Thanks for your input Lucky. Yes if I were to keep the cart or any of this style I would ditch the handle and mount the trigger release to the underside of my top. This cart is about 1/4 of the price of the 500s or $1100 retail vs $4k plus in USD.?
My problem with this cart is it seems to be too flexible and will not be a stable enough platform for the type of torsion box top I want. It flexes relatively easily to lateral forces and the upper rollers are mounted loosely where you can twist the top with ease. ?My suspicion that even a fabricated wood or torsion top will not do much to help in this area. I suppose I can throw my existing torsion top on this and see how it performs.?
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On Jul 21, 2023, at 9:18 PM, David Luckensmeyer <dhluckens@...> wrote:
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Hi Dan:
I think that¡¯s a good looking purchase. I¡¯m assuming it is significantly less expensive than the FAT alternative? I don¡¯t know why the FATs (and similar) are so expensive. They are not particularly heavily built and the hydraulics are commonly
available.?
I have two FAT 300s. I¡¯m happy with them. But neither were good enough to yield a flat working surface. I made a 30mm timber top for one (shimmed for flat) and a full torsion box style top for the other. As Brian said, make a top and shim it
for full, flat support.?
I assume you¡¯ll ditch the handle? If the hand grip is used to lower the cart, I¡¯d just mount it under the new top so it is out of the way. I do like having braking on all four corners. But casters are cheap so you can replace them if need be.?
Unless there¡¯s something seriously wrong with the cart mechanism, or size, or something that cannot be changed, I¡¯d advocate for keeping it, making a flat top for it, and getting it into use!
Warm regards,
Lucky
Dr David Luckensmeyer
I¡¯m not sure any welded up steel top cart like that is ever going to be ¡°flat¡± enough for what you are wanting. You can mount a another top on it and shim it at the mounting points to get it as flat as you want.
Brian Lamb
blamb11@...
www.lambtoolworks.com
On Jul 21, 2023, at 2:01 PM, Dan Gavrilyuk <dgwoodco@...> wrote:
Recent discussions prompted me to seriously consider upgrading my current fixed height workbench with a lift table. I ordered a Jet SLT-1100 lift table from Home Depot, this one comes with a 31.5x63 surface. This size and weight is roughly equivalent
to the fat 500s table. I had high hopes but those turned out to be a disappointment, the cart is not a viable option for any accurate (flat, no twist) workbench use. ?Attached are pics showing a severe twist in the top and about a 3/16 cup in the middle. The
bow was likely formed from warping at the welding stage and overall insufficient support. Any thoughts or ideas on how to fix this to create a flat and cools at work surface for a torsion box style top? I think it may not be worth the effort and just send
it back and cough up the money for a 500s.?
I will say the packaging was pretty secure, it came in a fully boxes plywood crate. That¡¯s more than a 20k felder saw with 2x4s and plastic wrap.?
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On Jul 14, 2023, at 5:36 PM, Larry Long Neck <longneckwood@...> wrote:
?I noticed at the bottom of Felder's promo email for AWFS that they have a raffle for a "lift table" at the end of the month if you visit their booth. I assume this means a FAT 300, if anyone is going and wants one :)
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Larry Long Neck
Just a noob trying to learn the ways of wood
Dan Gavrilyuk