Air Compressor Cart from scrap wood

Very functional looking cart – well done, should make life easier.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Hey, like the looks of it. Looks like something I should build. Space is at enough of a premium, though that I think I’d like to try to store the cable inside the outside perimeter of the frame. My compressor sometimes wants to start walking the floor from the vibration, so could drill some slight recesses for the feet, or just put some strips of wood down as a frame on the shelf… sort of speed bumps, if you will.

Great going!

-- GregS, Snohomish, WA ~ Some of life's greatest lessons I learned at my mother's knee; the rest I learned at other joints.

You are good at recycling Cham. Great project.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Good cart. Scrapwood is perfect. When you have enough of it.

-- Jiri

This is a nice storage area for your compressor. Mine generally sits on the shop floor and invariably is in the way no matter where I move it. I may have to build one of these as well. One suggestion I would make is to put a handle for leverage on the cart. It will make moving it a little easier.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

looks very handy .

way cool cart. good project posting.

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Nice job, how come you didn’t close the bottom in to reduce some noise? My dang compressor has a tendency to scare the crap out of me some days. It is pretty funny.. sitting in the shop working on whatever, nice and quite… and then BANG! chug-a-chug-a-chug… It is very funny to watch I am sure :) I tend to leave it shut off these days.

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

Nice job. Looks a lot better than the one I made. I made the mistake of using casters and making it out of MDF. Rolling it around my shop isn’t a problem but the minute I need to take it upstairs, I realized the major flaw with my design.

-- Brian (Woodworking n00b)

Excellent idea and design!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Nice clean design and finished product reflects it.

Like the idea of tools box on top for your air tools.

Dalec

Thanks All. Not really my design, I had seen one very similar on LJ.

Handles: It’s not in the pictures but I did add handles later. If you look at the other project I posted you can see the handles on the cart in the background.

Enclosure: I didn’t enclose it for lack of materials and to have access to the purge.

Hose Placement: Lastly, I wanted to keep the footprint as small as possible so I ended up placing the hose on the outside.

-- Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and love.

this is great…I have (i think) the exact same porter cable nail set and compressor…your cart looks great and I love that you used scrap lumber…i am putting this in my favorites for a “down the road” shop project…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Nice job on the cart. I would say when you get some more scrap wood, make a top to cover the tools. Then you can also use it as a small table for assembly, gluing, finishing, whatever, and it will keep the dust off your tools.

Nice work.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Bill, I had thought of putting a top cover to protect the tools from dust but decided against it. However, now that you point out the fact that it can be used as an assembly area, I think I’m goint to go ahead and do it. I have one more square piece of plywood and it will become the top cover!

-- Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and love.

Simple AND functional. I like it.

-- Bruce from Central New York