Category Archives: Caster Tips

Floor Locks: When? Why? How?

Hi everyone, To piggy back off of last weeks post, in this weeks edition I am going to talk about floor locks.Floor locks are designed to hold your mobile equipment in a specific location. They are intended for use on …

Top Plate Sizes

Today, you’ll learn about top plates and some prevalent sizes used in the industry. The aim here is to provide advice that’s brief and straightforward, focusing on three series of casters that cater to a wide array of common applications …

Expansion Stems

Today I would like to share some information with you about the expansion stem caster. Expansion stems come in various different sizes and are used to fit up into hallow tubing usually on tables or chairs. Expansion stems can have …

Choosing The Right Bearing

When choosing the right caster for your application, the choices can seem endless. Starting with multiple choices of mounting styles, followed by what seems to be endless amounts of  wheel materials and finishing with the confusing choices of what type of bearing …

How to measure my stem? What kind of stem do I have?

Selling casters over the phone can be tricky especially when you don’t know exactly what stem you have and what size it is. Typically you have three different stem options when it comes to casters, see below for the following options: …