Need Ideas for a rail system

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My Mig Welder comes in tomorrow (Lincoln 175T) and being as its not that heavy, I kind of want to make a rail system for it to have cables above ground instead of laying on floor.  Its pain especially when you have to walk around a table etc. So Here is a pic of my garage in the back and sort of what I had in mind.   i could weld the mount of the rails to the 3 center pipes or just some how screw it into the 2x6's we have for the roof supports. Any ideas.  My only concern is if I use gas.
Reply:How many feet will that be? Would A hose looped on rollers tensioned by a light spring work for the gas?Just an idea
Reply:Originally Posted by kamhillbillyHow many feet will that be? Would A hose looped on rollers tensioned by a light spring work for the gas?Just an idea
Reply:I used to have a 110v mig.  I  built a cart where the welder set 5 feet high and exended over my table about 2 feet. It had 4 wheel and took up very little space since the base slid underneath my table.  Getting it up high really reduces wire feed problems especially for 110v migs.
Reply:Harv has one that runs on a track.http://www.weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread...highlight=harvThe pully idea sounds pretty good too...like a clothes line.Smithboy...if it ain't broke, you ain't tryin'.
Reply:Who killed your dog?  I weld just to keep my snow plows ready for next Winter!
Reply:she plays dead when I don't play with her lol
Reply:Cool !!!  I weld just to keep my snow plows ready for next Winter!
Reply:!!!NICE PLAYHOUSE!!! I sure miss mine. Looks like you have some nice toys also. Killer work table w/duel wheels, (nice). You'll really be set up with an overhead M.I.G. I had a MILLER 250 set up like that. Hung it on comercial door track and rollers. Run the entire length of my shop.  Mounted a T-handle on the front of machine to pull/push with, so you didn't have to pull on the gun and liner.If it's HOT, Don't touch it
Reply:Hi Ruben;Consider looking up "Festoon Cable" which I would have mentioned earlier if it wasn't for forgetting the word festoon.   What you want are the flat cable variants.   One place to get info is: http://www.insul-8.com/.     The have both the wire and the mounting hardware and would be willing to fix you up with a distributor.    The site is interesting and they have solutions for supporting the wire that use anything from aircraft cable to I-beams.   In the past we had a machine that used either their cables or somehting similar from another source.   Very reliable way to do things.   Unfortunately this was on a light duty system so I'm not familiar with every thing they have.   You may end up with a track for the cable and one for the welder.This is only one vendor of course but should give you ideas.    You might be able to find a vendor that supplies the cables with a "air" line built in.    I seem to remember such advertised some time ago.   In any event it may pay to contact a local crane supplier to see what is available currently.I suspec that you will have to deal a bit with pricing of the hardware and cabling.   Don't be surprised if the cabling costs hit more than a few dollars per foot total.   This depending on how you support the cable.   In the end though if you expect to use the welder over head and move it around a lot it will be money well spent.ThanksDave