Homebuilt Welding Cart

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Finally got a welding rig together. Mig is a Lincoln 135 and gas is a Victor Super Range. Cart was assembled from "found" items, except for the wheels.
Had to build a porch and ramp to get it in/out of my small 10'x12' shop. The porch will be handy for rolling my forge outside during the summer. Total cost for everything was < $600. Any of you real welders see anything wrong with the setup?

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looks damn nice to me!!!! Did you make 2 by chance :P

I just got a full Oxygetn tank this morning at Tractor Supply.......not bad for gas on the go!
 
the center of mass is kinda high . Is that a giant boulder, on the bottom shelf, to address that ? :)
 
I'm gunna have to get one of those plastic film keyboard protectors for my computer. (All the drooling I'm doing looking at everyone's stuff is kind of rough on the electronics.) Wow, what a setup. You can get all that for under $600? Would you be willing to tell me a little more about your choices for equipment? I'm needing to get some basic welding stuff together and am not sure where to start. You look like a REAL welder to me!
 
Looks like a nice way to move things around! I've got my Oxy/Propane bottles in the shop and just run the hoses out to the welding bench, but it sure would be nice to have a cart like that sometimes...maybe when I get my plasma cutter I'll have to build a setup like that too!

:)

-Darren
 
Rashid, with the weight of the tanks the rig is very stable. The drop down handles allow the cart to be used like a wheel barrow. It moves quite easily across the yard. On a solid surface the swivel casters are used. The large item on the bottom is my welding helmet in a dust bag

Phyl, the mig welder was a store display with the ground cable missing-$200
The Victor gas set was purchased by someone who never hooked it up-$125
The tanks came from a supplier who owed me a favor( I saved him him some big money on a job)-$200. The wire, helmet, wheels and misc supplies I purchased.
 
Nice cart...Ive seen one very similar to this that had the MIG mounted down low and 1/4 inch plate welding table with a vise mounted where your MIG sits..
 
Mike -

I was just afraid one of these days you will step 1-2 steps back from your welding project to admire it and knock the cart over, damaging the $200
steal-of-MIG-deal and knocking off the regulator of Oxy tank. Safety is
too important !
 
Great looking rig, but since I don't see a bottle of Argon or CO2 (or a mix), I am guessing you are using flux-cored wire. Am I missing something?

It sure is nice to be able to move your equipment around when needed. Thanks for sharing your set-up.

Robert
 
I like having the welder up high, where the controls are within reach. We have a "plasma cutter" cart at work and a small welder on a cart, and I'm sick and tired of having to bend over all the time to set the controls. Plus, if you're changing wire, you'd have to pull the welder out every time a new reel is required. Leave that welder up top. One thing I would add: some vacuum cleaner style cord/hose hooks that oppose each other. Put them in the right place and they could double as handles to move the cart around.
 
I do use flux core wire, .035, for my simple welding needs. For anything else my stepson does the welding. He has access to all types of welding/ cutting equipment.

The cart is very stable as shown and my stepson likes the controls high also. The shelf is movable and any signs of trouble, I will lower it. I have seen a cylinder fall and shear the valve. It's not a pretty sight.
Thanks for all the comments. It's great the way we all share advise here.
 
Mike - I mostly weld stuff when it is laying on the ground - so for me the lower the controls are, the merrier :)

For great casters @ great prices, check out Grizzly. I wish they had a store
close to where I live ... closest one is in PA, 180 miles out :(
 
looks pretty handy to me :thumbup: not to be a nit picker but i was taught to always roll up your oxy/acetylene lead clockwise green side up,just incase a hot peice goes flying it'll hit the air and not the fuel :eek: I've seen acetylene do some scary stuff.
 
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