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Shop Vacuum Cart with Onboard Storage — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 20"

1 board · 10.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 92% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Cart Bottom — 29"
    2. Side Panel — 29"
    3. Side Panel — 29"

3/4" × 5"

1 board · 2.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 14 1/2" left over

    1. Bin Side — 20"
    2. Bin Side — 20"
    3. Shelf Bottom — 20"
    4. Shelf Bottom — 20"

3/4" × 2"

2 boards · 2.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 91% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 1/4" left over

    1. Side Rail — 23"
    2. Side Rail — 23"
    3. Shelf End — 20"
    4. Shelf End — 20"
    5. Hose Stop — 5"
    6. Hose Cleat — 3"

  2. Board 2 · 17 7/8" left over

    1. Shelf End — 20"
    2. Shelf End — 20"
    3. End Rail — 20"
    4. Hose Stop — 5"
    5. Hose Cleat — 3"
    6. Cord Cleat — 2"
    7. Cord Cleat — 2"
    8. Cord Stop — 2"
    9. Cord Stop — 2"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.