Portable Cart Keeps Tools Organized

Portable Cart Keeps Tools Organized FARM SHOP Miscellaneous 30-6-38 "It has a lot of space for tools, yet it's small enough to maneuver into tight spaces," says Chris Kornkven about the low-cost, portable tool cart he built out of scrap metal and pegboard hooks. The 5-ft. high cart measures 4 ft. wide by 14 in. deep and rides on four small caster wheels. It's made from welded-together angle iron with pegboard hooks welded to horizontal cross members. Kornkven used 1 1/2-in. angle iron for the bottom part of the cart's frame and welded it to the caster wheels. He used 3/4-in. dia. pipe for the uprights and 3/4-in. angle iron for the cross members. Then he tack welded the pegboard hooks to the cross members, spacing the hooks about 2 in. apart. He also attached some magnetic strips to the cart for storing smaller tools. "It cost me only about $40 to build," says Kornkven. "I like being able to roll the cart right up to where I'm working without having to go back and forth to a peg board on a wall in my shop. It also helps keep my tools organized, since I put each tool right back after using it. There are plenty of hooks on both sides of the cart for tools, along with loops that can be used for hammers or screwdrivers. I can reach through the cart for a tool rather than having to go around to the other side. And the hooks are welded on solid so they can't fall out like the hooks on conventional pegboards." The bottom part of the cart has enough clearance to place socket sets or toolboxes on the cross members. "I plan to add some cross pieces to the top of the cart so I can add halogen work lights. I might also add some extra cross pieces for a shelf or box for extra nuts and bolts, or other odds and ends," he notes. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Chris Kornkven, N6280 County P, Helenville, Wis. 53137 (ph 920 699-2376).

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