Built me a tool cart....

[thrashingcows]

Had this sort of planned for a while, scavenged an old metal table and the metal/chrome base of an office chair from the waste transfer station and decided to combine the two into a tool tray I can roll around the shop.

What I started with...

used some scavenged old metal bed frame pieces to square up the legs...stuff is paper thin and horrible to try and weld.

Cut down the chair so it would sit under the lower frame, and then welded it in place.

Then cut a scrap piece of 3/4 plywood for a lower shelf.

Table is about 29" x 23" and has a small lip around the outside edge so should be a very handy thing to have around.

Cost was $0 dollars as all materials were scavenged pieces.

 

[3175375]

Had this sort of planned for a while, scavenged an old metal table and the metal/chrome base of an office chair from the waste transfer station and decided to combine the two into a tool tray I can roll around the shop.

What I started with...

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used some scavenged old metal bed frame pieces to square up the legs...stuff is paper thin and horrible to try and weld.



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Cut down the chair so it would sit under the lower frame, and then welded it in place.



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Then cut a scrap piece of 3/4 plywood for a lower shelf.



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Table is about 29" x 23" and has a small lip around the outside edge so should be a very handy thing to have around.

Cost was $0 dollars as all materials were scavenged pieces.

Lay some stainless steel or copper on the top and shelf. It will be much easier to clean up.?

 

[Newport 66]

Nice work! We like re-purposing curbside or thrift store items. I've built garden and shop carts from old gas grill bases and used the lids for planters.

 

[WissaMan]

Good work

I love re-purposing stuff. It's way better for the environment than recycling or dumping into a landfill. I just got rid of a 99 Taurus that's been sitting at my Dad's place for years. Before it went, I pulled both the front seats (were in good condition) which I plan to make into comfy work chairs

 

[300rag]

I made a portable firepit for my acreage at one time. An old lawnmower and a washer tub that I liberated from the landfill, like this...

 

[mr. fix it]

I made a portable firepit for my acreage at one time. An old lawnmower and a washer tub that I liberated from the landfill, like this...

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Nothing more redneck than this. Love it!

 

[3175375]

I made a portable firepit for my acreage at one time. An old lawnmower and a washer tub that I liberated from the landfill, like this...

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You could go over the top by adding a cup holder to the push handles...

 

[Old Mike]

Hose