What I Built This Evening...

[DerbyDad03]

Something for those of us with small shops and limited storage room...

I picked up a $37 (!) sheet of Radiata Pine plywood and built this scrap wood cart:

It took longer than it should have because I had to fight some warpage, but I forced it into shape and added a few extra screws where needed. I need to put the casters on tomorrow and I'm trying to decide if I need the dowel holder on the side. I left the bottom over-sized just in case. It can always be cut off.

It's small, but it'll work for me. A chance to consolidate the scrap into one spot instead of some in the shed, some in the garage and some under the basement stairs.

The video page includes a link to the cut sheet and assembly diagram:

Full link:

[DerbyDad03]

Now that I've thought about it for a minute or two, maybe I'll shift the bottom so that all of the excess is on one side (~5") and add a pivoting arm.

That way I can store pieces that are too long to lift into back bins because of the low basement ceilings. Just pivot the arm up, slide the pieces in and pivot the arm back down. Maybe split the arm in the middle.

Good idea, DD03! Smart thinking.

[Leon]

Show us what YOU built or it did not happen. ;~)

FWIW my scrap cart is about the same size. Any thing bigger and you end up with a larger pile of crap. ;~) When it is smaller you become a little more picky about what you want to keep or toss.

[DerbyDad03]

Oh...alright.

I don't toss. I burn. If it can't be vacuumed up, it eventually ends up in the fire pit.

Dump a good sized box of cutoffs into a hot fire and stand back.

[Leon]

Many years ago I started a fire in our fireplace with nothing but cut offs/scraps.

I thought I was going to burn the house down.

[DerbyDad03]

I'm glad you didn't and I'm glad you learned from your mistake. That sh*t burns tall and fast.