A lot of our work has been on the floor. Drilling, measuring, screwing, moving to another end, repeat. Dragging tools around is a pain in the ass, and Nelsons aren’t known for their patience, so I made this:

It’s a little hard to see, but I first made a square (out of 1×6 pressure treated–had on hand). That gave me a box. Then I screwed an old PC side panel to it. (Make do!) At the bottom I screwed in four heavy duty big (4″) casters.

I was first just dumping my tools into the box part, but then remembered I had this 5 gallon bucket and “bucket boss” (duh!). On top it goes! The “boss” holds my tools (drivers, pliers, hammer, etc). The bucket inside holds my drill. (The bucket didn’t fit too hot, so I have it sitting on some scrap 1×4 cedar.)

Since I use a lot of screws for the coops, I bolted three little yogurt cups to the bucket. They hold a supply of my 1″, 1 1/4″ and 1 5/8″ screws perfectly.

This makes a nice little 1 foot square cart that I can kick around the shop to wherever we need it. As a bonus, I can take the bucket off and sit on the wooden planks. Sometimes you need a little rolling stool in the shop (ask any mechanic) and this fits the bill.