PROJECT 2 from Jerky: welding cart

[jerky]

just got off the phone with my metal supplier and ordered some 1"x1"x1/4" aluminum angle. it may not be the best choice, but it will give me a chance to play with my 250ex. im not going to go to fancy, some casters, handle and a shelf. i will probably intergrate the water cooler into the frame, and have a spot for the bottle. havent drawn it up yet, but im thinking around 3' should be good. i was hoping to get it done this weekend, but the angle wont be ready till monday. so pics and specs will be up next week.

[donor76]

With great interest will be watching for your project.
I am also working on my welding cart .
good luck.

[67cudafb]

I will be watching also. one inch aluminum sounds a little light. I am in process of building a cart also but it is 1 1/2x1/8 square tube. I will be adding pics and specs soon, but let me tell all I am not a fabricator or a welder so I am a little sheepish about throwing it on forum because of quality of everybody else project mine looks pretty crude. I will get some pics and post in a day or two.

[Powertig]

I will be watching also. one inch aluminum sounds a little light. I am in process of building a cart also but it is 1 1/2x1/8 square tube. I will be adding pics and specs soon, but let me tell all I am not a fabricator or a welder so I am a little sheepish about throwing it on forum because of quality of everybody else project mine looks pretty crude. I will get some pics and post in a day or two.

Cuda, I put up a crappy project that I doubted was worthy and got a few pats on the back so don't worry about that, Everyone here is great, they follow moms rule, "If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all."

[Jake98]

I'm always more interested in the designs and ideas than how pretty the welds are. My welding cart is an old supermarket shelf-stocker's cart. I'll post pics when I put a raised shelf on it to get the machines up around eye level, and magically produce a couple more feet of storage space.

[Jason]

I dont see why that stock would be too light.. If its built right, I bet it will be more than sturdy enough as a cart.

[jerky]

Well got my aluminum today, turns out its only 1/8". To bad i started cutting it already. Basic specs are 2'L x20"W x3'H. Its only 2'9" in the back to have a slight angle. Ill have two pieces down the center on the top to support the plasma and tig. The middle will have a shelf to hold project 1, the water cooler. Ill put some abs tubing on the side to hold rod, and also have a small platform to hold the gas. The first pic is the highly accurate blueprint, and then just some cuts. I didnt get all the pieces cut tonight, maybe tommorrow.
EDIT : did this on iphone, cant flip the pic sorry. Maybe if i find time tommorrow ill fix it.

[Joe from NY]

Can you show a close up of the welds, and tell us what settings you used? I am trying to get it right with aluminum now, and I am using the same thickness pieces as your stock.

[jerky]

Most of the welds arnt that good because of going into an inside corner. But settings are as.... Main amps were at 125, pre flow at 2 seconds, post flow at 5 seconds, up slope is 2 seconds, down slope is 3 seconds, start and end amps at 50. I will have a place for the bottle at the back, but ya, not really concerned yet because my table is right there. Getting casters soon. I say dont use aluminum because of all the stress and distortion. My rack is crooked and bad. Ha ha ha. Also i was using 2% throiated tungsten as well with #6 cup