Air Compressor Cart

Build this mobile home for your small air compressor and roll it to any job, anywhere in the shop, house or yard! The built-in air hose reel and tool bin keep your whole air-powered tool operation together. Measure your compressor before building. You may have to alter the dimensions so yours will fit.

Reader's Digest Learn how to make an air compressor cart

You’ll need:

- Two 2-ft. x 4-ft. sheets of 3/4-in. plywood ($8 each at a home center)
- One 2-ft. x 4-ft. sheet of 1/2-in. plywood
- One 1-1/4-in. closet dowel
- Two 4-in. casters ($8 each at a home center)
- One air hose reel ($37; part no. 159184 at northerntool.com)
- Six 3/8-in. x 2-in. hex head bolts, nuts and washers
- Eight 5/16-in. x 1-in. lag screws

Cut out the plywood parts (see illustration) with a circular saw or a table saw and a jigsaw for the curves. Bore the 1-1/4-in. dowel holes before assembling the cart. Mount casters to the underside of the base with lag screws, then mark and drill holes in the crosspiece for the hose reel and bolt it on. That’s it! Organize nail guns, nail packs, nail gun oil and tire inflation accessories in the handy tool pockets and you’re ready to roll. Our thanks to Phil Mason for this design.