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Two Plywood Dollies

F

OR YEARS,I’VE BEENusing the dolly shown at right in the draw-
ing to handle large, heavy panels. I use it to tilt the panels up to
the top of my table saw and to unload panels from my truck. It also
serves as a roll-around stepladder and a portable work surface.
—BENJAMES,Jacksonville, Fla.

S

TRUGGLING WITH SHEETS OFplywood is a real strain on my back,
so I built the plywood dolly shown at left in the drawing above
to make handling the sheets easy. When I bring plywood to the shop
in my pickup truck, I wheel the dolly up to the back of the truck
with the cradle locked in the horizontal position. Then I slide the ply-
wood from the truck onto the dolly with the long edge of the sheet
resting against the foot. To transport, I tilt the cradle by tapping the
locking bar with my foot, allowing it to swing to the vertical position.

CHAPTER ONE

Locking

bar Both dollies are

same height as

saw table.

Bar locks rack

at horizontal.

Handle

Piano hinge

North’s dolly

James’s dolly