Make a note that another name that could be applied to casters or a cast is that of a mold. Molds or casts have been used widely for many years since industrialization took off at the beginning of the previous century. Casts, casters or molds were already in wide use on a much smaller scale previously and usually by those creative minds working or being commissioned to create great works of sculpted art. Today, those artistic landscapes have become much larger.
Mechanized and electrical advancements have made this possible. Perhaps you do, but many folks don’t give this much thought. Just look up into the sky on any day of the week that you are commuting through your large and busy cities and what do you notice? Large, high rise buildings, some so tall they can touch the clouds above. Heavy Duty Casters have been used during the large scale construction projects required to erect these buildings.
Go to a commercial aircraft hangar if you can, and you may even see these casters being applied. Heavy duty casters on wheels, yes, that’s right, casters on wheels are even being used today. Some people still wonder thoughtfully just how it has been possible to create all these behemoths. How was it possible for man to erect such large ‘monstrosities’? Ingenuity for one thing and the powerful and precise tools that the hands and minds of men have created, for another thing.
Speaking of precision, the engineers that do the casting work have the advantage of their own artisanal skills to make the most of their ability to create molds or casters that will accurately reflect the structures being aimed for. If this grandness is too much for you at this time, think also of the items in use in your kitchen.