Sinking Creek 4WD Association

So I sold my ARB roofrack so I could buy a MIG welder, and somehow that turned into my spending all weekend building building a cart for it.

I wanted a cart that would hold all of the following:

MIG welder
Stick welder
torch rig
Portaband
Sawzall
Angle grinder
All the associated tanks for MIG and torch

We didn't really have much of a plan, only a rough idea of what I thought it should look like and the dimensions of what needed to go on the cart.

We started with most of a stick of 1.75" HREW and set to work.





Then I traced out where I wanted the tray for the MIG welder to go and cut it out of 1/8" plate. I put a lip at the back to keep the welder from sliding off and to add rigidity to the tray.



Then I forgot to take pictures of the rest of the major fab work. We added a second tray on the lower level and pneumatic wheels to the sides. The ends of the lower tray are supported by 1" tube.





I had a bunch of square and round u-bolts laying around from a previous project and decided to make toolholders for all the power tools.







Detail of the grinder holder



We also put a handle on the front so that it will be easy to grab and roll around, as well as a gun holder for the MIG gun which also doubles as a pen/sharpie/soapstone holder.



Detail shot of the axle mount. We were worried that just welding the axle to the main tube would not be strong enough since there is about 275lbs of stuff sitting on the cart. So we welded the axle to the tube, and then fitted that sectioned piece of square tube around it to add weld area and bracing.



Finally we put all the tanks on and added two hooks for the hoses to wrap around.



And some parting shots





BTW, the floor jack is temporary. I'm going to get some casters for it tomorrow and then strip it all down for paint.

I also want to give a big thanks to Cody who came up and helped me out all weekend with this. Thanks man!

Ary

Arya Ebrahimi wrote: Ary

Got an itch?

a real welder would have its own cart.

MILLER wrote:a real welder would have its own cart.

Well i could have paid the extra $60 and gotten it's own cart with it, but then I'd have a useless cart that only holds the welder

Ask anyone who's worked with me and they know how I like to lose shit. I'm hoping having everything in one place will help minimize that tendency.

Ary

Looks good Arya

so when's the yota gonna be done?

No moron, a real welder has wheels built into the housing.

MILLER wrote:No moron, a real welder has wheels built into the housing.

Damn, somebody's cranky today

I know, you're just jealous, that's all

a real welder has an engine bolted to it. and 44" cut boggers. same thing goes for vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers, floor lamps, some chairs, most children's toys, larger toaster ovens, and refrigerators.

I love lamp

Looks good, but I only see enough room for the argon tank and one oxy or acetylene tank, not both. Maybe I'm missing something?

VerticalTRX wrote:Looks good, but I only see enough room for the argon tank and one oxy or acetylene tank, not both. Maybe I'm missing something?

flux core maybe?

VerticalTRX wrote:Looks good, but I only see enough room for the argon tank and one oxy or acetylene tank, not both. Maybe I'm missing something?

no ... with some creative thinking (i.e. trial and error) we were able to fit the argon tank, oxy tank, and acetelyne tank all on the cart.

EDIT: there are three tanks on the cart ... the small acet tank is beind the other two ... you can almost make out 3 regulators