Step 6: Add Casters

adding a caster to one the tool bench base's corners
Photo: Allison Dinner
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Set casters at each of the base's four corners, about 1½ inches from each edge. Set two more casters in line with the left and right inner walls near the back of the large box, about 1½ inches from the back edge. Secure with carriage bolts through the holes in the mounting plates.
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    1. Locking casters; There should be 6 in all.

    2. Wood glue

    3. ½-inch plywood for backs and shelves.

    4. Pegboard

    5. ¾-inch plywood for work surface.

    6. 1x2 filler strip for furring out the pegboard.7. ⅝-inch plywood for bottoms and walls.

    8. Power strip suitable for workshop use.

    9. 1½-inch deck screws

    10. ½-inch straight router bit

    11. Pegboard hooks

    12. 5/16-inch carriage bolt, washer and nuts