Wheeling a Lincoln tombstone.

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Not much to say. The boss aquired this and lots of other gear from a buy-out when another company closed up shop. It had no wheels. Attached ImagesCity of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:I like it - simple, cheap and effective.Rick V
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Reply:I have the 180 amp version of the same welder. It's now 35 years old and still going strong. Great little welder for AC stick.Hate to say it but mine still doesn't have wheels under it. I use a cheap Chinese dolly.One of these days it will get this treatment.Sign on East Texas payphone: Calls to God 40 cents......it's a local call...
Reply:I have a similar size welder but it lacks those steel-hoop handles at the back of the tombstone.  Thus, wheels alone won't give me the ability to easily wheel my welder around.  I was thinking more of mounting it on a dolly.As a possible modification to tanglediver's design, perhaps one could weld some 3/4 inch diameter black iron couplers onto the back of the frame near the wheels.  When you need to move the welder, screw in a couple of 4 foot lengths of 3/4 inch black iron pipe - and whalla - you have an instant dolly. The nice thing about this approach is that it comes apart - useful when trying to load the welder into the trunk of a car or the floor by the front passenger seat.  The ability to quickly remove the wheel bed and handles would be big advantage.Rick V
Reply:Nice cart!
Reply:looks good my poor old tombstone is ancient and deserves something similar ,as it sits on a modified shopping cart frame that it came with...and has no front wheels just rebar stubs for legs, you make me feel bad for the old beast I have LOLLincoln 225 Tombstone,Miller Big 20,Hobart 180,150' Argon,A/D hobart hood 22 Ton Log splitter,79 F350 dump eats 4.75 TONS and still turns cutters,grinders,And a  Hypertherm POWERMAX 30
Reply:i was kinda lucky when i bought mine it came with wheels and a handle but the guy who made it liked bubble gum welds. but its strong and if it ain't broke don't fix it!!2-Lincoln idealarc 250/250, lincoln 225 ac/dc welder, lincweld ac 180c, hobart handler 210, hobart stickmate lx 235/160, Hypertherm Powermax30local 26 I.B.E.W Electrician
Reply:Originally Posted by Rick VI have a similar size welder but it lacks those steel-hoop handles at the back of the tombstone.  Thus, wheels alone won't give me the ability to easily wheel my welder around.  I was thinking more of mounting it on a dolly.As a possible modification to tanglediver's design, perhaps one could weld some 3/4 inch diameter black iron couplers onto the back of the frame near the wheels.  When you need to move the welder, screw in a couple of 4 foot lengths of 3/4 inch black iron pipe - and whalla - you have an instant dolly. The nice thing about this approach is that it comes apart - useful when trying to load the welder into the trunk of a car or the floor by the front passenger seat.  The ability to quickly remove the wheel bed and handles would be big advantage.Rick V
Reply:tanglediver - Good idea!
Reply:I made something similar for my old Thunderbolt a few years back.  I think it is duane that keeps preaching about grabbing the handle bars off scrapped lawn mowers and bed frames discarded on trash day.  That is exactly what I used for materials and even got the wheels and axle bolts from a lawn mower.  Total material cost?  Maybe a buck for welding rod?Just sayin'Did I ever mention I am a CHEAP SOB?RogerOld, Tired, and GRUMPYSalesman will call, Batteries not included, Assembly is required, and FREE ADVICE IS WORTH EXACTLY WHAT YOU PAY FOR IT!Dial Arc 250HFThunderbolt 225 AC/DCAssorted A/O torches