Better Manage Build Projects - How to Make an Awesome Organiser Trolley

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I've been thinking of making this cart for some time. It will help to my organise projects by managing the tools I'm using and also keeping parts together. It should be a big help and stop my workbench from getting cluttered.
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[@cidercreekranch]

After years of watching what you accomplish, you don't do 'useless'. And this project one again demonstrates that.

[@SuperDavidEF]

Yeah, when he said that about the "useless" comment, I was fairly shocked. First of all, the comment was about a tool that had already proven to be useful, so the comment itself was pretty "useless". But also, why would anybody think a comment like that would be appropriate? We're here to be entertained, and maybe a bit inspired. Nobody has the right to tell another man what he *can* or *should* build in his own shop!

[@corinkayaker]

@@SuperDavidEF It was just not just one comment, it was a whole lot. The truth is I don't reckon those commenting have ever made anything....

[@PaskMakes]

I'm honestly not worried about negative comments - I've grown used to them over the years even though I was never too worried about them anyway. I just thought about those comments while I was using the jig and thinking how useful it really is with a smile on my face. :)

[@SuperDavidEF]

@@PaskMakes I'm glad you've got a good attitude about it. You really are an amazing person as well as an amazing craftsman.

[@danielcolby7293]

excellent video and a very utilitarian cart…fun to watch…love the color✌️

[@DavidKlenkFurniture]

I think this is one of your better designs. The effort you put into making the metal shop is really paying off. Good for you Pask!

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much David - Glad you like it! I'm pretty confident this is going to be a big help. :)

[@mikecolo2158]

I initially subscribed to your channel for the wood working projects. But your metal work continues to fascinate me. What a fantastic project! Thank you for sharingit with us.

[@PaskMakes]

Glad you're enjoying the projects Mike, whether they're woodwork or metalwork. :)

[@topwater6365]

Amazing what a man and a few tools can accomplish.

[@captbuscemi]

Absolutely brilliant! I really love your metalwork projects, this one has some really clever design elements.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much! Glad you found it interesting! :)

[@sdoitla1431]

Nice job with this project. I like the "50's" esk look. (btw, I am always amazed at how many people who seldom or never build anything like to "weigh in" on how others who do make are always "doing it all wrong.")

[@corinkayaker]

^ This is so true!

[@PaskMakes]

I was going for that sort of vibe so thanks very much! There's always more ways to do something so constructive criticism is awesome and welcome. Some people though, are just nothing more than negative. :)

[@Joew99001]

The strongest opinions are those based on absolutely no facts or experience. Nothing to confuse the process of not thinking.

[@cmdrsocks]

@@Joew99001 My mother always used the quote, "Empty vessels make the most noise." The internet is often like a huge warehouse of empties.

[@noeaguinaga4018]

You can always tell the ones that are the worst. When someone comments about them they always get defensive and ugly. My grandfather used to always say. " If it don't apply, let it fly!"

[@Yackhammer75]

That entire cart could have been bought in a configuration pretty close to exactly the way yours is. I think it's infinitely cooler that you built it instead. The pride in having done it yourself and the experience doing so...priceless. Great work brother.

[@piotrnod6489]

Cart he created will probably outlive us both man. Quality of that dude creations is simply outstanding. Cheers.

[@richard2mitchell]

I like how everyone on the Internet is a expert on what you need and what you don't need in your own personal shop lol.

[@btrswt35]

The thing I don't get, is everyone is addressing him by name in the comments. It's not like there is anyone else in the video plus most (if not all) don't know him on a personal level.

[@smashyrashy]

​@btrswt35 you don't have to know someone on a personal level to call them by their name? KZbin commenters do use it to try and seem like they are cool for knowing his name though

[@smashyrashy]

Why do you like it? I find it annoying

[@miniblasan5717]

​​@@btrswt35t depends on what kind of culture you grew up from, Sweden had at least when I went to school that you addressed both your teachers and students by first name and only last name if there were people with the same first name, was it even more troublesome that teachers or students had both the same first and last name, then would some students jokingly come up with nicknames like "Adam the first" with a hint that this teacher was here first of all with the same first and last name.

