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I made this project for my girlfriend. She always loved watching me drive a forklift and this was a good way for her to remember me every time she sits down at her desk =). The "unit" on the forks has room for business cards and the back is a pen holder…made with various woods, pine, cedar, oak….whatever i had around the shop. lots of gluing and sanding…was a good way to play with my new oscillating sander.

only problem im encountering is that it is a bit top heavy and i worry that when its fully loaded up top it may tip over…any ideas on how to weigh down the back? i obviously didnt have the load triangle in mind…

UPDATE…so i tried adding weight to the underside with various drilling and filling but nothing was substantial enough. i decided on adding a 3/4" piece of maple to the underside which provided more than enough stability left and right as well as hold it down…Plus i think it looks nicer with the base…finished it off with spray gloss poly which is very awesome and easy to use especially around all the details

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Looks good. For the stability problem i would drill a hole with a forstner bit in the base of the forklift and fill that with some heavy piece of metal or bb bullets then seal the hole up and be done.
 

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Kewl project, I agree with Johnny just fill a hole with heavy stuff and hide it.
 

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Very nice-looks cool. As for the heavy stuff, I would use lead shot (or pour lead into the cavity if you have a lead furnace like those used to case lead bullets).
 

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Very cool idea…nice project. The important thing is, does your girlfriend go Vrooom Vrooom when she plays with it on her desk….:) Thanks for sharing.
 

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very cool and unique, great work
 

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use some fishing sinkers. drill out for them and mash them in there. easy and cheap.
 

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Very nice! Looks like it was fun to make and not to mention useful.
 

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Very Nicely Done! Thanks For Posting.
 

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A full size fork lift has countewrweight on the back.
Yours should have one also.

Don
 

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Go to a fishing tackle shop and get a 2 oz. egg sinker. Drill a hole and put it in, that will do it.

Nice project!
 

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I built one to deliver drinks at a party, I used a forsner bit and drilled the bottom and added large thick washers to stabilize it.
 
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