welding carts---why the rearward tilt?
I got some bed frame material for pretty cheap and I'm going to spend a little time researching and drawing out my weld cart before building. One question that has perplexed me: why do so many weld cart designs have the welder on a rearward tilt?
Bob
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I suspect that's so it doesn't fall off - in actuality, those things are so heavy that they'd never just slip off.
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Typically the dials/controls are on the front and they are easier to see/adjust on the fly if the cart is titled rearward. :D
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Yeah, so you can see the dials easier.
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Aha! I was right. :thumbup:
Can't wait to see your cart with tilt table technology. :D
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But Bob's so short he doesn't need to tilt it.
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Originally Posted by Robinhood4x4
But Bob's so short he doesn't need to tilt it.
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Haha, that's why he's making it so it can tilt forward and rearward. :laugh:
Re: weld carts---why the rearward tilt?
On Monday, when I get to my work computer, I'll post up some cart pictures. I've been wanting to build one but the materials are hard to come by cheap. I was going to scavenge an old metal shopping cart and make one out of that but haven't gotten around to it.
I think my final design will be a small welding table/cart. Small because a nice thick surface in any big size is expensive. My plan is to build it short enough I can weld while sitting on the stool I have in the garage. This height will be just right so I can roll it under my work bench when not in use. The welder and my milk crate of welding stuff will store under the top.
Anyways, I find pictures during the day at work and save them.
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mike,
great idea re small enough to roll under a work bench. like you, i do my welding sitting down w/ the work piece on the ground as i dont have a welding table. also, most of my welding last year was on my back when i was repairing the biodiesel benz's floor.
problem for me though, is that i have a tall bottle. i may just get a smaller one to make your idea work.
yeah, definitely post up some pics. i have a bunch of them on my computer now, but more ideas would be nice
bob
Re: weld carts---why the rearward tilt?