[@jerbear7952]

Sometimes its helpful and usually comes from at least a "form" of caring. Also confurmation bias and all kinds of other stuff. But yeah. You should use peg board more man. Good stuff. Durable...menards sells hooks cheap and licorice

[@sgsax]

Another awesome build and the vintage tool green is a great choice for the color. Have to add that I showed my brother-in-law an older video of yours the other day that I had completely forgotten that I had watched, and noticed that your filiming has gotten a lot better in five years. Thanks for continuing to be a great teacher and demonstrator.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks - I'm super happy with the colour too. Filming has been a fun journey and something I'm working on getting better at all the time. :)

[@imaginationingrained]

I’m always amazed by how easy you make it look to make something that looks like it came off of a factory production line! 😯

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@corinkayaker]

Fantastic video and great watch. Loved the use of the box making jig and I cannot get enough of that welding table. It came up fantastic I reckon. Well done. Now you just need a bigger workshop to accomodate all this stuff you build!

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks mate - glad you enjoyed it! I definitely need to think about more workshop space! :)

[@Stubones999]

That's a great build! One more thing might be a slot to hold a builder's square, since they often get in the way on most toolboxes. You have room on the back and would be out of the way until it is needed.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much! I do already have a good place I keep my builders square but it's a good idea. :)

[@johnsonhunglo1993]

Welcome back, Neil!!!! I hope that you enjoyed your sojourn to Atlanta!!! Two word description: Awe-Some!!!!

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@abetts123]

I’ve now watched every video with my kids and we’re all playing workshop in the garage. Thanks for making my kids ask “can we make something?”

[@PaskMakes]

That's awesome and great to hear! Thanks very much! :)

[@cjc1216]

Whoever has the time to comment negative things on a video of someone making wonderful things is clearly the useless one and just projecting that onto you. Great work sir,always a pleasure to watch you make, thanks for taking us along.

[@wayneswonderarium]

I notice your shop has a lot of sunlight at times at least... Make sure that magnifying glass doesn't turn into a fire starter! Excellent polish as always

[@mikehindley3]

That look amazing. The colour definitely has a UK high school technology classroom in the 80s vibe

[@IanSmithKSP]

Dont worry about what the commenters say criticizing your work. Jigs and machines and storage pay dividends long term. Even if that jig took you 5 hours to make, it still saved you far more time in the end. There's no other way to make those bends without an enormous sheet metal break. You don't have space for that and it wouldn't give such a clean result anyhow. Ignore the negative commenters. Your stuff is always brilliant. I've never heard of that drawer gliding tape As usual your sense of proportion is really world class. It looks beautiful

[@ozmobozo]

What I like the most about your videos is that you don't pretend to be a "pro of everything". You show your mistakes, progress and things you learn while doing it.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@RobMods]

Having grown up in Qld, there is something sort of nostalgic about seeing surface rust on all your bare steel. Great work as usual mate!

[@dariushmilani6760]

Great project Neil. It'll be nice to put some dense foam inside the drawers with cut outs for tools..👍🤞

[@johanneswerner1140]

Love that "and I know that from experience". I'm getting a new colleague (fresh from university) up to speed, bright kid, and sentiments like that are uttered regularly. Along with "there's those who have and those who will, we can fix things"...

[@JustJimWillDo]

What an awesome bit of kit. I'd skip the magnetic tool holder unless you enjoy collecting chips and swarf! 😂😂

[@BillBard]

That paint color is spot on for old industrial equipment. Beautiful build!

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@paulmartin7737]

Nice to see some old-fashioned skills being put to good use, your work always is of a high quality. Love the colour as well, really suits the equipment

[@Bob3519]

The way you rounded the rectangle side piece was great! I'm sure there are a few ways to do it, but this really impressed me.

[@schwarzermoritz]

About one shot or two before you commented on it, I said out loud to no one in particular: "This jig is pretty damn genius."

[@ryanneumann5165]

It’s a great Sunday when there’s a Pask video!!

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@joethompson11]

It’s so amazing to see all your recent tools come into full force in this project. The workflow was already decent here but it’s going to be great seeing this in the mix speeding things up!

[@MH-qq3kj]

Of all the projects, this one is awesome. I don’t have the tools or skills to make one out of metal, I can definitely see a 3/4” plywood trolley in my future. Beautifully done!👍👍👍 Thanks for the inspiration.

[@PaskMakes]

I also thought it would be a great project for plywood - I should've mentioned that. Glad you enjoyed the video! :)

[@5tr41ghtGuy]

Super nice portable tool organizer!. Thanks for reminding me that drawers don't need to have roller ways. In fact, your drawers will probably still be working fine 100 years from now!

