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Since it's like an initiation, here's my welding cart. Nothing to write home about. Lots of mistakes, lots of learning for the next one. The shelves aren't 100% done, boards are not the right size. My fault for trusting the tag on the shelf to be 12" wide but came home with 9" - 1"x1"x1/8" angle iron- casters, 100lb - board- tube for handle, old door frame pull up bar- WeldPak HD w/.035" fluxcoreThe ideaBase built first, coped the joints. Then put the legs on. Most crucial mistake I made was here. I should have made the legs and sides flush with each other. Oh well, noted. I need work on holding the gun at the right angle doing these fillet welds. I'd run the puddle over the vertical edge instead of lower in the joint.Putting the handle on was a mess. Which is a shame because I got it cut and notched in no time. I forgot to adjust the settings and ended up blowing through the tube. Then I tried to fix the holes. I had a lot to clean up. Let's just leave it at that. No pics of welding the casters on but that went fine (the welding part). Here I made another crucial mistake when I didn't space the rear wheels outside the frame of the cart. Now its unstable. Afraid to topple over the machine I put the welder on the bottom shelf but didn't like it because I can't open the door. The whole point of the angle top shelf is for ease of using the machine when standing up. I did find that if I put some weight on the bottom shelf it keeps the cart stable. So, I'll keep my toolbox there. Might throw a plate on the bottom shelf instead of wood if I run across something. The middle shelf will be for my gloves and hood.I did rush to get it done and painted and I skipped on cable hooks. I'm positive I'll regret that and I plan on adding them later.The resultI'll take the stuff off, pull it out for a better pic when I put the final shelf boards on.I learned:- how to cope angle iron joints- to account for center of gravity when placing wheels- don't forget to adjust settings for different material thickness- build component with sizes of materials in mind, metal or wood (ex. build shelves to 12" inside measure to easily fit a 12" wide board cut to length). Makes for less work when fitting- welding fluxcore on swivel casters muffs up the ball bearings- welding is more grinding than weldingPractical application is invaluable.Lincoln AC225 and CartLincoln WeldPak HD and CartOne hand
Reply:Repeat after me, i will not grind my welds. be proud of your work. sorry it's a pet peeve. I will not grind my welds i will not grind my welds i will not grind my welds.Only orange county choppers grinds, them and body guys.Syncrowave 350Coolmate 3Millermatic 251Spoolmatic 30A
Reply:That's a fine lookin' job, Monica!! If you worry about it tipping, just add some of the tube on the front and back extending enough make it more stable and weld the casters to it. MikeOl' Stonebreaker "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:Yup, its a cart.Attagirl!
Reply:love the thread title
Reply:Most important word: learning. Nobody starts out as an expert...(Retired) Professional firefighter, amateur everything else I try to do...Oh yeah: Go Big Red! (You know: one of the 12 members of the Big 10 cuz we left the 10 members of the Big 12...)
Reply:Nice job on the cart, looks like a great addition to your shop."The reason we are here is that we are not all there"SA 200Idealarc TM 300 300MM 200MM 25130a SpoolgunPrecision Tig 375Invertec V350 ProSC-32 CS 12 Wire FeederOxweld/Purox O/AArcAirHypertherm Powermax 85LN25
Reply:Originally Posted by n20junkieRepeat after me, i will not grind my welds. be proud of your work. sorry it's a pet peeve. I will not grind my welds i will not grind my welds i will not grind my welds.Only orange county choppers grinds, them and body guys.
Reply:Well I`ll offer my 2 cents. I would cut off the rear casters weld on a bolt and put outboard tires (non flats). that would make it more stable, easier to roll over floor cracks & take outside and create another project... grin... but seriously next one make it wider at the bottom and tapering. OH A whole new level of complexity...Looks good..Miller thunderbolt 250Decastar 135ERecovering tool-o-holic ESAB OAI have been interested or involved in Electrical, Fire Alarm, Auto, Marine, Welding, Electronics ETC to name a just a few. So YES you can own too many tools.
Reply:All I got to say is, You go girl. It takes stones to do what we do and you got a set. Most females study the hair and nails and the girly girl stuff, but you jumped in an got busy in a male dominated arena and produced a pretty good looking first attempt. As long as you keep an open mind and a thick skin you will do well. Looks like you got both, so congrats on the cart and good luck on the rest of your projects. My wife does a little ornamental work and designs all of the other stuff I do, so keep at it!!!BobI'm spending my Kids inheritance, I dont like him that much anyway!!!!!!Enuff tools to do the job, enough sense to use em.Anybody got a spare set of kidneys? Trade?
Reply:to me one of the best things about steel and welding is if its wrong you can always fix it. for years i worked in wood and once you've cut it its done. the best thing about doing stuff is learning whats wrong and how to do it better.
