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Make Boat Cradle Dollies from Carpet Scraps, Metal Chairs, and/or Shopping Carts

Step 4Locking Casters, Tube Frame, and Inverted Chairs

Locking Casters, Tube Frame, and Inverted Chairs
This rectagular steel frame ended up in our junk pile.
Time to make another boat dolly!
I welded some upside-down chairs to the ends of the frame, added carpet slings, and welded casters to the bottom of the frame.

The chairs and slings are angled up at each end to match the curve of the boat hull.
I got afraid that a boat on wheels would blow across the lot and cause a disaster.
There's nothing out here on the base to block the wind when it comes howling over the runway.
So I put locking casters on this dolly. Turn the lever to brake the wheels.


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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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