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Castors for rotating monitor rig - swivel-type or non-swivel?
Jimbo:
For what its worth, the fixed castors work great on my setup. Its a little noisy, but that's because I haven't sanded down the monitor frame yet to be a perfect circle. Once that's done, and I've put some sort of rubber/plastic trim on the edge of the monitor frame (and on the back of it where the castors run), I'm hoping it will be smooth as silk and quiet as a mouse! :)
Anubis_au:
Thanks for the help guys.
One of my best friends lives in London but is back in Sydney in a fortnight for a mutual friend's wedding, so I have put an order in with him for the castors that Jimbo used.
Jimbo, firstly, thanks with the info on the castors you used, and also for the generous offer to procure them for me.
danny_galaga:
are they that special that you need to get them from the UK?
Anubis_au:
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on November 01, 2007, 02:51:08 am ---
are they that special that you need to get them from the UK?
--- End quote ---
Well, in a way, yes.
The smallest castor I found here in Sydney had a total height of 64mm. The ones than Jimbo used and I am getting are 35mm.... roughly half the height, thus half the separation between the two layers of wood that make up a rotating monitor mechansim.
And since I am attempting to put this inside a lowboy cabinet, these castors will make a huge difference. If you've never seen a lowboy you may not appreciate just how small these things are. I need every millimetre I can save.
But, I kind of see where you are coming from... castors from overseas would seem rather over the top...
danny_galaga:
like i say, i used ball races. nice n small diameter. buuutttt... they are a bick jumpy if you dont have a really clean surface for them to run on in which case i would do the same as you and get them from wherever you can. even pommy land!
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