How it connects
The male caster plate slides horizontally into the channel under the opposed folded flange lips until seated against a stop, and is locked in place by inserting a wire lock pin or cotter pin through aligned tabs.
Male and female halves
Female receiver channel with folded retaining lips that slides over and encloses the male flat caster bracket plate.
Usually connects to
- Slide-In Caster Plate Male
- Workbench Caster Mounting Plate
Common sizes
- Nominally 2-3/4 in x 3-3/4 in plate footprint accepting ~3-1/2 in x 1-15/16 in x 1/8 in caster mounting flanges.
Where it is used
woodworkingworkbenchesworkshop equipmentmaterial handling
Variations
- Horizontal slide-in with removable pin
- Spring-clip quick change plate
How to recognise it
Stamping of heavy gauge sheet steel (approx. 2-3/4 x 3-3/4 in) with two countersunk mounting holes, opposed top/bottom or lateral folded lips forming a slide channel, an end stop tab, and a cross-drilled tab or flange holding a locking pin.
Often confused with
| Confused with | How to tell them apart |
|---|---|
| Channel Strut | Channel strut (e.g. Unistrut) is a continuous structural framing channel with inward curled lips for spring nuts, not a discrete plate-mounting bracket with a pin lock. |
| Caster Stem Socket | Stem sockets accept cylindrical or grip-neck caster stems inserted vertically, rather than flat rectangular caster mounting plates sliding horizontally. |
Also called
quick-release caster platequick-release workbench caster mounting bracketquick-change caster receiver plate
Good to know
Popularized by woodworking brands like Rockler (item 53004) and POWERTEC (item 71132) to quickly attach and detach retractable workbench casters across multiple tools or workbenches.
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