Build a Peg Board Tool Cart (by Brad Justinen)

Step 4 Cut And Grind Your Metal

Since the peg boards are 4'x4' the side supports don't HAVE to be any taller than that. I made mine about 5'6" so I could add a shelf at the bottom to store tool boxes. If you want to make yours exactly like mine use these directions.

1.
Cut your metal. You can use any scrap as long as it is roughly 1-1.5 inches diameter. I used scrap 1" steel conduit for the longer side pieces and some cut up shelf tracking for the bottom pieces.

Cut: 4 pieces at 5 ft.
2 pieces at 18.5 inches'

2.
Take two of the longer pieces and cut a sliver off the top of both of them (See Diagram). The degree of this cut will determine the angle of your pegboard. Use a sawzall or hacksaw to cut it off. Then Use a grinder to perfect your angle

Make sure you don't shorten the overall length of steel though. It should come to a point a 5 feet. Take your time and just remove a little metal at a time until you have the angle that fits nicely. Its better to make a smaller cut and grind it down than then have to cut another 5 footer.

3.
You will also need to grind the bottoms of all four of the longer pieces - so they will sit straight on the bottom piece. See Diagram