Brew Stand Caster Issue - Suggestions?

[JonGrafto]

Afternoon all. I recently bought a brew stand similar to this one pictured below. It is welded on all sides on the bottom and I wanted to add casters to it. Suggestions on what the best way to mount casters at this point?

I have thought about 2" wide U-Bolts and attaching them to a plate caster.

Any thoughts are welcomed.. Thanks!

 

[Gunfighter04]

Drill a hole, weld up a Nut over the hole and thread in a set of castors.

 

[30Bones]

This is how I did mine. I never liked stud style castors, then again these ones don't roll that great either

 

[MNSmitty]

If you can weld, make a small trapezoid shaped piece of steel for each corner, drill a hole in it, weld it to the inside corner of the stand.
Bolt on a stud mount caster.

 

[JonGrafto]

I already have the stand painted... that was my other issue...

Good suggestions thus far.. Keep em coming

 

[30Bones]

If the steel thickness was 0.120" wall or thicker (no idea why you would go so thick) but you could drill and tap 3 of the 4 holes if your stand is like the one above with the lower crossmembers at the very bottom.

 

[duboman]

You could make a 2x4/plywood base, paint it and mount the stand to it and then the casters to the wood, and this would also provide you a bottom shelf

 

[Stealthcruiser]

From experience: Don't use stud mounted casters.
I'll bet you wouldn't like them.

They suck, even on office chairs!

 

[sandyeggoxj]

Here is what I did:








My casters are 10" pneumatic wheels from harbor freight. Eh. Not impressed.

 

[mattd2]

Here is what I did:
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My casters are 10" pneumatic wheels from harbor freight. Eh. Not impressed.

Holy hell, are you planning on taking your brew stand off-roading

 

[sandyeggoxj]

Holy hell, are you planning on taking your brew stand off-roading

Actually... At the time I built it I would wheel it out of the house and through some gravel to the shady part of the side yard.

 

[Komocabo]

Drill a hole on the bottom big enough for the bolt to go through, then bolt it up. My casters suck, but they work and cost me a buck each from a garage sale!

 

[Komocabo]

That brick is my locking mechanism for my casters... not shiny, but hey, it works for me