Sheet metal cart

[Whiskeymike]

Starting to design a sheet metal cart for storing 4x8 sheets of 20 gauge to 1/4” and trying to figure out how wide it needs to be to avoid tipping over. I’d like to go as narrow as I can that is safe.

Thinking about using conveyor ball bearings and allowing one side bar to drop like a ramp to help with getting the sheet to the cnc plasma table. If anyone has any experience with doing this, please share.

 

[fordkid88]

Build it like a flat drywall cart. Probably get away with 4 x3 footprint

 

[cvairwerks]

Would depend on number of sheets and what gauge they are. The thinner the materials, the longer the cart needed, to protect the ends. Lots of heavy stuff and width goes up quickly.

 

[mike13u]

I agree with Fordkid88 . A drywall cart is great for moving metal. We use one daily in our warehouses along with a couple of other variety of carts.

 

[dontlifttoshift]

Drywall cart. https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/...MIzJy2yd_D2QIVwUCGCh0plQh7EAQYAyABEgJjf_D_BwE

I want one that stands the sheets up vertically and drops down between the wheels.