10-05-2010, 01:34 PM
Gary,
Super progress on the building and layout. And I love those carts! I made one very similar to those using scavenged materials from the house and the move. When we moved in there was a cabinet/shelf just like what you built installed on sliding tracks in our laundry room. Since our washer/dryer was a different configuration, out it came and sat in the garage collecting clutter. The movers left one of their rolling carts (chipboard with casters) and never came back for it so I figured it was fair game too. Remove sliders, add casters and voila, instant rolling cart.
Immediately I began to use it to hold tools & goodies for building the layout sections in the garage. And almost as fast my wife spotted it and decided it would be wonderful in the house for her stuff!
After some negotiations I agreed to let her have it (the cart, that is) in exchange for the really nice metal topped craft cart from our bedroom. She'd been using it for scrapbooking supplies and now it will be my scenery cart once the layout reaches that stage. Until then it's a stand for my portable workbench. Not sure where the other one is...but it's NOT taking up space in the garage! 
Galen
Super progress on the building and layout. And I love those carts! I made one very similar to those using scavenged materials from the house and the move. When we moved in there was a cabinet/shelf just like what you built installed on sliding tracks in our laundry room. Since our washer/dryer was a different configuration, out it came and sat in the garage collecting clutter. The movers left one of their rolling carts (chipboard with casters) and never came back for it so I figured it was fair game too. Remove sliders, add casters and voila, instant rolling cart.
Immediately I began to use it to hold tools & goodies for building the layout sections in the garage. And almost as fast my wife spotted it and decided it would be wonderful in the house for her stuff!
After some negotiations I agreed to let her have it (the cart, that is) in exchange for the really nice metal topped craft cart from our bedroom. She'd been using it for scrapbooking supplies and now it will be my scenery cart once the layout reaches that stage. Until then it's a stand for my portable workbench. Not sure where the other one is...but it's NOT taking up space in the garage! Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!