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| Portable AC Cart |
I made this rolling stand from some old wafer board that had previously been the side of a shipping crate. The legs were cut from a couple scrap pine 2x6 boards.  |
| Stand Alone |
The center bulge is for a 5 gallon pail to collect the water from the AC's drain.  |
| The pale pail. |
Four old casters add mobility to the stand. Their stems extend through the wafer board and into the pin legs.
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| Old Casters |
A stiffening rib made from northern hard maple was glued and screwed to the bottom of the bottom shelf to keep the weight of the water from bending it.  |
| Stiffening Rib |
The wafer board was marked and distracting. I ran in through my drum sander a few times, then painted both sides before assembling the stand. The paint is a dark red latex left over from a previous project. The pine legs were shaped to compliment the top and bottom. They have a spar varnish finish on them for some protection from the environment. They compliment the red of the top and bottom.  |
| A simple design. |
I used my CNC to cut out the top and bottom outlines and pocket holes where the caster shafts are. I also used a V-bit to mark where the screws needed to be for screwing the legs to the top and bottom. With the holes marked I took the boards to my drill press to drill through and chamfer the screw holes.
The rounded corners of the legs I first cut with a moulding toolpath on my CNC. Results were varied as the 2x6 boards I started with were a bit beaten up. Before putting a finish on them I ran the corners through my router table past a 3/4" radius roundover bit. Then a couple passes through my drum sander to smooth both sides. Still a bit imperfect, but fine for this little stand. The casters are happy to have a new use. The wafer board and 2x6 boards are also happy to be parts of something useful rather than scraps in my garage.
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