05-03-2014, 10:00 PM
The ever-continuing challenge of making room in our small shops. I was staring at a pile of stuff next to my vertical mill the other day and realized that another mill tender (tool cart) like the one I made for the Victoria would make some valuable storage space. Since they are on castors, it would be easy to pull it out to access the shelves behind for the less-used stuff.
Princess Auto (A bit like HF) often has furniture dollies for around $10. I can't buy four castors that cheaply. About 9 feet of 1" angle iron and 8 feet of 1 1/2" angle iron make up the frame. Then, some pieces of scrap plywood and some drawer slides and it's done.
The tender is strong enough to hold heavy items like mill vises and dividing heads.
Princess Auto (A bit like HF) often has furniture dollies for around $10. I can't buy four castors that cheaply. About 9 feet of 1" angle iron and 8 feet of 1 1/2" angle iron make up the frame. Then, some pieces of scrap plywood and some drawer slides and it's done.
The tender is strong enough to hold heavy items like mill vises and dividing heads.
Mike
If you can't get one, make one.
Hawkeye, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Jan 2013.
If you can't get one, make one.
Hawkeye, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Jan 2013.