leg levelers.
 
The cheaper ones didn't work on my Tempest. It didn't like them and said screw you I squish your casters, but they might work for others. I will put some more heavy duty ones like the ones on my Nintendo cabinets. They really are a life saver. Casters will raise your Nintendo a little if you think the cabinet is too short.
 
For those of you who have used casters, does it make it more difficult to tip a cab on its side? Does it want to slip?
 
For those of you who have used casters, does it make it more difficult to tip a cab on its side? Does it want to slip?

That is one disadvantage and even if you lock them it's tricky. Tipping it over isn't so bad, it's getting it back up.
 
I agree tipping them is not the problem its getting them back up plus i can never tip them myself that for me is a 2 person job.
But I dont see the need to ever tip them again anyhow.
 
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