Reply:looks goodCan you fix this? well you can't break it if it is already broke!
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Reply:A pic of my first cart and my second...WW and guidance helps. I like the tipped up welder on yours so U can see what's up... nice job. Attached ImagesLincoln Power MIG 215Lincoln WeldPak 3200HDLincon ProCut 25Lincoln WeldanPower 225 AC/DCIf all else fails... buy more tools
Reply:if it is an ugly weld, then grind it off and put a prettier one on there. nobody has to know it was the original weld. LOLGreat cart.
Reply:^^ you're 100% right about that. I avoid it because I use a dremel and stones....can you say takes forever? Actually the single speed craftsman I recently acquired does a quicker job than the dremel. But it's a barrier I use.Lincoln AC225 and CartLincoln WeldPak HD and CartOne hand
Reply:Originally Posted by MonicaI did rush to get it done and painted and I skipped on cable hooks. I'm positive I'll regret that and I plan on adding them later.
Reply:Originally Posted by dbotosEh, I just loop mine over the machine like you've got shown most of the time. Figure the larger bend radius is probably better for the life of the cables.If you do want some hooks, I would just drill and tap some holes and bend some out of flat stock ( gasp, threaded fasteners mentioned on the welding forum ). Might need to do more of a J shape than a dogleg if you're going to attach them to the angled rails at the top...
Reply:Originally Posted by PapaLionA pic of my first cart and my second...WW and guidance helps. I like the tipped up welder on yours so U can see what's up... nice job.
Reply:Good job Monica!!!Nice thing about paint is you can sand it off easy, add accessories, and repaint. Now had you powder coated it...........If your going to widen one set of casters, widen the front ones. Everyone, at some point, pulls there cart by the gun cable and wider in the front will make it less tipsy.200amp Air Liquide MIG, Hypertherm Plasma, Harris torches, Optrel helmet, Makita angle grinders, Pre-China Delta chop saw and belt sander, Miller leathers, shop made jigs etc, North- welders backpack.
Reply:i welded 33lb spools onto the sides of my cart for the cables. it works well.Dynasty 200DXPassport plus w/ spoolmate 100victor 315c oxy/(act and prop)Miller digital elitemilwaukee power tools
Reply:Ok, on my lunch break here I ran out to the garage and knocked out a dog-leg strap for the cables. Now it's time to get back to my real work, and I'm hungry Attached ImagesLincoln AC225 and CartLincoln WeldPak HD and CartOne hand
Reply:Originally Posted by Monica^^ you're 100% right about that. I avoid it because I use a dremel and stones....can you say takes forever? Actually the single speed craftsman I recently acquired does a quicker job than the dremel. But it's a barrier I use.
Reply:Originally Posted by feetfatsOh my goodness that sounds horrible.You should really beg Santa for a makita grinder for christmas. Get a wire wheel, a couple zipcuts, and a couple 1/4 thick discs. Life will be much better from then on.
Reply:Cleaned up and welded the cable hook on the cart while waiting for the pizza guy. I didn't have a ton of room to weld this on the edge of the leg so I thought I'd goof around with plug welds. I was a bit hesitant because I am using fluxcore. I read the slag can get trapped in there. I decided to go ahead since the cable hook isn't an important part of the structure and I thought it'd be fun to try out.I think I left the welds a little short. I started on the top two holes and got better on the last two. I read they need to be convex and there you see they're concave. Figured leave them be and now I know to go a little longer. The dimples will be a reminder. Attached ImagesLincoln AC225 and CartLincoln WeldPak HD and CartOne handlooks good from here just keep pluggin away girl WTGidealarc 250/250 ac-dc tigidealarc 250/250 ac-dc tig #2 used for sticklincoln sp100hh125dual arbor grinder polisher30 yrs of hand tools52 pitch blocks 6p-26prake gauge -pitch gaugeG&D prop repair 918-207-6938Hulbert,okla 74441
Reply:Thanks prop doctor!Flipped the cart and got shots of my welds on the casters (primer covered, it's a start, right n20junkie? ). I didn't put a plate on the bottom and I hope that doesn't bite me in the butt. I won't do this for anything heavier I build on casters. And you can see that someone hasn't swept up very well Attached ImagesLincoln AC225 and CartLincoln WeldPak HD and CartOne hand
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Reply:Originally Posted by n20junkieRepeat after me, i will not grind my welds. be proud of your work. sorry it's a pet peeve. I will not grind my welds i will not grind my welds i will not grind my welds.Only orange county choppers grinds, them and body guys.