[@tim0thyd951]

I gotta say I really love some of the old school metal shaping equipment you've got in the workshop

[@kenc2257]

Neat! Your metal drawers are the bee's knees. Really clever design, and finish. [can't hardly believe that some folks were criticizing your drawer jigs--they are ingenious]

[@percival23]

That scoring cut on the steel ..Wow. I never thought of doing that to get a straight bend.Brilliant

[@negotiableaffections]

Like a Boss, Neil ! Awesome & the colour is spot on too. As for practicallities of jigs. . . I'd like to see a 'nay-sayer' struggle with a project without a jig and then do it again, with. If that doesn't convince them, then let them throw away their vice and just hold work between their knees lol.

[@andrewgalbreath2101]

Looks super stylish! And whoever said that jig was useless definitely doesn't make projects as cool as you do

[@BradyMcClanahan]

Absolutely looks like it was built in the '50s something you would find in popular mechanics, Great job

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@thndrgrrrl]

wow...I cant imagine anyone ever saying what you build is "useless". They can go jump in the river. You are awesome!

[@garetkonigsfeld2]

I never really thought of a cabinet as a work of art. But you pulled it off. Nice job thanks for taking us along.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@MHPloni-kl5ec]

Pask makes as the world should be.

[@MyMW3Channel]

The industrial colour looks much better than the contemporary options from the box stores.

[@briancalvey4997]

Awesome work, and I really enjoyed the muted sound of those drawers being slid on the tape. 😀

[@robertm348]

Extremely useful project and excellent construction. It should last for several generations.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@laurencebarber4152]

I love how you make it look so easy. Great looking cabinet

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@TheDistur]

Reminds me of some of the furnishings I've seen in pictures of abandoned hospitals. Very cool style.

[@RuebenOtero]

What I always appreciate with Pask's videos, even if it's not immediately, is that he always has proper PPE. I think he's one of the only KZbinr wood and metal crafts people that I see doing so too

[@Vickie-Bligh]

Neil, that was flat out awesome. I can see a trolley like this being useful almost anywhere. As far as your jigs being "a waste of time"? Baloney, if you find or think of a tool that will make your job easier, then it isn't a waste and it's useful. Thanks for sharing this, mate. Wonderful.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@stanwooddave9758]

AWESOME build. An American expression, you hit it out of the park with your design & paint color to give it a **Art Deco** look. LUV the ease of design. The only thing I would have done differently would be to add a electrical plug setup to the back of the unit. You use the word "Trolley," on your side of the pond, here in America we would use the word "Cart." Just thought you would like to know. Just noticed you do use the word "cart," in your description. If you should build that "Pen-Holder" organizer, my vote is to paint it flat / semi gloss black. Thank you for uploading and sharing this video. Just clicked on the description and see your an Aussie, not a Brit. Sorry about that, but to my ear, you guys all sound the same. Now I have to watch all your other video's to see what idea's I'm going to make. First up Vintage Style Drill Index.

[@kayessGuitars]

Obviously some people have nothing better to do than make rude comments. How can something be useless if it does what it was designed for? Another great Paskian design and build, thanks for showing us your awesome work.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@jimkerr9199]

I love the quality of your shop projects. Making our work spaces places we want to be helps so much in the actualy wanting to be there.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@MyMW3Channel]

Investing time in a jig or even templates is not worthless, especially the more they are used. Thete is added benefit when there is a decent amount of time between usage whereas one would otherwise have to recall the measurements, setup, etc al regarding cuts and order of operations. Further, the amount of time it would take to perform make-shift manually squaring etc adds up over time. The elimination of human error for repetitive tasks is also a great benefit.

[@michellecosby126]

my 8 year old son and I watch your videos together. He loves learning about making things like you do! Thank you ever so much!

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@nzs316]

Hands down you must have the best “custom” shop.

[@maxximumb]

That slide tape is fantastic stuff. The trolley looks amazing. Well done.

[@taitano12]

Love it. I've seen some of these on some jobs I've done. They were nearly identical too this, but mostly unique since commercially available versions are often not suitable. Too thin a metal, drawers/shelves not suitable for the tools and parts being used or made, stuff like that. Or the company already had the materials in-house and replaceable at a wholesale cost, so they wouldn't have to pay retail for the cart. Thus, they made them in-house. Some sites had a different cart design for individual stations, with dividers and labels sized and oriented for the stuff made and used at that station. Some were made of wood. But they were usually the same overall setup as this. For example, replace the rubber mat with a granite surface plate and put fastcap foam in the drawers for the measuring tools and you have a mobile aerospace QA/QC station.

