Years ago, I had a picture framing shop. I built my own version of a “work center” and I was able to roll it from station to station within the shop. I thought it was very efficient (and it was).
However, I found that I was wasting time putting tools back in the (tall) rolling cart and then rolling from station to station. I ended up buying duplicate tools and leaving them at each station.
I went through utility knife blades at a crazy rate, buying boxes of 100 at a time. I ended up buying 10 utility knife handles and loading them at the beginning of the day rather than stopping to do so while working on framing.
My point is, for expensive tools, the cart makes sense. But for inexpensive tools, it might be more efficient to duplicate screw drivers, knives, pliers, etc. rather than to organize them on the work center.
Note: My “work center” consisted of a rolling tool cart (Sears Craftsman) to which I attached peg board from the bottom to about 5’ high on three sides. That set up can hold an enormous amount of tools.
So, if it is just tools, a commercial grade rolling tool chest plus peg board is a viable alternative. (In my shop, I have central dust collection, so no rolling vacuum is required.)
