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Tool stations
Flip-Top Saw Cart
A rolling cart with a top that flips on a steel axle: your saw on one side, a flat worktop on the other. Barrel bolts lock it either way.
Standard size36 3/4 × 26 × 36 5/16 in
You'll need5 2x4s, 1 2x6, 1 2x2, 1 sheet
Parts to cut22
Plan$20, once
Change any size and Benchside redraws it, recounts the material and rebuilds the plan.
Built around your shop
- Your saw's footprint, table height and overall height, so it clears the lower shelf as it swings
- Your work height for the flat side
- Your caster height
How it goes together
- Build the cart frame and the lower shelf, and lag the casters on.
- Drill the axle holes in the end rails and axle blocks together.
- Build the flipping panel: two skins over a 2x2 frame with the axle blocks.
- Slide the axle through, set the collars, bolt the saw on, fit the barrel bolts.
The plan has every step written against the part letters in its cut list, with drawings of each part that has joinery.
What you can change
Your sawCartFrame and legsFlip-top skinsLower shelf
Hardware
| 1 | 3/4" steel rod, 36-3/4" (axle) |
| 2 | 3" barrel bolts (lock the top either way) |
| 4 | 1/4" × 2-1/2" carriage bolts, nuts, washers (saw to the top) |
| 4 | 3" swivel casters, plate mount, 4" overall height, 2 locking |
Plus screws and glue, counted in the shopping list.
In the $20 plan
- Cut list with every part lettered
- Cutting diagrams for every sheet and board, grain kept straight
- Printable build plan: overview, drawings, part drawings and steps
- CNC files: DXF sheets and a STEP 3D model
Bought once for your design, and it stays yours through any edits and resizes. The 3D view and shopping list are free.
