Innovative MFT Storage?

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I'd like to see if anyone has come up with a clever way to store their MFT vertically on a wall when not in use.  I'm thinking of a flip-up table that could be mounted/dismounted easily using the side profiles.  An alternative is to build a castered table/cabinet to set it on, but if I end up with more than one, I'm going to need my floorspace back at some point.  My workshop doubles for serious car maintenance from time to time.

Anyone?
 
Brandon,

Someone posted pics of detachable wheels.  I did a search, but couldn't find them.

Regards,

Dan.
 
If it was to hinge down, you'd have to have clearance at the back for the end of the rail.

If you were going to put wheels on it, the search terms would be "dual locking stem caster"
 
Dan, I've seen that series.  The same person built a side table and added wheels.  I'm thinking of a way to have it hinge up and store out of the way. 

I'm thinking that I'll just end up with a rolling cabinet to set it on, but I was wondering if someone in a small shop had come up with something clever.
 
Dan Clark said:
Brandon,

Someone posted pics of detachable wheels.   I did a search, but couldn't find them.

Regards,

Dan.

I didn't see the post you refer to, but I took some wood blocks and fixed a runner the size of the profile slot to them.  I attached some small casters to the blocks so that I can just slide them into the grooves, tighten a toilet bolt slightly, then tip on edge and roll into my storage space.
 
Sounds like a great idea. Any chance of seeing some pictures (for those of us that are language challenged this early in the morning)?  :D

 
TahoeTwoBears said:
Sounds like a great idea. Any chance of seeing some pictures (for those of us that are language challenged this early in the morning)?   :D

Photography isn't one of my strong points, but they will give you some ideas.
 
Steven in Iowa said:
Photography isn't one of my strong points, but they will give you some ideas.
Works for me.  There's a clear overview pic, a nice shot of the installed wheels, and a very nice, sharp closeup of both sides of the wheel assembly. 

Yep, I think that is worthy of:
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Dan.
 
I just had another look at the pictures and was struck by the one with the table on its side. Does it balance by itself or is it being held in some manner? If it balances, how long did it take you to move the wheels around to find the exact center of gravity?

Great job once again,

Mike
 
TahoeTwoBears said:
I just had another look at the pictures and was struck by the one with the table on its side. Does it balance by itself or is it being held in some manner? If it balances, how long did it take you to move the wheels around to find the exact center of gravity?

Great job once again,

Mike

He works real fast and the table and wheels are lined up into a high speed turn as he moves it across the floor  ;D

Too much Daytona this week maybe ::)

Tinker
 
That looks like a nice, simple way to make the table portable.  Good work.  That still doesn't hoist it up onto the walls to clear the floor completely, but it's sure an improvement.
 
I've got one fixed wheel that I ratchet strap to one corner of the table. Then I lift the other corner and drag the table on the wheel behind me. I think it might have been Qwas that posted the lawnmower wheel like that?
 
brandon.nickel said:
That looks like a nice, simple way to make the table portable.  Good work.  That still doesn't hoist it up onto the walls to clear the floor completely, but it's sure an improvement.

Brandon,

I hope this attempt to post a reply gets through.  For reasons unknown to me, a few replies I attempted last week did not.  One of those replies was a detailed message about how you might attach one side of an MFT to the garage wall with a hinge mechanism, and use a small cable strung through a pulley mounted near the junction of your garage wall and ceiling to hoist the table into storage position if you wanted the lower wall space to be as open as possible.  Another possibility is to attach one side of the MFT to the wall with a hinge mechanism mounted high enough to enable you to simply lower the free end to rest against the wall when not in use.  Either of these fold-to-store mounts would also provide resistance to racking forces.

Dave R.
 
Dave,

That's just the sort of ideas I was shopping for.  Too bad your earlier messages got deleted.  As for your PM, you're right on the money about my dual-use workspace.  I'll send a PM.

-Brandon
 
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