A/V carts

[Buickspec6231]

I recently purchased a some old A/V carts on auction. Got 9 of them in total, paid less than $10 each for them. They all have good casters and power strips on them. All part of my plan to have everything on wheels in the shop. The price was right, but I jumped the gun a little bit. I haven't even poured the concrete in the barn yet.... But eventually I will have my welders (need to fabricate some tank mounts still), chop saw, abrasive cabinet, band saw, belt/disc sander...... etc. All on wheels so they can be tucked out of the way and rolled out when needed. I have acquired a few heavy truck brake drums that I will make stands out of for things like the grinder and a vise, things I don't really want rolling away from me when using. Might swap wheels around to make sure some carts have 4 locking casters instead of just two.... only time will tell.

Electrical inspection is this Wednesday (hopefully). After I get that signed off on, its time to start the concrete project.

 

[Chris705]

I picked up an AV cart this past Saturday. It will come in handy! I like your variety!!

 

[themiller]

Pneumatic wheels make them fantastic otherwise plan to have them flip over at every expansion joint.

 

[2oolhound]

I prefer hard wheels to pneumatic myself. It's mostly the size of the wheel that makes rolling over objects easier. I like having most of my equipment on wheels, even small wheels for things you rarely move (like my drill press with it's tiny base). You wouldn't want to roll it around too much without hugging it but when you want to move it it sure beats picking it up. It also has screw down leveling feet. I even have parts bins on wheels for occasional moving if needed.

OP, you have a nice big shop. I'm sure you'll get lots of use out of those. Those low beige ones look particularly useful.

 

[jshailor1871]

I work for an electronics recycling company and we get loads of those old carts in anytime we do pickups at schools. We have about 10 in service right now for various tasks around the warehouse, they are pretty nice to just load up with tools and go to a part of the warehouse to get stuff done.

We have seen both types of wheels (pneumatic vs hard) and if you are mindful of the surface you're rolling on the hard are fine, just gotta be smart about it.

Also, at that price you did a great job. We sell them for $15-30 depending on the size.
John

 

[ScottsGT]

I've lost count of how many I have sent to state salvage over the past 26 years.

 

[GRB]

Every shop is different but there are lots of things where mobile creates some problems.

Locking casters keep the item from moving very far but they still can pivot and move a bit on the mechanism and there is some free play. Can be pretty irritating for some things. Casters on a grinder, no way. Work benches can have casters that lower so you can move the bench but it sits on the legs when not moving it.

Diameter is most important over rough ground. Expansion joints shouldn't be that big a problem to get over if done well.

 

[dkmc]

I've had one of those black ones next to the Hardinge lathe for 20 years. Second shelf is where the cat eats dinner. Large Micrometers on bottom shelf, and tooling/parts space on the top. Very handy.