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Make a table out of those old wheels in your garage

Step 4Base Assembly

Base Assembly
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This will be considerably more difficult if you have 5 lug wheels as you will need to draw more lines at odd angles. I'll let you figure all that out since mine only had 4 lugs.

Make two lines at a 90 degree angle to each other on the bottom of the base that intersect at the screw hole in the center. Measure how far apart the lug nut holes are on your wheels and mark that same spacing on the lines you just drew. Then drill a hole at each mark. The hole needs to be appropriately sized to fit the center part of the t-nut. After drilling, insert a t-nut in each hole and hammer it in until it sits flat on the base. The spurs go into the base and keep the nut from spinning when you screw the allthread in. Attach a caster on each line near the outer edge of the base. Exact placement isn't that important as long as it's close.

You could do without casters but keep in mind that the table won't be light (mine weighs in around 70 pounds without the glass) and depending on the wheels and tires you use, the rubber may be on the floor instead of the plywood base and it will not slide. If the base is going to be on the floor, you will probably want to countersink the t-nuts so they don't scratch your floor.

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