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Started the cart for the bottles today.Thought you might be interested in the welding fixture I'll be using.Folks are always concerned about clamping work in the middle of a welding table.  For this project, and any others I might do, I made this simple fixture which allows clamping stuff anywhere on the table.  It's simply a pair of trestles/thingies  Pretty much the same principle as the sawhorses I use regularly.3"x3"x3/16 angle iron lapped, and stitch welded.  Can be clamped to table, and stock can be clamped anywhere along the length.A few welds for your critique.....................First 2 welds are a straight dragLast weld is a slight weave, I don't like this technique because it doesn't always wind up in a uniform weld, but I thought I'd give it a try.  I'm always fooling around with the puddle to see how far it can be manipulated.All three welds are 1/8 6013 at 135amps AC.  I'd stack this stuff against any other process for sheer beauty.  Not a good penetrating rod, but a pleasure to look at.  Where the thickness of the metal allows it, I prefer a nice stick weld to MIG or TIG.  (Like y'all didn't know that already) Attached Images"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
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Reply:I was able to spend a little time on the new cart.  It's hay season starting Wed.  The fixtures are working pretty good.  One end is permanently clamped as a baseline, and the other fixture is moved, clamped, and parts welded, as necessary.  The table is planar, and the fixtures are planar, so it gives the entire assembly a good chance of starting out nice and square etc., and finishing the same wayDoing this whole cart with the small wire welder, which I don't particularly like because I can't see the puddle for CRAP  All welds are flux core .030 with the little machine cranked to just about max in order to handle the 11ga tubing.In a situation like this, where the clamps are in close proximity to the welding, I really rely on anti spatter spray to keep crap off of the clamp threads.  It works very well, and you don't have to go out and spend a fortune on clamps with copper coated threads Attached Images"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersamm  Pretty much the same principle as the sawhorses I use regularly.3"x3"x3/16 angle iron lapped, and stitch welded.  Can be clamped to table, and stock can be clamped anywhere along the length.