another another welding cart

[ogorir]

thanks for the positive comments, guys. the short lead on the gun gave me the idea to put the holder up high. it saves me from having to coil it around a peg or something similar.

the drawer is nice, but I think I made it somewhat obsolete by adding the 6-drawer cabinet. the big drawer is nice for gloves, but in hind sight, I'd probably do 2 smaller drawers for gloves rather than a big one. it did take a while to square everything up and get the drawer going. I think that took longer (probably 2.5 hrs) than any other single thing. but, then again, had I thrown caution to the wind and welded it in, it would've taken about 45 minutes. drilling holes sucks.

the rest of the pics:
I thought I had a good shot of the top shelf. I forgot to take pics until after I had already turned the big high pressure sodium lights off, so they're all a bit dark.

a little better view of the bottom compartment. the opening is 11" high, sized around the sawzall case. I dunno the size of the everlast water cooler, hopefully it fits, if not, I can manage to make my own. I suspect the sawzall will get kicked out when I get a cooler.

I believe the inside dimensions of the tray are 19.5x25x13"
the bottom frame is 2x2x1/8" and is the only thing that isn't 1x1x1/8" angle, save the gun holders.
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this is a hat hook I made for my dad's tig. he has a nice speedglas with the respirator that he keeps in a big tupperware box. I got tired of hanging my hat on the tank valve. I think I made the band out of 20ga with the edges rolled over. the rod is, I think, 3/16" hardware store rod bent in the vise. I've lost the bolt, but it's threaded for a 2" 5/16"-18 bolt. it's a pain to get in there because I didn't drill the non-threaded hole big enough to let the bolt wiggle when you're bolting it together. should've used an oversized hole and a washer.

anyway, it's a good coat hook, too. unfortunately my 48" split leg apron (which on my short arse goes to my ankles) is too long to hang from, so it gets draped behind the bottles.

the other photo is just a better shot of the magnetic tig torch holder.
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I'll try to take some better pics of the top shelf tomorrow.

[performance]

Ogorir,

Please read the rules again if you wish your projects to count. I can't and won't go and count everyone so you will have to number them, if indeed this is a project you are entering. I gave a stated form they should follow. Otherwise, nice setup. Carts never get dull.

[ogorir]

yeah, I'll go edit the first post. I posted the first pics before the contest was finalized.

It appears you can't edit post titles. w/e. if it doesn't count, it doesn't count. I've never won anything in my life, I don't expect to start now.

ah, got it now. you have to 'go advanced' to change the title.

[SeanMurphy265]

How do you like the I-Mig 200? I have a millermatic 211, and have it listed on craigslist; I would like to get one, because I think it would run better off my generator.

[ogorir]

I couldn't be happier with the machine. hands down the smoothest MIG beads I've ever run, or seen for that matter. the ground clamp is crap, but that's expected. I was getting some stuttering, replaced the ground clamp with a nice solid brass affair, and 90% of the problem is gone. the other 10% is the machine likes to weld a bit hotter than I was expecting. if you don't set it quite hot enough, especially overhead, it tends to burn the wire back instead of forcing it into the puddle. *

I'm not super thrilled about the trafimet gun, the trigger seems a little flimsy and I don't care for the nozzle retainer. that said, it's worked so far. only real downsides is the trigger extension almost always gets activated if you set it 'wherever' and I end up not cleaning the nozzle enough because it's a pain in the ### to remove. I tried rocking it back and forth, no dice. a back and forth twisting motion is the only thing that gets it off the gun.

it also runs stick nicely. a bit hard to start, even with the arc force on 10. the electrode holder that comes with it is terrible. it won't hold a 3/32 rod unless you arc it once so it gets welded to the contacts.

*this may be an arc force issue. when I was noticing this issue, i had the arc force on 0, as I thought it was inactive in mig mode. It's not. I haven't experimented with it since this revelation, though, as I haven't had anything to weld.


in short, I'd definitely buy one again. I'd probably see if I could buy just a bare unit, though.

[acourtjester]

The thing is will the kid next door miss his bike???
Sorry I just had to say that its my evil twin talking.

[DVA]

I like the big wheels on the new cart. Probably will not have an issue rolling over stray items.