Scott Braudt

Triscuit Cart

Despite their many advantages, 4×4 stressed-skin triscuits weigh about 80# each, a little less than a traditionally framed 4×8. The triscuit cart described here simplifies their storage, transportation, and hoisting into a second-floor loading door. Made of 1″ × 2″ × 0.083″ tube steel, ¼″ × 3″ flat bar, 1″ cold-rolled round stock, ¾″ plywood, and four heavy-duty casters, each cart carries up to 10 triscuits and can be pushed across a level surface by one person.

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FIGURE 1: GENERAL VIEWS

THE BASE

The base is built with an outside dimension of 2′−3″ × 4′−2½″ to allow a ¼″ clearance in the length and width of the cart. ...

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