Finished my Welding cart

[Ron of Va]

I finished my welding cart for the Power Pro 256. I hung the filter and desiccant drier for the plasma cutter off the side in the back. All hook-ups are with quick disconnects.

[its_34]

Nice work! Looks like you packaged a lot and still managed a relatively narrow footprint.

[johnnymg]

Ron

That's a seriously nice cart. Thanks for sharing the pics.

cheers
JohnG

[Jason]

Nice, does the top shelf have any tilt to it? If not, would you rather have had it or does it not make that much of a difference.

[Mr120]

Not too top heavy? I was wondering if you considered putting the water cooler on the bottom to lower the center of gravity and that would put that storage space higher for you. Minor stuff. Regardless, very nice looking cart!

[Ron of Va]

Thanks guys for the kind complements.

I wanted the water cooler close to the welder to minimize the amount of water tubes stretched out everywhere.

I was concerned that the cart would be a little top heavy. But with the two back eight inch wheels fixed that problem. I had swivel casters on the back at first, and the cart was very unstable so I changed to the regular fixed position wheels. It does make it harder to maneuver into tight places. If I find it becomes a little tippy, I will find something to throw on the bottom shelf. But it seems pretty solid.

The top shelf does not tilt up. The front of the machine is high enough to see the controls clearly. If I find I need to raise the front of the machine, I will simply put a 2X4 under the front. The top and middle trays are made from 11 ga. 1-1/2” angle. So if I raised the front, there would be no danger of the machine sliding back.

This was my first official welding project. I even made a wooden jig to hold everything together and square while I tacked it up. I have very little experience stick or tig welding, so I hope the cart doesn’t fall apart. Towards the end of the project I finally learned how to fix a hole blown into the 16 ga. square tubing without making it worse. (A grinder is a wonderful tool for hiding mistakes)

[DaveO]

Hey, Ron, welcome to the forums! The cart looks great.

Just curious, what part of VA are you? I'm in NoVA, outside of DC.

[Mr120]

Thanks guys for the kind complements.

I wanted the water cooler close to the welder to minimize the amount of water tubes stretched out everywhere.

I was concerned that the cart would be a little top heavy. But with the two back eight inch wheels fixed that problem. I had swivel casters on the back at first, and the cart was very unstable so I changed to the regular fixed position wheels. It does make it harder to maneuver into tight places. If I find it becomes a little tippy, I will find something to throw on the bottom shelf. But it seems pretty solid.

The top shelf does not tilt up. The front of the machine is high enough to see the controls clearly. If I find I need to raise the front of the machine, I will simply put a 2X4 under the front. The top and middle trays are made from 11 ga. 1-1/2” angle. So if I raised the front, there would be no danger of the machine sliding back.

This was my first official welding project. I even made a wooden jig to hold everything together and square while I tacked it up. I have very little experience stick or tig welding, so I hope the cart doesn’t fall apart. Towards the end of the project I finally learned how to fix a hole blown into the 16 ga. square tubing without making it worse. (A grinder is a wonderful tool for hiding mistakes)

You did great on this project and it looks like you've got all of the operational scenarios covered. Welding carts are a good early project. Good to learn on and in the end highly functional to help get your other welding jobs done easier.

[Winky]

Your cart looks very cool ... nice job!