Flip-Top Cart

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1 Some initial engineering

This is something that I've wanted to build for a while for my small shop, but never got around to it until now.  I kind of forced my own hand by f...

2 Onshape practice

Like some others out there, I've started learning how to use Onshape.  I'm still coming up-to-speed, but I really like its parametric modeling -  b...

3 Proof of Concept

With the CNC cart completed, I could get back to working on the flip cart.  I had purposely delayed work on it because I was struggling with part o...

4 Completing the Rotating Platform

While I was working out the details for how to mount the casters, I spent some time finishing up the rotating platform.  I made the fixed and slidi...

5 How to Complicate Caster Mounting

As I mentioned earlier, given the desired cart height and the max height of the shelf (dictated by the tallest tool), I was concerned that the late...

6 Reclaiming Storage Space in the Base

Due to the base construction, there is now a pair of enclosed compartments in the base which I wanted to be able to access.  There were two ways th...

7 Some final fitting

There were just a few things left to complete on the cart before I could get some finish on it. Each top corner on the sides received a notch to a...

8 Finished!

To wrap up this project, I decided to apply some ash on most of the exposed plywood edges. [20230304-IMG_7701.jpg] And of course, no good deed goe...