Brady Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 What sort of wheels/castors or sliding rails are people using on their builds? as much as i would like sliding gate wheels the cost including the rails are out of the budget, simple screw fix nylons keep cropping up over the internet but can be a bit noisy while rubber ones are nice and quiet but have noticed a few people changing them out due to flat spots, later damage or the actual rubber/coating coming off..your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 i looked at the same system with half round rails and concave wheels but the price was too much, so i bought 2" nylon wheels i think they where, i`ll take a picture of them in the morning, i then bought some ali u rails, but they are not wide enough for the wheels to fit in so i turned them upside down and used them for guide rails so the wheels sit and run at the side of the rails and role along the top of the walls, works well and is fairly quite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 When I had my sliding roof obs I used brass Sash window rollers. The sort with the groove in for the rope. Run these on top of angle iron fixed to the roof timber. Quiet long lasting and simple to fix up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 Cheers guys, these were the ones i was looking at, 50mm, cheap and an easy fix.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Very similar to mine, although mine are red nylon ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I used small stainless wheels which were grooved with sealed bearings on stainless angle runner but it does cost I think they cost £ 150 for the lot Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Some pictures as promised of the obsy wheels, they take a weight of 75kg each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Cheers Rob, some on order.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rowbow Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I haven't thought of building obs, but looking at it with a slide of roof, would sliding garage door gear do the job, the track would allso stop the roof lifting, just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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