So you may have noticed that this post came very quickly after the design post.  Well, we started the blog a little after we started the project.  As a result, we have some catching up to do.  At any rate, we completed the base about a week ago and took a few shots.

The stand is constructed of the following:

• Birch Plywood, 3/4″, 2 Sheets
• Pine Sub-floor, 1 1/8″, 2 Sheets
• MDF, 3/4″, 2 Sheets
• Pine 2×10 (this is to level the load on the casters)
• 3″ Screws
• 2″ Screws
• 1/4″ x 2″ Lags (to attach the casters)
• 1/4″ Lock washers
• Woodcraft Casters, 300lb per caster (Check them out here)

We used a variety of tools:

• Table Saw
• Miter Saw
• Drill
• Counter-sink bit
• A variety of clamps
• Kreg Pocket Hole Kit

If you would like more detailed plans or the sketch-up file, just ask and I will send it your way.  Now check out the finished product:

As we began building the base for the mill, we came to the conclusion that we just did not like the stand that would support it all.  While the uni-strut stand that the plans call for will support the unit just fine, we felt that there would be a great deal of wasted space and were not totally convinced at how easily it would roll around on caster.  As a result we went looking around the forums and happened across a great design for a custom stand that allowed for that space to be better used.

We made a few changes and came up with our very own design that you see below.  This stand will allow for around 20 cubic feet of storage including 8 drawers and a large long section in the middle to store other odds and ends.  Take a gander: