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While disassembling my lumber cart the other day I had plenty of time to wax philosophical and ponder the reason I had so much time.
The lumber cart was one of the overly beastly monstrosities that never really offered the space saving joy and portable happiness I had envisioned when I built it some 15 years ago. I probably should have taken it apart long ago but never really got the motivation..
I also vastly overbuilt the thing. Hannibal could have marched his entire army across the thing elephants and all, and while the number of screws in it might not have been enough to sink the Queen Mary it'd surely have been enough to clear the decks with several good broadsides. I also used glue in places it surely wasn't needed which impeded disassembly as well.
I think my take away is that when building shop fixtures consider not just their immediate perceived utility but also think a bit about how hard it'll be to decommission the thing and reclaim the lumber/parts (where feasible). This also translates to house fixtures to some extent, I was (in contrast) fairly pleased with how easy the sewing room table I made came back apart into pieces small enough to easily transport and setup in it's new location.
I think this might also be why it didn't roll so well after a few years.... (the pallet jack could still move it just fine mind you... so I guess that's another thought of some sort)
The lumber cart was one of the overly beastly monstrosities that never really offered the space saving joy and portable happiness I had envisioned when I built it some 15 years ago. I probably should have taken it apart long ago but never really got the motivation..
I also vastly overbuilt the thing. Hannibal could have marched his entire army across the thing elephants and all, and while the number of screws in it might not have been enough to sink the Queen Mary it'd surely have been enough to clear the decks with several good broadsides. I also used glue in places it surely wasn't needed which impeded disassembly as well.
I think my take away is that when building shop fixtures consider not just their immediate perceived utility but also think a bit about how hard it'll be to decommission the thing and reclaim the lumber/parts (where feasible). This also translates to house fixtures to some extent, I was (in contrast) fairly pleased with how easy the sewing room table I made came back apart into pieces small enough to easily transport and setup in it's new location.
I think this might also be why it didn't roll so well after a few years.... (the pallet jack could still move it just fine mind you... so I guess that's another thought of some sort)