Benchside / Carts and shelving / Shop Push Cart
Carts and shelving
Shop Push Cart
A small cart to move tools and parts around the shop: open shelves between two handle ends, on casters.
Standard size28 1/2 × 17 1/2 × 35 1/2 in
You'll need2 2x2s (8 ft), 2 1x4s (8 ft), 1 sheet of 3/4" plywood
Parts to cut16
Plan$12, once
Change any size and Benchside redraws it, recounts the material and rebuilds the plan.
Built around your shop
- Any length, width and height
- One to five shelves, spaced how you like
- Your caster height
How it goes together
- Build each shelf: a 1x4 frame around a plywood bottom.
- Make the two handle ends: two legs and a crosspiece each.
- Screw the shelves between the ends.
- Screw a caster under each leg.
The plan has every step written against the part letters in its cut list, with drawings of each part that has joinery.
What you can change
SizeShelvesCastersShelf bottoms
Hardware
| 4 | 2" swivel casters, plate mount, 3-1/2" overall height, 2 locking |
Plus screws and glue, counted in the shopping list.
In the $12 plan
- Cut list with every part lettered
- Cutting diagrams for every sheet and board, grain kept straight
- Printable build plan: overview, drawings, part drawings and steps
- CNC files: DXF sheets and a STEP 3D model
Bought once for your design, and it stays yours through any edits and resizes. The 3D view and shopping list are free.
