Shop Fox D2057A Adjustable Mobile Base, Small

by Shop Fox

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Shop Fox Heavy Duty Mobile Bases are designed to give you a stable and mobile platform upon which to mount machinery and equipment having a variety of base sizes and weights. The heavy-duty casters are arranged on outriggers allowing the machine to sit as low as possible and yet be extremely stable. Swivel casters on two corners provide excellent maneuverability. The bolt pattern on the fixed caster side allows orientation of the wheels in either of two directions. The base can be assembled in any of eight configurations providing maximum flexibility of use. The unique two piece retractable feet use rare earth magnets to allow the knob to turn while the -Foot pad is tight to the floor. You will find these mobile bases to be far superior to any mobile base on the market in strength, adjustability and movability. This patented mobile base is the most stable on the market with outrigger type supports. Adjusts from 19-Inch by 20-1/2-Inch to 29-1/2-Inch by 29-1/2-Inch . 700-Pound. Capacity. Weighs 47-Pound.

Product Description

The Shop Fox D2057A is a Heavy-Duty Mobile Base. The SHOP FOX Adjustable Mobile bases are the first mobile bases designed strong enough to move heavy machines on a continual basis, be adjustable to fit a variety of machines and be leveled without the use the of shims or tools. Most shop floors are not perfectly level. To move the machine, you reach down and simply turn the knobs on the two plungers counter-clock wise to allow the weight of the machine to rest on the wheels, and then move the machine to the new location. To lock and level the machine, simply turn the plunger knobs clockwise until locked and level. The SHOP FOX bases are made with the heaviest gauge steel of any of the mobile bases on the market. In most cases, the thickness of steel used is twice that of other mobile bases. These are the first industrial quality mobile bases to be made available at an affordable price!

Features:

• Adjusts from 19" x 20" to 29-1/2" x 29-1/2" to fit most machines
• A substantial 700 lb. capacity to easily handle most of the popular machines
• 4 Heavy-Duty 3" Industrial Grade Casters - 2 ball-bearing swivel and 2 stationary
• Engineered with heavy duty steel (up to 1/4" thick) for exceptional strength
• Designed for long term and frequent moving of heavy machinery

What's In the Box:

• Shop Fox D2057A  Heavy-Duty Mobile Base

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 30.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000DD6B9
• Item model number: D2057A
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,278 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #33 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tool Accessories > Mobile Bases

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does what it says it does, February 23, 2004

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weezmyster "weezmyster" (Rottenchester, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shop Fox D2057A Adjustable Mobile Base, Small (Tools & Home Improvement)

Other than the initial horse work it will take to get your saw into/onto this base, everything else is cake. It is solid with no signs of stress or bowing. The tubular steel ensures that. The castors had no problem with my Jet cabinet saw. It was nice to easily tuck that beast of a saw against the wall in my limited-spaced workshop some people call a garage. It was just as easy pulling it out for use again.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good performance, bad quality, July 13, 2005

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Philip Davis (Silicon Valley, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shop Fox D2057A Adjustable Mobile Base, Small (Tools & Home Improvement)

I've had this base under the Grizzly G1023S table saw in my garage shop for four years now. It has performed flawlessly. My saw rolls and pivots as easily as you'd expect a 360-pound saw would. I try not to roll over the expansion seams in the floor, but when I have to, the base feels solid.

The leveling/locking feet work really well, but bending down to spin them is less convenient than the foot lever on some other mobile bases.

I like the four-wheel, four-point stability of this base over the three-point arrangement of other bases.

So why only 3 stars? When I was assembling the base, three of the bolt holes stripped before I could even compress the lock washers. I had to keep trying holes until I found some that held. This did not inspire confidence and has always been a nagging concern. What's the difference between the stripped holes and the ones that held? They all looked the same. Is my base going to collapse on me in the middle of a cut? I shouldn't have to worry about this and I shouldn't be reading other reviews with similar problems years later.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just as heavy duty as it says it is, a very good mobile base, September 15, 2004

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JBM (Puget Sound, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shop Fox D2057A Adjustable Mobile Base, Small (Tools & Home Improvement)

This really is a heavy duty mobile base. I bought the Grizzly 14" band saw (G0555) at the Grizzly showroom in Bellingham, WA and picked one of these up to mount it on for moving around in the limited room I have for my garage-converted wood shop to park the band saw out of the way when I am not using it. It assembles quickly has good instructions and tips for installation (maybe, it's obvious, but they do point out it's a lot easier to assemble the stand for your table or band saw first and mount that on the mobile base. In fact, that allowed me to back my van up to the opening of my garage, carefully turn and tip the 167 lb. band saw laying in the back up on end and carefully slide it into place on its assembled stand in the base and never have to lift a thing or call anybody else to help with the back buster of lifting the band saw to get it in my garage and mobilized to move wherever I want it. My one nit pick is I wish it had a foot release brake instead of the hand turned knobs for loosening or tightening the rubber leveler feet that are used to hold the swivel caster side of it in place when you are not moving it. Also, some kind of spacer/tensioning clamp on the rails to take up the space and hold the saw base stand snuggly in place would be nice but I just used some wood shims and that works.