Some of you seen my post when I made a torsion box assembly table but it was so heavy that I couldn’t set it up myself as I needed one that I could fold up and place near a wall in my garage. I had a lot of you guys with good ideas trying to help me out. I got this idea on the net from workbenchmagazine.com. It is called a panel moving shuttle made to transport sheets like plywood putting them on the table saw or a table. They include plans with dimensions. I modified it to work with my table. It is a neat idea and if you go to the site it even has a video to show you how it works. If I knew how, I would attach the video for you to see. I can now set up, move around and take down the table just by myself. Thanks to all for your ideas. Thanks for looking.
All the material was ¾” plywood. I also made 2 folding sawhorses specifically for the height of the table. There are 2 cross braces with notches to hold the handles together when I am moving the table around and also for when it is standing temporarily before I place the 2 saw horses under it. The wheels are 6” lawnmower wheels I got from Home Depot.
Photo 1.
This is how I will store the table when not it use. I have it folded up and against the side of my garage with the 2 cross braces and a 1” pipe for a temporary leg. Takes up about 8” of space.
Photo 2.
I fold out the handles and attach the 2 cross braces to make it more stable so I can move it around easily without the handles moving all over.
Photo 3.
I pull the handles toward me and let it balance on the bottom with the wheels. It will stay in this position by itself without tipping over either way. When I want to move it, I just lift up a little to get it off the floor and onto the wheels.
Photo 4.
Next I bring the back of the table up to level and use the 1” pipe to hold it in place level temporarily. It doesn’t rock because the 2 handles have flat spots before the corners to keep it steady enough. I took the picture at a bad angle.
Photo 5.
Now I place the sawhorses underneath both ends.
Photo 6.
This is how it looks after I fold up the handles, remove the pipe and put the horses exactly where I want them.
If anyone has any questions on the build just let me know.
Aloha, Rob
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Originally Posted by frank shic
