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How To Pick The Right Caster
If asked how important casters are to your life you probably wouldn’t even know what they were. A caster is basically a wheel and fastener that att...
Hard Wheels, Soft Wheels; Round Wheels, Flat Wheels
Last month we talked about wheel size in relationship to rollability. Big wheels, assuming they are sized properly for the application, are easier...
Bigger is better, right?
We're talking about caster wheel size this time. I’m sure you can remember a time when this happened to you:
You’re at the grocery store getting s...
Boy is that cart hard to push!
We’ve all had it happen, a cart is loaded up, you go to push it, and nothing. It ended up taking a lot more force to get the cart rolling than you...
Caster Mounting - Part 4 - Round Stem
Round stems are by far the simplest stem design around. It is literally a piece of
round stock riveted into the kingpin of the caster. They actual...
Caster Mounting - Part 5 - Top Plates
Without a doubt, a top plate is the most common means of mounting a caster. From small to large, light to heavy, top plates provide the most sec...
Caster Mounting - Part 3 - Expanding Adapters
Expanding adapters are a hybrid design, utilizing a threaded stem with a flexible socket adapter. Typically they are constructed with 4 parts: a ...
Caster Mounting - Part 2 - Grip Neck (Wood) Stems
A Grip Neck or Wood Stem, as the name implies, is ideal for equipment made of wood. The design and function of the stem are similar to that of a gr...
Caster Mounting - Part 1 - Threaded Stems
A threaded stem is quite simple, it's a round piece of metal with a cut thread, as the name implies. The threaded stem is more broadly used, yet le...
How to Remove and Install a Grip Ring Stem Caster
Grip ring stem casters are one of, if not the, most commonly used casters. Their lower capacity make them ideal for use on furniture and institutio...