rack wheels that tilt ?

[goatie]

Hi,

I've got 2 racks in my studio.
I would love to add soms wheels to them, so they would be easier to move and position.
But, I would also like them to be tilted, so I can see and reach the rack contents better. Buying or making new racks is not an option right now.
I could add 4 wheels to a rack, and choose 2 bigger wheels at the front so the racks are tilted, but that's seems kinda odd to me
I was wondering if there exists a thing like wheels that you can "extract" to a certain position.
That way I could extract the two front wheels for tilt, and put them back to normal if you have to move the racks.
(Don't worry, the rack is not too high so that it would fall over )

I hope this makes sense

Any help much appreciated!

[Jim Williams]

I have those here. They are 12 space angled with rollers. Got them from Project One in N. Hollywood.

Jim Williams
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[goatie]

Thanks for the reply, but I think we're not talking about the same thing.

I already have my rack, I just want to add extractable casters, like in the picture.

Do these exist, or am I just wasting my time, and better off just buying a tilted rack.

[RichS]

How about a couple of wood blocks with a shallow drilled well to hold the wheels. Drill a hole thru the sides and link them with a knotted rope to make them easy to remove and carry when you're ready to break-down.

[s_sibs]

I think you'd be better off buying a slanted racks. Depending on the size you currently have (12-16 space) I think it would be quite difficult to lift the racks to extend any casters due to the weight of the thing...it would have to be a 2 person job every time you want to angle your racks (a real PITA...so much so you'd probably just leave them angled).

[Faderjockey]

That said....

And where do they go? If your sitting your rack flat again and the rack is filled. No where for the caster to go inside the rack...but hit the gear.


What you could do and I've seen done. Build like new wood framed sides that have wheels. Get some one to help you and mount the sides to your racks so that they hold the rack at an angle. Then your rack tilt rolling.

So if you follow.. The frame sides have wheels and they are sandwiching your racks that are at the angle you need..so they almost float in the frame.

[Bassmankr]

Just built a tilted base with casters that you set your rack on. All you would need is a 2x4 or two, 4 casters (same size) and some 2 1/2" drywall screws to screw the cut 2x4's together. I built my own tilted racks from 1/2" plywood and 1 by's a long time ago. It's easy (two sides, top, bottom, and bracing) if you can't firgure out what you need for size there are plans floating around on the net.

[nathanvacha]

the only way you're going to get that to work is to have something like a caster plate, a board w/ casters that the rack case sits on that has some type of a hinge in the back and a prop in the front... like... well, i'll try to draw it, hang on...




there, like that.


oh, and the grey parts would be the hinges... that smaller portion hinged on the base would swing up to prop up the front of the rack... you'd need a notch or something for it to fit into so it doesn't slide... and it wouldn't be the sturdiest, but it fits your criteria... i'll leave it up to you to keep your gear safe.

[goatie]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys
I'll have a look at it, the tilted base with casters seems the most logical solution.

[big country]

thats a good idea nathan.

you could put some switches on it and put it in rap and hip hop forum!