Episode 3 Furniture Dolly 

Well thank you very much, Norm is my woodworking hero. Never thought I would be making videos.

Thank you. I hope so, can't count the times I needed something like this with large wheels to go over rough surfaces.

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks for the comment and good luck moving those heavy showcases.

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Glad you think so! Thanks for watching.

Thank you.

Thanks. The reason I did it the way I did was so the casters would be easy to be removed as they will also be used in another project, and I didn't want to spend another $75 for another set of casters, as this "Furniture Dolly" will not be used much, but I also can't count the times I was like "You know this would be a lot easier if I had a flat dolly".

Thanks. It works well, will be giving it a workout next week as I will be helping my sister move.

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Great. That is one of the things I love about building things yourself, you build them to your needs. Thanks for your comment and for watching.

Are you asking about the washers or the t-nuts? Either way, I used 5/16" bolts, thus both the washers and t-nuts are 5/16".

They are basically a one time use item. Once the glue dries it goes into the trash. They are not cheap, but not overly expensive, there are other options available but I like these little brushes.

No they don't. I did plan out the location for each, and strategically placed the screws as to not get in the way of the bolts. Thanks for the comment.

@@AndersenWoodCrafts ok. Thanks for answering my question. Great video.

Weight capacity is determined by the wheels (or casters). Thanks for watching.

The t-nuts are on the other side, top of the dolly. The bolt goes all the way through the board, then when you tighten the bolt it pulls the t-nut in. Thanks for your comment.

Not sure what you're asking. If you mean if you don't cut away half the thickness of the board to make the lap joint then the pieces wont be at the same height, which is one of the main reasons for doing a lap joint. Could it be built without doing this, of course, but only two of the boards would be holding the item to be moved. Another thing about the lap joint, when gluing, it creates a lot of surface area for the glue to bond to. Thanks for watching.

@@AndersenWoodCrafts that’s exactly what I meant. Thanks for your reply!

Do you have a hand saw? If so you have the tools for a lap joint, I'm not saying it is the easiest or most efficient method for most, but there are many ways to cut a lap joint. Thanks for watching.

The indented or recessed holes were made using a forstner bit. Thanks for the comment and for watching.

@@AndersenWoodCrafts Spent a few hours at Home Depot, all they had was this cheap high carbon steel black phosphate forstner bit set. Doing to spend the next few months trying to figure out the bit you used. Must be made of space age super grade obantanium metal, coated with indestructible diamond particulate. Good on you sir, I salute you, and the wood working gods!

@@CookieManCookies The bit set I have is from Rockler, have had it for a few years now and am very pleased with it. The set runs about $100

@@AndersenWoodCrafts Rockler seems to be a great brand, when on sale. Harbor Freight make terrible forstner bits, but freud/diablo make high durability bits. Perhaps when on sale, I'll upgrade to Rockler. Seems I need 7/16" bit to duplicate your design. I'm going to put a stain, and carpeting on it as well, with 2x6's! Fun!

@@CookieManCookies Have fun with your project. It does take time to acquire good tools, been an on going evolution of 10 years for me.