Projects #1 and #2 for DEC3_MAR3 from Jason: Welder Carts

I don't have much to show on these yet but there will be 2 carts. One will hold my MTS200s and the other will hold my Power Pro 256 and cooler. I know I want to make the frames similar to how donor76 did his with bending the tube but I wont be going extreme with the plate. I know that I do want a drawer in each one and will probably have a small shelve above the drawers. I am thinking that the MTS200s cart can hold my helmet but I have not fully decided what I want to incorperate into the bottom of that cart yet. Ideas??

For materials I will be using 1" square Aluminum tube as the base and 1/2" Aluminum for the rest of the frame work. The plate is 16GA Aluminum. Each cart will probably hold only 1 tank behind the welder.

Materials
Http://www.projekt6.com/jackal/welderCarts/100_2914.jpg

Hi Jason,
interesting project:)
(If not difficult) ,draw the sketch approximately what carts you will build.

Donor, Your cart has been on my mind since I found your thread here and I wanted to go that direction with my own. The bending of the tube and everything provided the details I was trying to capture in my own head which makes it worth building a cart over buying one anyways. Mine however will be made from Aluminum as I mentioned before and I have started drafting out the first cart. The two will probably be very similar. These will be similar to yours as well..

Here is the start of of what I envision..
Http://www.projekt6.com/jackal/Carts/Cart frame.png

What alloy is your aluminum tube ? Some aluminum alloys like 6061 are tough to bend 90 degrees without cracking.

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Originally Posted by zoama585

What alloy is your aluminum tube ? Some aluminum alloys like 6061 are tough to bend 90 degrees without cracking.

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For softening of an aluminum pipe in process are flexible it is possible to heat up it in a place of a bend the propane a torch.
But about the beginning it is necessary to try to bend on cold, suddenly a pipe from soft aluminum.

Jason,specify the sizes
me it is not clear that for regiments at you will be:)

The only thing I would change on Donor76 cart is the size of the rear wheel make them bigger.
He put a lot of detail in his cart and it look great.

have fun
Tom

I was afraid about the strength and if I can't bend it then I plan to just simply square it off. The plate is 16GA 6061 and I plan to use it as the shelf bases and would like to place a drawer. I thought about using it on the back side and on the side but havnt decided. I do know that I don't want to go extreme as donor did but I think his is what is making me think about using it there. The square tube for the base is 1 inch 6063 16 GA and the rest was suppose to be 1/2 inch 6061 but ended up with 3/4 inch 16ga 6061. The round bar will probably be used to hang the torches and such as is 1/2 inch 6061 round bar.