A week or so ago I designed a cart in an article called “Clearing the Clutter” to provide a home for all of the model building supplies that always seem to end up on top of my layout.

This weekend I finished the project and I am happy to report it worked out well. I purchased the Castor wheels from Harbor Freight for approximately $4 each. Two swivel and two are straight. I attached the wheels by pre-drilling the plywood and using 3/4″ long lag bolts.

I cut each shelf to 18″ X 36″ inches and added a 3″ edge on all four sides. The plywood pieces were attached together using my brad nailer and 1 1/4″ brads with glue. The three shelves were then attached together using 1″ X 4″ X 36″ board and gold screws.

In hindsight I wish I had made the cart about 6″ lower as it barely fits under the layout and only if nothing on the top shelf sticks above the three inch edge. Currently it is stationed on the end of the layout and has become the catch-all as planned. It also can be wheeled over to the workshop occasionally to offload and restock as necessary. All in all I am very happy with how it turned it. Total construction time including cutting the material was less than two hours.