Working on some projects around the shop and house, I needed an easy way to move my small compressor closer to the action. During a trip to the local home center, I came up with this idea. An inexpensive hand cart and a few pieces of hardware are all you need.
What’s really nice is the large tires on the hand cart make it easier to move my compressor around the shop and home. And when I’m done for the day, I just just tuck it into a corner, out of the way
I used 3/4" plywood for the base and I sized it to the base of my compressor. The feet of the compressor are bolted to the plywood. A set of four holes drilled in the baseplate of the hand cart secure the plywood base to the cart. This prevents the compressor from tipping when moving the cart around from place to place.
For added convenience, it’s easy to make a small panel for the air connection. Again, a piece of plywood is all you need. The panel is easily fastened to the cart with a few U-bolts from the hardware aisle.