[@robt2151]

Another useful project with a combination of educational and entertainment content. It has been interesting to see you evolve from a recycler of scrap wood to an artisan of the first order.

[@ianbottom7396]

Looks great, I reckon painting your drawer handles in black would set it off nicely with some contrast and those handles deserve to be seen

[@Rouverius]

What a useful looking addition to the shop. That design is classic and the paint job really sells it. 👍

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@waynethomson3852]

Love seeing the evolution of the metalworking side of your channel!! Keep it up Mate.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@standswithfish]

Your attention to detail continues to amaze me! Great project!

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@kurtjeranko2293]

Mir gefällt es einfach, dir bei der Arbeit zuzusehen.Wie immer, gut gemacht!

[@satchelsieniewicz5824]

absolute favorite maker channel

[@scotthutson736]

Excellent work, Neil. I appreciate how diligent you are in wearing PPE, especially for the welding (forgiving the tacks with a bare hand on the torch). Too many KZbin makers think they don't need to use it and I think it is detrimental to young people watching who think it's "cool" to weld with short sleeves and/or bare hands.

[@user3141592635]

In lack of an advanced breaking-press, i think it is extremely intelligent to score the metal sheet first, bend it and then weld it back up to ~full strenght. I must brag I used this method long before Yutube, on a Compressor-Tank legs. You also use this method :) It was a good Compressor-Tank, good for 18 bar (e) @ 185° C and 0,25mm corrosion allowance on top of that. With 100 % X-Ray with the weld quality rating of 4 to 5 on a scale of 5, except some small fittings and orifices added later by a former professional from the Swedish Nuclear Industry, A Finlander in my Company. It was a test-specimen I got for free, from my work, to turn into a compressor tank. He added the fittings and orifices on hes free time with the greatest skill and on my paying. I added myself legs and other attachments externally with a MAG-welder, using compatible similair pressure-vessel steel of less high strength but ductility, and the right kind of wire and gas (Mison-20), 79% Argon, 20 % Carbon-Dioxide and ~1% of Oxygen for stabilizing the electric bow, haha. A very safe compressor, with a calculated burst-pressure of ~125 bar @ 25°C. Maybe 150 bar in reality. This kind of steel is extremely well suited for pressure-vessels in that it is not at all brittle, but have nevertheless a great strength and excellent good welding qualities. One have to drain out the water and make it sure it is not rusting internally of cource. For this, I let the pro guy install a small threaded muff in the bottom, so I could install a drain-valve made out of brass. I suppose it will hold a pressure of 10 bar without bursting, the next 100 or 200 years, if drained out of water now and then, and using compressor-oil.

[@aaronbuildsa]

I said on Instagram this would be on today's watch list and I wasn't lying - and as always, I wasn't disappointed! I love how you made the handles and the rounded corners on the fly press, very neat indeed and the whole finished project looks fantastic! If it wasn't yet another thing I'd be tripping over in my small space, I'd be all over a project like this :)

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@dans5741]

The jig is awesome.

[@bertb842]

Another great video! You make the metal working look easy, the jigs are well worth the time. Thanks for the motivation, I’m off to the workshop!! 👍

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks Bert - great to hear you're heading out to the workshop! :)

[@realpdm]

That turned out really awesome! I love your methods for getting things done. I'm a hobby woodworker who wants to add a little metal work into my projects and you give some really practical examples of how to get your creative ideas into practice. Thanks for sharing as always!

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@jamesa7506]

Indeed, "Awesome" is the word to describe this project! 👌

[@daifeichu]

That came out brilliant. Good job. I hear ya about the eyesight thing. I can never have enough readers, lights and magnifiers around.

[@Samtagri]

It is amazing how well finished your projects look in the end. Because you seem to be quite easy going in your work. Not sure whether it is just good planing or you have other secrets that make things go so smoothly

[@SuperDavidEF]

I think it's a combination of his great skill as a maker, and his great patience and willingness to take whatever amount of time to get things just right.

[@corinkayaker]

@@SuperDavidEF I have worked with him and can confirm he is just a freak.

[@SuperDavidEF]

@@corinkayaker I don't doubt it. I've been watching him for years, and although there are other makers on KZbin that I have a lot of respect for, Neil is definitely at the top of my list.

[@PaskMakes]

I'm not sure Sam - just enjoying myself and giving it a good go! :)

[@MaartenBroekman]

I think your projects are fantastic! But I think I love the jigs and creative ways of completing the projects even more.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@SparrowStockwell]

That’s a great rolling organizer. Love the color.

