Rob Will
07-24-2007, 1:02 AM
Here's a quick little project that saves time and avoids a bit of shop clutter. It is a dedicated cart for the Kreg pocket hole jig. Mine is rather crude, and still under construction.......I just wanted to share the concept with you.
This particular cart is made from an old fabric sample rack. A sheet of 1/2" ply is screwed to the top along with the Kreg jig and a drill holder. The bottom shelf is also 1/2" ply. There is a large circular hole in the bottom shelf that holds a small (4 gal) shop vac. Yup, I have a dedicated shop vac on the pocket hole cart. I even cut the hose very short. The vac stays in place. I don't have to go look for it, run cords, or trip over the thing. The vac and drill are right there ready to go at all times. Associated clamps and screws are stored in the clear plastic tote down below.
I plan on staining the bottom shelf and adding a couple of blocks on each side of the top to support longer stock. I probably should not have let my shop helper (3yr-old Anna) drill that hole but I did. Oh well....might as well share that too. She's pretty good about safety and does as she's told but not big enough for tools just yet. Looks like a shop rat in the making.....at least she's interested.
Rob
This particular cart is made from an old fabric sample rack. A sheet of 1/2" ply is screwed to the top along with the Kreg jig and a drill holder. The bottom shelf is also 1/2" ply. There is a large circular hole in the bottom shelf that holds a small (4 gal) shop vac. Yup, I have a dedicated shop vac on the pocket hole cart. I even cut the hose very short. The vac stays in place. I don't have to go look for it, run cords, or trip over the thing. The vac and drill are right there ready to go at all times. Associated clamps and screws are stored in the clear plastic tote down below.
I plan on staining the bottom shelf and adding a couple of blocks on each side of the top to support longer stock. I probably should not have let my shop helper (3yr-old Anna) drill that hole but I did. Oh well....might as well share that too. She's pretty good about safety and does as she's told but not big enough for tools just yet. Looks like a shop rat in the making.....at least she's interested.
Rob