Reply:Hey Monica, Will there be a bottle on this cart. Nice to have a cart for the welder. VernonHomemade Belt Sander "LINK"http://s795.photobucket.com/albums/y...Belt%20Sander/
Reply:Sweet! Nice cart job Monica. Plug welds look good too. I see you drew up plans and everything. I can't seem to do that. Just measure, cut and weld as I go. Could be why I often wish I had done something in a different fashion. Which reminds me. As for learning, a friend of mine once asked me what I was thinking as I was looking intently at a project I had just completed. With a slight disapointment in my voice I told him, if I could do it over I'd do thus and such. . . at which he replied "If you look at something you've done and can't find something you'd do differently or better next time then you're not trying to improve.". Wise words.For casters on a future project, you may want to consider welding bolts to the bottom of the structure so the caster can be removable in the event one needs to be changed down the road at some point. The inside bolt hole can be used to secure the bottom shelf in place.MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:HI MonicaAnother way to mount the casters is to plug weld the bolt holes only. That holds great and if you need to remove later just use a cutoff wheel. And cut the inside part of the caster near the plug weld grind and reweld new ones. A full welded caster base may put too much heat on the bearing grease and melt it out.We all do it differently thats what makes it fun all of us learn from others. I have a disk folder full of things I've found on the web that I want to build. You have the tools and the interest keep on truckin girl.have funTom Attached Images
Reply:Yep amazing what you can build with a Tombstone and Practice. Good Work!! Welding Carts are always the favorite 1st project. And as you use the cart you make other handy things on the cart to help out and make the welding job more enjoyable.Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh now we know where all those Sav-on shopping carts went (ps I have an old wallyworld one)Ut oh I see Duane welded another bedframe Sure hope it wasn't the one Judy sleeps onLast edited by specter; 12-04-2010 at 06:45 PM.Co-Own CNC shop:Miller :1251 plasma cutter, MaxStar 700 TIG/Stick, & XMT 456 Multiprocess Welder.& 2 Hypertherm HPR260's Plasma CutterSorry I had a bad stroke but now I am back.
Reply:Originally Posted by n20junkieOnly orange county choppers grinds, them and body guys.
Reply:Another comment on the casters---Dont overweld, like has been mentioned....you welded all the way around; way overkill---You can wrap the corners a little and be ok, dont need to, What I do is keep the welds in line with each other so if I need to change out a caster, all I have to do is grind one side and then hammer the caster(junk anyway, right) sideways to break the little 1/2" welds on the other side....less grinding, Tim happyNice job, overall...
Reply:200amp Air Liquide MIG, Hypertherm Plasma, Harris torches, Optrel helmet, Makita angle grinders, Pre-China Delta chop saw and belt sander, Miller leathers, shop made jigs etc, North- welders backpack.
Reply:I like to plug weld the bolt holes and then just drill them if they need to be replaced. Or if you want to steal the casters for another project, drilling the plug welds won't hurt them.My name's not Jim....
Reply:So what you guys are saying is these casters are pretty much committed to this cart now? Well, no worries I guess. Thanks for the ideas on attaching them for next time. I appreciate the comments yall Someone mentioned heating the bearings...that did happen. Luckily they still roll around. I regreased them with the grease gun & needle and worked them around. We'll see how they go.duane55, I'm anal about having a plan for a project. If I can't see it on paper, I can't see it in materials. I'm one of those uncreative souls and I need structure Vernon, there won't be a bottle with this welder. I'm glad you asked as I had thought about it when I was drawing plans and decided to keep it as FC only. (It's also unclear if I can do a MIG conversion on it.) I figured I would eventually grow into a nice 220v MIG machine and keep this separate.Lincoln AC225 and CartLincoln WeldPak HD and CartOne hand
Reply:Nice job!!Ya gotta spend money to make money!
Reply:Hi Monica(I'm one of those uncreative souls) Not a true statement!!If you draw up your own plans or read others thats creative. As you make/build anything there is a level of creativity. Your structure is following the plans. The ones that are not creative buy everything.If your welder had a gas feature there should be a place inside where you switch the leads polarity and then you can use normal Mig wire.Have funTom
Reply:Originally Posted by acourtjesterIf your welder had a gas feature there should be a place inside where you switch the leads polarity and then you can use normal Mig wire.
Reply:The crackerbox is crying out for a cart!! Heavy little suckers"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammThe crackerbox is crying out for a cart!! Heavy little suckers
Reply:Monica; I like the name you gave to the thread. Nice cart good work keep it up.
Reply:Ditto to FB's comment, I think R Lee Ermey would approve As for all the weld on the wheels... sometimes when things are set well and it looks nice it's easy to just keep going!Matt
Reply:Thanks yallMatt, I think that's pretty accurate Lincoln AC225 and CartLincoln WeldPak HD and CartOne hand |
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