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I am in the process of updating my basement shop and thought I would post a picture of the first piece of my project. This is a rolling work cart with a sturdy top and shallow shelves on the sides to hold small items. It has locking swivel casters to provide a stable work platform yet be able to roll from station to station in my shop with the workpieces in progress. The top overhangs the ends and sides enough to allow the top to be a clamping surface to hold workpieces for hand operations or sanding.
I don’t know why I didn’t do this a LONG time ago.
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posted 342 days ago
Nice combination of form and function. Well done!
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Thos. Angle
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posted 342 days ago
looks like it works well
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oldskoolmodder
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posted 342 days ago
Nice work. It’s amazing how long we’ll go before we give in and actually build something that we NEED for our shops.
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Douglas Krueger
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posted 342 days ago
Great multi-purpose shop aid with sturdy construction. Should come in very handy.
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Max
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posted 342 days ago
That will make a nice addition to the shop. Like the idea of the overhang to clamp to.
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Straightpiped
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posted 342 days ago
Great idea.
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john
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posted 342 days ago
That is exactly what i need for building smaller birdhouses on . Lots of room for the tools too . Nice work !
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treeman
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posted 342 days ago
Thanks for all of the kind comments. I am close to finishing the second piece of my project which is a storage tower for my Shopsmith special purpose tools. I’ll post and comment when it’s complete.
Great to be here!!
cpt_hammer
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posted 342 days ago
This looks like the rolling cart from Shop Notes is that where you got the design?
treeman
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posted 342 days ago
It is that very one :)
jemillion
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posted 342 days ago
I saw the shopnotes plans for this series and fell in love with them… I plan on doing the same ones for my shop. Yours looks really nice Treeman. What materials did you use for it? I look forward to seeing your other pieces…
Jim
treeman
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posted 341 days ago
I used what the materials list called for. Mainly construction lumber 2×4, 2×6, 1×6, 1/2” plywood and 3/4 MDF. The top is 2 thicknesses of 3/4 MDF laminated together for 1 1/2” thickness. I shopped for the hardware online and did better than the suggested sources from the plans.
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 341 days ago
Nice cart.
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Dusty56
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posted 271 days ago
Are the plans available to download anywhere ? I could really use this unit .Thanks for posting it !
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treeman
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posted 271 days ago
The plans are available at Plans Now . They were originally available in issue 97 or Shopnotes. It is part of a shop storage and work system.
Dusty56
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posted 270 days ago
Thank you for the info : )
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