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DaViD

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Joined: 14/01/2009
Location: United States
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Posted: 08:30pm 12 May 2009

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Hey guys, I just come across a caster off of a dumpster that is heavy guage galvanized steel with ball bearings that have a grease fitting. Its the dumpster that restaurants use to haul their garbage to the main dumpster outside.

If your not living on the edge your taking up to much space!

windlight
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Joined: 03/03/2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 331

Posted: 05:36am 13 May 2009

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Look at the third picture, it won't last very long, guess it was attached to a dumpster for a reason.

Made for downward compressive loading, that spread bit in the middle will wear out quickly and your turbine will fly away, you aren't my neighbor are you?

allan

"I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it" - (Act II, Scene IV).

DaViD

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Posted: 01:55pm 13 May 2009

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Hi Windlight, the spread bit does not move the part with the ears rotates
on the base on the bearings, the shaft is 3/4" so after I weld the bit to the
base plate there won't be any problem with the bit wearing out. What is
great about it is the bearings ( stainless steel ) and a grease fitting.
Everything has to be modified a little

If your not living on the edge your taking up to much space!

windlight
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Posted: 02:41pm 13 May 2009

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OK that's a bit more robust than it appears in the photo, hope it works out for you.

allan

"I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it" - (Act II, Scene IV).

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