Jay D in Jersey
TVWBB Wizard
After having used my Sawzall to cut two of the side panel to base bolts off and putting my grinder to task on the base, the more I think about it, the more I think making a new base out of marine grade plywood may be very worthwhile.
The base is the weak point on this series and the side panels a close second. The risers that the casters are attached to are just crap. They are just spot welded to the bottom of the base. I could cut those out and screw 5/4" cedar decking pieces in to replace them and that would work... for awhile. But the spot welded nuts that are used to bolt the side panels to the base are very prone to rust and very difficult to restore.
I think 1/2" marine grade or treated plywood cut to the same size... maybe the same shape with my jigsaw, then primed and painted.... or two coats of solid gray deck stain which I already have, would work great. I would use 1/4" x 1" galvanized or stainless bolts, washers and nylon lock nuts to bolt the side panels to the base in the same pattern as the OEM. Screw the casters back on and g2g.
Thoughts?
The base is the weak point on this series and the side panels a close second. The risers that the casters are attached to are just crap. They are just spot welded to the bottom of the base. I could cut those out and screw 5/4" cedar decking pieces in to replace them and that would work... for awhile. But the spot welded nuts that are used to bolt the side panels to the base are very prone to rust and very difficult to restore.
I think 1/2" marine grade or treated plywood cut to the same size... maybe the same shape with my jigsaw, then primed and painted.... or two coats of solid gray deck stain which I already have, would work great. I would use 1/4" x 1" galvanized or stainless bolts, washers and nylon lock nuts to bolt the side panels to the base in the same pattern as the OEM. Screw the casters back on and g2g.
Thoughts?
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