Lazy Susan For Storing Bolts and Screws

Lazy Susan For Storing Bolts and Screws FARM SHOP Parts 22-6-38 Roger and Bruce Elliott, Montrose, Ill.: "To get more light in our shop exactly where we want it, we hung garage door tracks above our lathe and milling machines. We welded two pieces of track together end to end to make a 16-ft. long track. Then we attached 6-in. rods - bent at a 90 degree angle - to the door rollers. Then we mounted hooks on the rods and attached a 4-ft. long shop light. We also welded a piece of strap iron between the rollers to keep them in line. The light simply rolls back and forth on the track. "We also made a 54-compartment, 6 1/2-ft. high Lazy Susan for storing bolts and screws. It mounts on caster wheels, allowing us to roll it anywhere in our shop. It mounts on a 20-in. implement wheel, hub and axle, which allows the unit to rotate. We made the bins by cutting the center out of fan shrouds. There are six bins around the unit. A series of 27-in. wide, 16-gauge steel plates provide vertical dividers between the bins. "We unbolted the hub from the rim of the tire, then cut one of the beads off the rim and bolted the hub back onto the rim. Then we welded the spindle to a steel pipe that runs all the way to the top of the bins. Then we mounted heavy duty caster wheels onto strap iron braces under the wheel."

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