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Bora Portamate Universal Mobile Base Kit

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Home Depot also has Bora Portamate Universal Mobile Base Kit (PM-1100) on sale for $39.99. Shipping is free.

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Includes four 3-inch hard plastic wheels
Easy Glide + Locking Levers
Accommodates almost any size machine footprint
Can accommodate 3/4" thick plywood (plywood not included)
Product Dims: 12 x 12 x1.7 inch minimum
60 x 48 x 1.7 inch maximum
400-pound capacity

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Written by Edited March 7, 2023 at 05:43 AM by

The Bora Portamate Universal Mobile Base Kit (PM-1100) is on sale again at $39.99.

Supports up to 400 lbs.
You'll need to supply your own plywood or board.

Home Depot URL:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/BORA-.../301298038

Also available at the same price from amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Portamate-...B06W5JJ2QN - OOS

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Model: BORA Universal Mobile Base Kit - Adjustable, Freestanding, Black, Wheeled - Ideal for Grinders, Drill Presses, Planers, and Routers Rubber | PM-1100

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Product Name:	BORA Custom Steel Universal Mobile Base Kit with a 400-lb. Weight Capacity
Product Description:	With the PM-1100 Customizable Mobile Base, it's never been easier to move equipment around a crowded shop. It lets you keep stationary equipment out of the way until needed, freeing space for large projects and cleaning. This fully customizable mobile base uses corner wheel pieces with pre-drilled holes to ensure it fits your machine perfectly. Move jointers, band saws, lathes, table saws, sanders, drill presses, planers, workbenches, and much more.
Product SKU:	301298038_301298038
UPC:	814000013959

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While I suppose this may be more dimensionally flexible, the highly-rated WEN base is $10 more on Amazon, carries a higher load rating, and doesn't require any additional materials.

https://a.co/d/4MZ8rjz

For a relatively square base, this is probably a better buy. The nice thing about the kit OP posted is that it'll fit virtually any size stand/base (provided you supply the wood)

Edit: Upon further review, I had the one you posted confused with another. The one you posted is far more flexible, and will handle a wide variety of sizes.

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03-06-2023 at 05:22 AM.

I'm thinking of making a base for my Weber Smokey Mountains Smoker so I can move it around easier. You all are pretty smart and handy - any ideas on a base material to support the weight and heat?

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03-06-2023 at 09:31 AM.

I bought a couple of these for $34.98 ea in April 2020, am using it now on a 282lb standing drill press. 2 pieces of plywood glued and screwed together. They are not Baltic birch but are super stable, have very solid layers, no gaps. Altogether, it's about 1.25in of plywood.

No major complaints yet. It wobbles a tiny bit while moving it or touching the drill press, but it's a super heavy, and top heavy drill press. If it needs to be solid, you need to bolt it to the floor. There's a tradeoff, but this gives you the option of moving it around the shop.

For assembly, I'd make these following recommendations:

1. Go as thick as possible with the plywood, and use quality, solid plywood. The construction grade stuff at the home centers often has gaps between the layers, get the best kind they have. It doesn't tell you how thick you can go in the manual, so you'll have to measure given the bolts they give you, and the thickness of the steel corner plates. I'm guessing 1.5in or 2 3/4 pieces of plywood glued together would be the absolute max. Try it / dry fit it before you commit to a cut, if possible. You'll want the bolt to go all the way through the nut for safety. They give you 2 sizes of bolts:
a. M8-30 MACHINE SCREW (FOR PLYWOOD < 3/4" THICK)
b. M8-40 MACHINE SCREW (FOR PLYWOOD > 3/4" THICK)
2. Do not use a drill on the bolts when putting it together, they will strip.
3. Mind the orientation configurations recommended in the manual for different types of tools: https://www.manualslib.com/manual...e=6#manual
4. The manual says to go a couple inches past the base footprint of the tool. Depending on the size and weight of the tool, it's a tradeoff between stability you gain from going super wide and the added flex you may experience by going too wide. With this system, your plywood is responsible for 100% of the rigidity you have or don't have over the span of the base.