zw470 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 (edited) Didn't make a ton of progress tonight but it's shaping up nicely. Top and bottom shelves are 1/2" MDF, bottle-divider is 1/4" MDF and the sides/posts will be 1"x4"s. It will be 16"x32" and around 32" tall with the casters. I think I'm going to use Duplicolor spray-on bedliner to give it some extra toughness. ETA: When I started drilling the holes I had a fully-charged battery, but it was dead by the time I got done with the 24th hole. Edited July 15, 2017 by zw470 avimore, Greg from GA and slapshot87 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 (edited) Make 3 shelves not 2, if you make 2 shelves you will regret it later. Edited July 9, 2017 by Nathan Checo and ocdrifter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcaineer Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Make 3 shelf’s not 2, if you make 2 shelf’s you will regret it later. I believe you meant "shelves," Nathan. Must be summer. Looking forward to final pics, Marty. SumBeach35, ocdrifter and Checo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocdrifter Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Don't be picking on Nate Dawg sensei! I believe you meant "shelves," Nathan. Must be summer. Looking forward to final pics, Marty. Nathan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 I believe you meant "shelves," Nathan. Must be summer. Looking forward to final pics, Marty. Haha falcaineer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zw470 Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 I was worried about the legs being too wobbly side to side, so I decided to rip the legs in half, that way I can glue/screw them together forming a 90-deg angle to give more stability. Of course that meant I had to go out and buy a table-saw. I also got the sides of the shelfs cut out. Tomorrow I plan on sanding the shelf sides, pre-drilling all the screw holes and painting the pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avimore Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Awesome! Looking forward to the finished product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianT Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 What are all those circles you cut out for??? Lol Captain Slow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocdrifter Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Hurry, take a day of from work and finish this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zw470 Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Yesterday was tough. I got the legs put together then realized the way I envisioned them attaching to the shelves wasn't going to work. I spent most of my time experimenting and deciding how to proceed. So far today I drilled/attached the mounting blocks for the caster's, attached the legs, and built the bottom shelf. 2 small issues have popped up. One set of casters ended up sideways, but that's fine because it can be the pair that swivels. Also, the shelf sides didn't turn out 100% square, but it's close enough to where I can just clamp it in the right spot when I attach it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacificNWBuckeye Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Ok, you meant actually building.... Looks to be coming along nicely. The Bedliner should help with it getting wet or drips from bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zw470 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 On Wednesday I got the bottom shelf attached to the legs, and this morning I built the top shelf. She's in the paint-booth now so the next pics will be of the finished product. ocdrifter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocdrifter Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 It's friyay, hurry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Just curious. Are you putting casters on the bottom so that you can move it? And you might want to add a bar to the end to hang towels from and to dry. Looking forward to seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zw470 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 2 fixed casters and 2 swivel casters. So far this morning I got those installed, and attached the top shelf to the legs. I also attached some supports to one side of the bottle divider, and painted that again. It's humid as hell so that's probably going to take the rest of the day to dry. The towel-rack is a good idea, I'll have to include that on rev-2 along with hooks for tools and a rack for my foam gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zw470 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Aaaand we're done. 1. The casters may be too small for the irregularities of my haggard driveway, we'll have to see. 2. I couldn't get the bedliner to turn out evenly, and after going through $30 worth I decided to live with it. 3. My idea was to leave the bottle divider just sitting in place, that way I can just cut a larger one out if this gets filled up. Unfortunately when I roll the cart around the whole thing slides towards the towels, so I'll have to throw a screw or 2 in to keep if in place. All in all it was a fun project and a good excuse to buy a few new power-tools, I just wish I had enough time each day to get it done in less than a week. frogmats, Checo, Texas Moe and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Make sure you cover those towels so they don’t get dusty and scratch. Checo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zw470 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Just showing off some of the goods. I have a small-ish plastic tote for my towels. Nathan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chonke Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 (edited) Looks good OP. It should be pretty easy to add a middle shelf in case you want to expand on it on the future. Or a little drain hole in the bottom for easier cleaning. I should probably build one too now Edited July 15, 2017 by Chonke Checo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocdrifter Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Great Job Marty, looks great! Checo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 That looks great Marty!! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcaineer Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Sweet. Nice job. The black background will add a nice constrast for more Adam's stickers, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avimore Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Well done! Your bottles are nice and snug, I like how you maximized that space. I may need to re-do my bottle holder as it would be nice to fit more bottles on my cart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I need the blueprints for woodshop class next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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