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shipwright wrote:Space issues in my garage shop in AZ spawned this mobile storage cart. Maybe something like this would be a help.

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Paul M

What is in the cubby?

JPG40504 wrote:What is in the cubby?

It will eventually be two drawers, one for my universal tool rest and associated lathe parts and the other for bandsaw blades, sanding belts, etc. The idea started with the measurements of the available space (photo 3) and the idea of the heaviest tool gets the shortest lift. After that there wasn't much design leeway. form follows function.

thanks for the kind words

Paul M

Paul
Thanks for posting the picture of your storage cart for your SPT's. I currently have my SPT's on a 2' X 4' table with a shelf underneath where I keep my porter cable 6 gallon pancake air compressor and some of my battery powered tools in their cases. I have my SS table and aux tables suspended from hooks in the front of it. I have plans for both a mobile planner cart and a utility cart for my compressor, just got to get around to build them.

shipwright wrote:It will eventually be two drawers, one for my universal tool rest and associated lathe parts and the other for bandsaw blades, sanding belts, etc. The idea started with the measurements of the available space (photo 3) and the idea of the heaviest tool gets the shortest lift. After that there wasn't much design leeway. form follows function.

thanks for the kind words

Paul M

Do these depict (without dimensions being accurate) the basic format of your cart?
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Dusty
I never make plans on paper so I couldn't say without looking but here's another photo that should help.

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If you need more I will get some measurements for you. I designed it as I went by holding the tool up and saying "OK, about there's good". It's the way I do everything. Comes from boatbuilding I think. If you make one, use plate mount casters. I used push in ones and the weight, while within spec for the casters is causing them to "tip" a little in the 2 x4 pad underneath.

Paul M

Paul, thank you so very much for going to that effort. This pictures does reveal a lot that was undetectable in the others.

While I do believe that this would be a very viable storage method for anyone who needs storage space, I now have nearly all of my SPTs sitting in operational locations. I other words, I have converted to a standalone shop.

I know that this is an apparent contradiction but that is how my shop has evolved.

shipwright wrote:Dusty
I never make plans on paper so I couldn't say without looking but here's another photo that should help.

If you need more I will get some measurements for you. I designed it as I went by holding the tool up and saying "OK, about there's good". It's the way I do everything. Comes from boatbuilding I think. If you make one, use plate mount casters.
Paul M

I love working like that...
I am always amazed by people that will measure up something and enter a whole bunch of exact dimensions like 16 and 15/16 inches. I just look at it and unless it actually matters I make it an even 17 inches. If it is an antique it is likely that the builder was building it by eye anyway and chopped off the board "about there"...
I had an uncle that I used to work with some on his apartment buildings. He would time after time carefully measure stuff even like floor covering down to 1/64th of an inch. He would get so intent on getting the 1/64th of an inch right that he would miss the measurement by a full inch.
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I am really big on not measuring when I can avoid it. I was taught the line "never measure if you can superimpose".
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I once built a chicken house/storage barn out of some good used lumber that was all cut to the same couple of lengths.
I did use a small level but built the whole thing without using a tape. I just designed as I went making use of the existing lengths on almost everything even to laying out the foundation. All squaring was done with the factory corner of a scrap piece of plywood about 2' x 3'.
That was one fun building to build.

Francis, I believe we have a Zen connection. With you all the way.

Paul M

JPG

I have to thank you for giving me the much needed kick in the pants. The "cubby" as you put it was indeed planned to be drawers but if you hadn't brought it up the job would likely have remained on the old to do list for a long time. As it is I have a new storage spot for my Universal Lathe Rest stuff and my other SPT accessories.

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PS the big red cabinet in the background houses my 510.

Paul M