Hey guys,
I'm in the process of policing up the shop to have a couple of walkways anywhere and a bit of flat surface... I'm sure you all know that feeling.
In that process, I'm planning on replacing a Craftsman tool cabinet with a cart with shelves to get some space to keep the mill accessories. Currently, I have a couple of R8 racks in the top of the Craftsman full of collets and end mill holders and boring heads and drill chucks, but I can't close the lid and they're pretty tight. I also have a pile of hold down pieces that don't really fit well in the tool box. All of that will sit on top of the cart, while the shelves inside will get my rotary table, dividing head, super spacer, spare mill vise, angle vise and such. I've attached a picture of the particular cart I'm looking at getting below. Do you guys think that a cart like that should be able to hold ~500 lbs per shelf?
In addition to the swap, I've also arranged to look at a Wesco die lift cart on Craigslist near-ish to me. I figure that it would be a good idea to be able to swap things on and off the mill without breaking my back... I should be able to set the die lift platform at the level of a shelf, pull the accessory out onto it, pick it up to table height, push onto the table. Does that seem reasonable? Does anyone have experience with these lift platform/cart things? Video below as well.
Thanks,
Will
I'm in the process of policing up the shop to have a couple of walkways anywhere and a bit of flat surface... I'm sure you all know that feeling.
In that process, I'm planning on replacing a Craftsman tool cabinet with a cart with shelves to get some space to keep the mill accessories. Currently, I have a couple of R8 racks in the top of the Craftsman full of collets and end mill holders and boring heads and drill chucks, but I can't close the lid and they're pretty tight. I also have a pile of hold down pieces that don't really fit well in the tool box. All of that will sit on top of the cart, while the shelves inside will get my rotary table, dividing head, super spacer, spare mill vise, angle vise and such. I've attached a picture of the particular cart I'm looking at getting below. Do you guys think that a cart like that should be able to hold ~500 lbs per shelf?
In addition to the swap, I've also arranged to look at a Wesco die lift cart on Craigslist near-ish to me. I figure that it would be a good idea to be able to swap things on and off the mill without breaking my back... I should be able to set the die lift platform at the level of a shelf, pull the accessory out onto it, pick it up to table height, push onto the table. Does that seem reasonable? Does anyone have experience with these lift platform/cart things? Video below as well.
Thanks,
Will