I built mine out of 1"x1' sq tubing with a upper shelve for the welder and lower shelve for holding extra roll of wire and tools,the shelves are made of expanded metal so dust a dirt fall straight thru instead of accumalating I also put a platform on the rear to hold bottle with a chain to hold it in place and on the sides I puta 1/2" round bar to hang clamps on works great mike
you can check out the Miller site, welding projects and see some carts built by the hobbyist and pros for some suggestions .. Another idea buy a cart 50 too 100 and modify it for your needs, like adding wheels that will actually roll over crap on the garage floor, and adding a chain to hold the gass tank on the cart .. little convenience items ..
Why reinvent the wheel, building a little common item like a welding cart could and most likely cost more in the end, not to mention the time wasted solving fitting up problems ... the industry has already done the homework on this, now just like a hotrod buy something close and make it your own..
Use the biggest casters you can- it will be much easier to move around- small
casters hang up on everything- ask me how I know! Good luck with the new
toy. Jim
This is the best advice I've heard yet,that is unless you like building stuff in the first place,If thats one of the main reasons you got the welder then go to HF and copy theirs,you'll get some welding practice to boot.welcome to the world of fabrication,good luck
I bought this cart from Boeing Surplus a couple of years ago for 25.00
Cut a hole in the top shelf to slide the tank into and there's plenty of room for extras.
I recently added the swing away gun holder - I got tired of always having to pick the thing up off the floor ~ it's also nice to have someplace to put the thing when it's hot :evil:
hey that is cool but the only prob i would have
is the shop i have the floor is still dirt so i don't
know about the wheels if they would hold up
in and around the dirt
Dang - I can't take credit for the idea...I saw Jesse James slap one together for his Mig welder on a Motorcycle Mania installment...seemed like a good idea at the time - and it is! :thumbup:
hey that is cool but the only prob i would have
is the shop i have the floor is still dirt so i don't
know about the wheels if they would hold up
in and around the dirt
bugg,you mean THAT is a welder?look at the tip it has a number on it,does it have a tank? does it have a place for gas to go into the liner?once you've found the number just match the wire to the number: example:.030 tip use .030 wire if its gasless I think you'll need something differnt ,however most of them little lunchbox welders have tweeco liners from migs that can convert over easily,you just have to get the gas to the liner.but first pull the nozzel off and unscrew the tip the number will be stamped on the side. BTW I finished my swing arm holder
Here it is: The swing arm and the cart made from old bed frames found at an illegal dump site out in the woods,(one of my favorite places to go hunting with Boo Boo the great squirel hunter)
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