Super Easy Scrap Wood Storage Cart | Build

This was some found footage of a project that I thought was lost forever. A SCRAP WOOD STORAGE CART made from scraps!
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With my new shop built I needed a place to store all of my scrap wood that was still taking over our garage. We had a couple of these horribly built shelves that we wanted to get rid of so I took one apart to use as a base for my storage cart. I already had one sheet of plywood and my goal was to only use scraps to build this thing that would hold more scraps. I measured the base at around five feet. I cut all the way around the preexisting shelf, removed the end 2x4 and then screwed it back in place on the shorter base. From there I cut down the plywood and just kind of eyeballed where I thought things should go. The majority of the construction is done with pocket holes. For hard to reach places I used a 90-degree attachment for my drill. Like any storage cart, I wanted a few bins in the front for smaller scraps and a place on the other side to lean sheets of plywood.
On all of the small scrap bins, I cut the corners of the dividers at 45 degrees. I came back later to trim back the outer sides as well. this thing wasn’t even halfway built and I had already snagged on those corners a few times. I set my table saw to 7 degrees and one side of the top support. And then screwed it in place. From there I realized I had a problem. I didn’t have enough plywood left over for the slanty section. I got online and happened on 3x3 customs video for her storage cart...from there this project just kind of mirrored hers. So a tip of the hat to you 3x3 customs. Also go check out her video...its way better. But anyway, back to the build. I cut what plywood I had left into strips that would work as braces for my larger scrap plywood sheets to rest against.
I cut some small blocks to use for shelf bracing on the insides of the cart. I measured up a foot, leveled the block, and tacked it in place. From there I measured up another foot, leveled, and tacked again. I did this for all of the blocks making sure they were in line with each other as I went. On the back sides of the leaning supports I did some measuring and tacked more support blocks in place so they would be even with the blocks on the straight wall. I screwed the leaning supports in place at the top and bottom, it's also important to note that the ends of these leaning supports were also beveled at the same 7-degree angle as the top support. This ensures a flat top and a solid connection at the base.
I had a scrap piece of ½ inch plywood to use for my internal shelves and by some miracle, it fit exactly right with only one cut. The only thing I had to buy were some locking casters. I added some extra 2x4 blocks in the corners so I could get 4 screws in each caster. That pretty much did it. I took it for a joy ride and then filled it up. This thing holds a ton of scraps. What took up an entire wall in my garage was now tucked into one small corner of my shop.
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[@michaelbassett14]

Just a safety tip. You should never use a crosscut jig and rip fence together. Once the piece is cut it can bind easily and kick back. If you want to use a fence as a stop for repeated cuts, clamp a short piece of scrap to the forward edge of the rip fence and butt the piece you’re cutting up to the scrap block, so that the piece is no longer in contact with the block when it passes through the blade.

[@MrMattWoodworks]

noted

[@tgahan01]

Nice build; awful music.

[@MrMattWoodworks]

Totally

[@jackwagon4313]

Cool I my try this tommorow...👍