| Project by Mark Whitsitt | posted 1131 days ago | 5563 views | 34 times favorited | 14 comments |  |
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So, my shop space is generally shared with a Honda Odyssey and a Ford F-150, so everything needs to be mobile and “tuck-away-able”. Now, this presents an issue as far as set up time when I want to work in the garage, but it’s working out ok…
Wall space in the garage is pretty much taken up with lawn tools and sports equipment, so a wall covered with pegboard is not an easy option either. But then I saw NBeener post of his Spinner Rack!!! What a great idea! So props to Neil for this idea!
The idea to use the mover’s dolly as the mobile base was a stroke of genius! You can typically get one of these at the Harbor Freight for around $15. Just try to buy 4 casters for that kind of money at the HD or Lowe’s! I happened to have one gathering dust in the garage, so I decided to put it to good use…
I expanded NBeener’s idea vertically, and internally. My mobile cabinet is 6’ tall (plus the height of the mover’s dolly). This gives me ample space for the tools I use most regularly and don’t want to have to walk all the way across the garage to grab.
The second major change I made is to add 4 drawers (2 each side) to the cabinet. The usefulness of this is probably self evident.
Construction is with 2×2’s, 1/2” BC plywood, MDF, and 1/4” pegboard. I joined the cross supports to the vertical members with Kreg pocket holes & screws to save space and avoid having too many screw heads showing on the ends.
I also made the drawers and box with Kreg pocket holes/screws. It was this work that taught me the criticality of “squareness”!
I originally designed this to have doors on the narrow faces like NBeener’s, but decided doors would get in the way when I wanted to open them, so I dropped that idea when it came time to put them on.
I have a Sketchup model of this project if you’re interested… just drop me a message and I’ll email it to you.
it doesn’t exactly represent what I ended up building, but it was a great way to “build it” before building it!!
All the best!
Mark
-- -- "there are many good reasons to use old hand tools, but moral superiority is NOT one of them..."
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Toolz
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#1 posted 1131 days ago
Wow that is nice and functional.
-- Larry "Work like a Captain but Play like a Pirate!"
workerinwood
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#2 posted 1131 days ago
Great addition and very useful!! And thanks for the idea of using a furniture dolly for the base.
-- Jack, Albuquerque
Mark Whitsitt
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#3 posted 1131 days ago
the furniture dolly idea is NBeener’s! Thanks for the thoughts!
-- -- "there are many good reasons to use old hand tools, but moral superiority is NOT one of them..."
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#4 posted 1131 days ago
Nice and useful – I may have to build myself one of those . . .
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#5 posted 1131 days ago
I also picked up some of those movers dollies at HF a couple months ago …They were $7.99 on sale …can’t buy the casters for that amount anywhere ! LOL Rated for 1000 pounds….I like your tall storage rack better than what I had in mind to build : ) Thanks for the ideas !
-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.
NBeener
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#6 posted 1131 days ago
You make-a me so proud :-)
Really nice execution.
There’s probably a place for this kind of thing in LOTS of people’s worlds, eh ?
-- -- Neil
Chris
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#7 posted 1131 days ago
Very nice work there Mark!
-- "Everything that is great and inspiring is created by the individual who labors in freedom" -- Albert Einstein
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#8 posted 1131 days ago
Very cool! can you please send me the Sketchup model ?
a1Jim
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#9 posted 1131 days ago
Very nice wish I had the floor space for a unit like that.
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
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#10 posted 1130 days ago
kieperm: private message me on LJ with your email address and I’ll send you the file… same goes for anyone else who’s interested!
Mark
-- -- "there are many good reasons to use old hand tools, but moral superiority is NOT one of them..."
japanesewoodworker
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#11 posted 1112 days ago
I like your idea that MY wood shop must also “share” the garage space with 2 cars, bicycles, a washer/dryer, and 50 gallon hot water heater/boiler in a 20×20 space near San Francisco, Ca. The state that has bonds selling just above the “junk bond” rating…..(opps, I have to get off my soap box now.)
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#12 posted 719 days ago
Hi,
I am going to build 2 of these. I was wondering if you could send it to me. I am new, and this is my 1st post of 5 that I am supposed to have before I can send you an email. How can I send you my email?
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#13 posted 713 days ago
Looks great! what an ingenious idea :)
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#14 posted 40 days ago
Id like the plans if you still have them. Thanks. Love the project.
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