Cart for Special Purpose Tools
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Cart for Special Purpose Tools
Here are a couple of pictures of a cart I'm making to house some Special Purpose Tools -- Bandsaw, Belt Sander, Jointer, and Strip Sander. It's patterned after Shipwright's model -- Thanks for the idea Paul M.
I just need to add a bit of finish.
The base is 24" x 36" and made from 2x4s joined at the four corners by half lap joints. The rest is made of 3/4" birch plywood -- used a bit over a full sheet and about half a sheet of 1/4" birch plywood. The three-drawer cabinet is 20" wide by 24" high. The Cherry drawer fronts are about 14", 6" and 4" high, with the drawer boxes sized accordingly to fit using 22" KV-type drawer slides. The drawer boxes also are 3/4 birch ply fronts, backs and sides, with 1/4" birch ply bottoms. The drawer parts were all glued together for strength. The back of the cabinet also is 1/4" birch ply.
I used birch banding to cover the edges of the plywood, attaching it with white glue and an iron for setting the glue.
Now I just need to get rid of some things in the shop (tools) so I'll be able to roll the cart somewhere.
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I just need to add a bit of finish.
The base is 24" x 36" and made from 2x4s joined at the four corners by half lap joints. The rest is made of 3/4" birch plywood -- used a bit over a full sheet and about half a sheet of 1/4" birch plywood. The three-drawer cabinet is 20" wide by 24" high. The Cherry drawer fronts are about 14", 6" and 4" high, with the drawer boxes sized accordingly to fit using 22" KV-type drawer slides. The drawer boxes also are 3/4 birch ply fronts, backs and sides, with 1/4" birch ply bottoms. The drawer parts were all glued together for strength. The back of the cabinet also is 1/4" birch ply.
I used birch banding to cover the edges of the plywood, attaching it with white glue and an iron for setting the glue.
Now I just need to get rid of some things in the shop (tools) so I'll be able to roll the cart somewhere.
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Me too. PennView: when can you drop it off at my place? :-Dfoxtrapper wrote:I like that.
Now you've made me have to rethink the hodge-podge method of storage I'm using right now for my various tools.
Paul
520 PowerPro, Planer, Bandsaw, Jointer, Belt Sander, 20" Scroll Saw, Dust Collector, conical disc
Also: 3D printers, and a homebrew CNC
520 PowerPro, Planer, Bandsaw, Jointer, Belt Sander, 20" Scroll Saw, Dust Collector, conical disc
Also: 3D printers, and a homebrew CNC
Thanks all!
I have a number of other photos I took while building the cart, but it was getting late yesterday when I started this thread and I didn't feel like resizing some other photos then to meet forum requirements. So if anyone is interested in some aspect of the cart assembly, let me know.
I have a number of other photos I took while building the cart, but it was getting late yesterday when I started this thread and I didn't feel like resizing some other photos then to meet forum requirements. So if anyone is interested in some aspect of the cart assembly, let me know.
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