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Mobile Sewing Thread Storage Rack
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Design
[02.00 Design - Overview.jpg] “Hey Ron, I have something you might want to build for me.” That was my wife speaking, and that’s how this project s...
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Starting on the Spool Blocks
[02.02 Design - Spool and Bobbin Blocks.jpg] After going with my wife to the lumberyard (where she selected Calico Walnut, a lower grade that ha...
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Fabricating the Rack Frames
[02.06 Design - Rack Details.jpg] The rack sides are 1 3/8” wide, and I needed to drill vertically centered 1/4” diameter holes spaced 3” apart in...
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Completing the Spool Blocks
[02.02 Design - Spool and Bobbin Blocks.jpg] When I last worked on the spool blocks in Part 2: Starting on the Spool Blocks, they had rectangul...
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Installing the Tilt Stop Magnets
[07.00 Magnets - Rendering.jpg] With the spool blocks and tilt stops shaped and sanded, it was time to start thinking about the magnets that woul...
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Prefinishing (Partially) and Assembling the Racks
[02.06 Design - Rack Details.jpg] In preparation for assembling the racks, I prefinished their interior sides (no pictures of that) along with the...
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A Brief Detour: Making Custom Washers
Before I started working on the cart, I decided it was time to address a problem I had been deferring. The racks pivot on 3/8” dowels, with a washe...
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Building the Cart Base
[02.07 Design - Cart Details.jpg] With the washers sorted, I started on the cart’s base. The base is a panel with a skirt, an upside-down, open b...
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Building the Triangular Support Brace
[02.07 Design - Cart Details.jpg] The support brace is a large open triangle that connects the cart’s base and rear panel. The top of the brace ...
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Finishing and Final Assembly
[12.13 - Finish and Assembly - Finished Rack.jpg] With the brace finished, the rack was almost ready to assemble. I started by adding the top cap...
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