[@TheWingnut58]

Another awesome and useful project Neil....you sir, are one of, if not THE, most skilled makers/builders on YT!

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@jameshanoomansing1442]

brilliant, you make look so easy, but i know it takes years of experience to get to your level. big respect from Mauritius

[@dawsie]

😹😹making a jig to help with the work is never a waste of time in my book. When I started using Dads tools I spent a week making different types of jugs for his bench-saw. Over the years they have had a huge impact on my work in a good way. I have even come up with some of my own jigs over the years. Anything that helps to make something perfect first time out is never a waste of time, people who think it’s a waste of time making jigs must lead the ultimate boring life always being so perfect. Love the work station and I do like that colour. Thanks for sharing🤗🤗🤗

[@kdtrimble]

I'm pretty proud of you Neil.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@tomim7187]

Neil, she's a beauty and looks so wonderfully functional! Good on ya!

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@wonderwonder30]

Is there anything you can’t do? I have binged watched all your videos and man, your expertise in all things is impressive. Wish I knew half of what you do. Really enjoy your content, keep it up 👍🏽

[@I_M_Nonno]

You made this project look easy. Having tried it myself, I can say it is anything but. For me, wonky was the word of the day. Great video!

[@l00kns33]

That's a great design, which i'll take inspiration from when building my own in the future. The only thing I'd make different is having the end walls of the boxes a bit higher so that you'd have to lift the boxes up in the front to insert them. That way the risk of them falling out is a lot smaller when you pull them out all the way.

[@PatrickKQ4HBD]

18:00 I use that tape for cheap or old wooden dresser drawers, and it's AH-MAYZ-ING! Two thumbs up.

[@absmith666]

Mate I’ve worked in manufacturing and maintenance for 40 plus years and I love that cutting jig. What a brilliant idea. I’m about to go looking for a battery steel saw and build one myself. It takes up no room and does away with a shear and bender.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@rileymorrow8506]

I really appreciate and enjoy your builds, and I always look forward to seeing the next video. Please do keep it up. You have a way of being creative and thinking outside the normal. And all your builds come out with a solid good look to it ... nothing looks like ya, just throwing it together to meet a need.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much Riley! :)

[@jasonl2095]

Fantastic! Your jig methods make it all seem so easy and "top of the mind". Whenever I make jigs I spend twice as long figuring it all out as I do actually making what I need. (Ok, four times a long)

[@MattOGormanSmith]

If you want ball-bearing slides, filing cabinet slides are a good compromise for cheap tool drawer slides. They are only rated for 30kg but cost a fraction of proper tool-drawer slides, and are widely available from several manufacturers in a pretty standard form.

[@turgworks4138]

That looks brilliant Pask, as you say in the video, the colour really looks like an old machinery colou, the whole cart really suits that esthetic. Nice job mate 👍🏻

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@jameshodgins1937]

That's a good-looking cart. Your box making jig works great.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@ditullioa]

Sheet metal jig is an elegant solution to sheet shaping needs. Haven’t seen a video on your channel I didn’t. Go on tour, come to Canada. Lol

[@DanKoning777]

I reckon it turned out great Neil-the color choice is perfect. *Well done!*

[@MG-vo7is]

Awesome!!! I love the handles.

[@lawrencemoore340]

Dude your box jig is awesome, It works fantastically! Well done sir! Keep up he great work!

[@susanchurch3974]

You are something wonderful. Your video editing and explanations are so perfectly adapted to this format and that is saying nothing about your skills at making which are frankly superb.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much Susan - it's great to hear as I'm never completely comfortable with how my videos are. I often wonder if they have enough energy but I think they probably reflect who I am. :)

[@mwoody4560]

I started watching your channels for the woodworking you do. I really enjoy the metalworking too.

[@tummy_fritters]

Very tidy. The colour fits the shop perfectly

[@rochelleharden4118]

I could watch this all day!! Exceptional work.

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@robjchristopher]

Great job Neil - not bad for a photographer!! 😂

[@699hazard]

Brilliant build Neil!

[@joedog86]

I LOVE this project! And the choice of paint color to make it look like something manufactured back in the ‘50s or even earlier was great!

[@melissabarron1574]

Useless hardly not!, looks pretty handy to me. I want one for for my workshop. Love it! Keep doing what you do, so enjoyable to watch and learn. Thank you! 🐝

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)

[@BryanSchultzitis]

No other youtube channel makes me want to get into welding more than your channel - this is a really cool project!

[@PaskMakes]

Thanks very much :)