Project 1 from Undercut. Category: Welding Cart

I was in dire need of a welding cart. I can't weld where I store my stuff so I need to move everything to my welding spot and then move everything back when I'm done.

I used steel angle, steel square tubing and some steel flat bar for this project. All pieces welded with stick (still need to acquire an argon tank).

As you can probably guess, space for me is a premium so I'm making the top of the cart roughly 30" off of the ground so that it will perform double duty as a work bench.

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I needed to perform some coping cuts on the angle to get them fit flush against each other. Never worked with angle before so that was an unfortunate discovery.

I'll be putting my welder on the bottom and putting in a shelf above it to store all of my welding accessories. Tank goes on the back shelf and I'll have electrodes on either side of it. A work surface will go on top.

The big wheels should be nice for uneven terrain. Looks good. Remember you can also miter angle iron. Much easier cut, and looks real nice when finished.

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Originally Posted by undercut

... so that it will perform double duty as a work bench. ...A work surface will go on top.

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Looks good, I like the big wheels too. Just a reminder tho, anything under your work surface may be subject to fallout from the project above it! I walked up to my drill press the other day after drilling some steel and realized all the turnings from drilling had been falling onto the exposed surface of a power strip. Not too smart, but corrected now.

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Originally Posted by DaveO

Looks good, I like the big wheels too. Just a reminder tho, anything under your work surface may be subject to fallout from the project above it! I walked up to my drill press the other day after drilling some steel and realized all the turnings from drilling had been falling onto the exposed surface of a power strip. Not too smart, but corrected now.

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I wasn't able to get a picture of the cart in use (still want to make a few additions, though). The shelf above the welder will fill the space completely. I plan the top will actually overhang the edges a bit. Thanks for the tip about stuff falling down. Definitely something I need to be careful about with the welder at the bottom.

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Originally Posted by Rambozo

The big wheels should be nice for uneven terrain. Looks good. Remember you can also miter angle iron. Much easier cut, and looks real nice when finished.

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I only have an angle grinder to cut with so I was afraid of poor fitup. With the overlapping pieces, I get some extra strength too. I'm not sure how much this thing will weigh in the end with all of my stuff on there and with a tank.

Thanks for the feedback, guys! :D

Looks like a great start. I like the large wheels also. It seems everything I have with small gets stuck on the concrete with even the smallest scrap under the wheels.

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Originally Posted by MoparCar

Looks like a great start. I like the large wheels also. It seems everything I have with small gets stuck on the concrete with even the smallest scrap under the wheels.

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Big wheels are a must for me. I've got a door threshold that I need to negotiate over. It's over 5 inches high. I'll build a ramp eventually but this thing will still need to overcome some bumps and stuff.

Are those locks, or height adjustments on the small wheels?

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Originally Posted by Rambozo

Are those locks, or height adjustments on the small wheels?

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Good eyes, Rambozo. They are height adjustments. Compliments of the old lawn mower that the front wheels came from. The back ones came from a different gas lawn mower. I need to use this cart as a work bench so I adjust the height to be about 30". When it comes to wheel it back to its storage area, I adjust the height as high it will go so that I can get it over the door threshold.

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Originally Posted by undercut

Good eyes, Rambozo. They are height adjustments. Compliments of the old lawn mower that the front wheels came from. The back ones came from a different gas lawn mower. I need to use this cart as a work bench so I adjust the height to be about 30". When it comes to wheel it back to its storage area, I adjust the height as high it will go so that I can get it over the door threshold.

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Cool, I kinda thought so. Now you just need to get some little rabbit and turtle stickers for the amperage control on your welder. ;)

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Originally Posted by Rambozo

Cool, I kinda thought so. Now you just need to get some little rabbit and turtle stickers for the amperage control on your welder. ;)

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LOL. I was actually toying with the idea of making the cart electric motor assisted to get it over the ramp! :)

What thickness are you going with for the top? I've been looking all week at the scrap yards in our area and keep striking out on anything substantial. I've got a lead on some 1/2" plate that I'm going to check out on friday.

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Originally Posted by undercut

I was in dire need of a welding cart. I can't weld where I store my stuff so I need to move everything to my welding spot and then move everything back when I'm done.

I used steel angle, steel square tubing and some steel flat bar for this project. All pieces welded with stick (still need to acquire an argon tank).

As you can probably guess, space for me is a premium so I'm making the top of the cart roughly 30" off of the ground so that it will perform double duty as a work bench.

I needed to perform some coping cuts on the angle to get them fit flush against each other. Never worked with angle before so that was an unfortunate discovery.

I'll be putting my welder on the bottom and putting in a shelf above it to store all of my welding accessories. Tank goes on the back shelf and I'll have electrodes on either side of it. A work surface will go on top.

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What are the general dimensions of your welding cart? I think you'll find that cutting angles with your angle grinder isn't tricky once you do a few of them (I used to use a hand hacksaw and file years back when I was a broke teenager). Looks like you have ample room on the top surface for a bench grinder or vise. You need to make a handle to push and pull the cart around with, and maybe hooks for hanging welder cables and leads. Otherwise it looks great! Where's the drink holder though?:)

Looks like a nice start. Are there any swivel wheels on there for turning or moving in tight places?