09-12-2010, 07:31 AM
biL:
Footprint dimensions: 20" x 42"
Height: 37" not including casters
The very bottom shelf is 3/4" plywood, for a bit of extra strength for the casters.
The other shelves are 1/2" plywood.
The sides and back on the lower sections are from either 1/2 or 3/4 plywood, mainly what was left over. These are mostly for strength.
All of the white boards are 1 x 4s.
The vertical "posts" are 1 x 4s ripped to a 2" piece and a 1.5" piece, then glued and screwed together to make the corner.
The shelves are are made into "boxes" by adding the sides and backs as seen in the photo, then the corner posts are screwed to them. Really quite simple to build, although it did take some time because I drilled pilot holes for every hole to make sure I didn't split the wood.
And you are correct: I made them so they could be parked underthe layout - even with bottles of WS ballast and ground foam on the top shelf.
Footprint dimensions: 20" x 42"
Height: 37" not including casters
The very bottom shelf is 3/4" plywood, for a bit of extra strength for the casters.
The other shelves are 1/2" plywood.
The sides and back on the lower sections are from either 1/2 or 3/4 plywood, mainly what was left over. These are mostly for strength.
All of the white boards are 1 x 4s.
The vertical "posts" are 1 x 4s ripped to a 2" piece and a 1.5" piece, then glued and screwed together to make the corner.
The shelves are are made into "boxes" by adding the sides and backs as seen in the photo, then the corner posts are screwed to them. Really quite simple to build, although it did take some time because I drilled pilot holes for every hole to make sure I didn't split the wood.
And you are correct: I made them so they could be parked underthe layout - even with bottles of WS ballast and ground foam on the top shelf.
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