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Robinhood4x4
12-14-2007, 07:59 AM
Post up pics of your custom welding carts. Here's mine that I just finished. I still need to put a safety strap around the bottle and I also forgot to weld on some hooks to hold misc stuff like brushes, etc.

http://www.robinhood4x4.com/UY/Welding%20cart1.jpg

http://www.robinhood4x4.com/UY/Welding%20cart2.jpg

http://www.robinhood4x4.com/UY/Welding%20cart3.jpg
Seanz0rz
12-14-2007, 08:50 AM
that looks nice!!!


the cart that came with my welder is USELESS, and this is definitely near the top of my list on welding projects.
Cebby
12-14-2007, 11:17 AM
Steve - nice work.

You are going to find (as I have on my TIG cart I made) that you're going to want bigger wheels. Those will get hung up on every little thing on the floor (ask me how I know)

What model Miller is that?
MTL_4runner
12-14-2007, 03:03 PM
Isn't a welding cart the first project of anyone getting a welder?!

I agree you'll definately want bigger wheels, but still very nice setup Steve!
Robinhood4x4
12-14-2007, 05:05 PM
Well, it all started when I set out to clean up the garage a little. I looked over and saw the welder sitting there with the helmet on top of it and decided that in order to clean up the garage the helmet needed a place to be. So naturally, I had to make a welding cart. But of course, to make a welding cart I had to refurbish the old bench grinder I picked up from my dad.

So I did that.

But then I need a proper place for the bench grinder instead of it being bolted down to a piece of wood sitting on my desk. So this weekend's project is to build a proper work bench.

I still have to clean up the garage. It's a miller 180, so 220V.

I had the wheels laying around so I used them.
amgraham
12-14-2007, 09:51 PM
I didn't build mine but I modified it with bigger wheels like Mike was talking about since I end up dragging it around the yard more than welding in the shop. They were about $20 at Northern.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h146/amgraham83/Welder%20Lift/DSC02214.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h146/amgraham83/Welder%20Lift/DSC02215.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h146/amgraham83/Welder%20Lift/DSC02179.jpg
waskillywabbit
12-22-2007, 07:11 PM
Real welders come with wheels already on them. :flipoff:

Millermatic 251. :D

:guitar:
Seanz0rz
12-22-2007, 07:57 PM
not every one can afford a 5000 dollar welder brian!
waskillywabbit
12-23-2007, 06:18 AM
not every one can afford a 5000 dollar welder brian!


My Pro Mig 135 was $300 on sale at HD and came with a cart too. :P

:guitar:
Seanz0rz
12-23-2007, 08:44 AM
i got my mig 180 for 550, retails for nearly 700.