equipment dolly - quick project

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Some of you saw my lathe and mill I recently got: http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=285861In addition to cherry picker, pry bars, chains, etc I needed to bring to get them, I needed equipment dollies.I grabbed a leftover stick of tubing and some casters and here is the result.Most of the time my "projects" are because I need something now - thus kinda thrown together and no paint.  But they work  Dave J. Attached ImagesDave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:MinnesotaDaveThere is a big spread between product, and we gotta 'get this done'.Design  -  is as big a part of a project  -  as the doing.  Big kudos for economy of design  -  you got the most for the very least.We live in square houses; but "three points are really handy" Euclid.The smart part aside  -  you have great: cuts, fit, and welds.Because the mission is 'get it done' welding the wheel sets, is what you do.I have many clients in the Material Handling field; and often called to build devices for their current emergency  -  right now - double time.That said  -  when, not if  -  I'm called to build what your dolly's do;I'm going to 'rip off' your design/build.Opusp.s.It's Okay to mix wheels: and to the man who took triangles to space;http://www.google.com/search?q=buckm...og&sa=N&tab=wi
Reply:"Get the most for the least" is often the plan    The build method: mark a line on the saw table, cut-flip-cut-flip-cut-flip.....etc... was super fast without waste.Rip off my design?  That's high praise from other welders Dave J.Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Dave, those are fantabulous!  99% of my projects are of the "need it now" variety also.Where'd you get the casters though, and what weight are they?Lincoln SA 200Esab Caddy 160Thermal Arc 201TSMiller Dialarc HFI don't like making plans for the day because then the word "premeditated" gets thrown around the courtroom....
Reply:Thanks   I get the casters at a local surplus store - big box of them.Super overkill at 1000 lbs each and recently about $6 each if memory serves.  Sometimes they are only $4.  I always have a few around - seem to come in handy fairly often.  A few of these I cut off other random stuff Dave J.Last edited by MinnesotaDave; 06-30-2013 at 04:48 PM.Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Nice!"super overkill" material, "need it now" production, "get the most for least" engineering!You're talking my language!You should consider buying those casters up and ebaying them,  I can't find stuff like that around here for that price, and I look hard.  Even the "value priced" Mauler casters at M-C are $25+, not including shipping.Lincoln SA 200Esab Caddy 160Thermal Arc 201TSMiller Dialarc HFI don't like making plans for the day because then the word "premeditated" gets thrown around the courtroom....
Reply:Originally Posted by OPUS FERROMinnesotaDaveThere is a big spread between product, and we gotta 'get this done'.Design  -  is as big a part of a project  -  as the doing.  Big kudos for economy of design  -  you got the most for the very least.We live in square houses; but "three points are really handy" Euclid.The smart part aside  -  you have great: cuts, fit, and welds.Because the mission is 'get it done' welding the wheel sets, is what you do.I have many clients in the Material Handling field; and often called to build devices for their current emergency  -  right now - double time.That said  -  when, not if  -  I'm called to build what your dolly's do;I'm going to 'rip off' your design/build.Opusp.s.It's Okay to mix wheels: and to the man who took triangles to space;http://www.google.com/search?q=buckm...og&sa=N&tab=wi
Reply:Originally Posted by dubl_tNice!"super overkill" material, "need it now" production, "get the most for least" engineering!You're talking my language!You should consider buying those casters up and ebaying them,  I can't find stuff like that around here for that price, and I look hard.  Even the "value priced" Mauler casters at M-C are $25+, not including shipping.
Reply:Nice work Dave! Unfortunately I can't do 60 degree cuts on my bandsaw But I would have screwed, not welded the casters. On the few occations I welded casters they often get too hot and the lubricant starts to boil and evaporate.
Reply:Thanks Pete These were cut on a low cost Jet band saw.  The 30 degree "swing" gives you a 60 degree cut piece of metal.The scale starts at 0 degrees when it really should start at 90 degrees.Think of your high school geometry - complimentary angles (I've never screwed on casters - too much time involved LOL)Dave J.Last edited by MinnesotaDave; 07-01-2013 at 11:59 AM.Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:MinnesotaDave"'slithy' means 'lithe and slimy'  . . . . You see it's like a portmanteau;  there are two meanings packed up into one word."Through the Looking Glass - 1872,  OEDEssentially  -  a word coined from two substantive halves.They are one of the components of the secret life of language.CLD's extensive use of words of his own creation was in keepingwith the texture of his tales.  He was sly - he defined, and validated the use of such words within the very work of their creative usage.'PW words' are ubiquitous in popular culture, few are better than most.I cringe when I hear emerging words on the Evening News before theyare vetted.Welding and industrial world is rife with trade specific concoctions.Thank Lewis Carroll for adding another tool to our trade. OpusLast edited by OPUS FERRO; 07-01-2013 at 05:13 PM.Reason: Ital.
Reply:MinnsotaDaveI discovered this while following-up on the Welds on a WW2 Sherman Tank threadvia a Tiger Tank armor link.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraging_steel  Opus