Well I finally got around to it after about 14 years of dragging my mig round by the (now broken) carry handle. Mostly because before I didn't want my welders easily wheeled off by some scallies, but now I don't have that fear...
I did the trolley with 3 tiers, bottom tier is for my taskmaster (cebora) 130turbo mig, middle tier at the moment is the sip easyarc although that may become the home for my new plasma cutter when it arrives as the arc doesn't get used that often and is easy to carry anyway. The oddness of the top is because my 14" abrasive chop saw fits exactly into the shape and is held snug by the shape alone. So top tier is the saw.
Its made off odd offcuts which is why the tube diameters are all over the place, mostly 1.5mm wall thickness, although the base tubing is 1mm. The feed mech on my mig is broke again, and so I arc'd it up using a SIP easyarc which I mostly used on the 40amp setting, using the 50 for the heavier parts (bolts to form hangers etc). Rods were just 2mm cheapies a pack of which were knocking round the workshop (so they probably could do with have being dried out in the oven first really).
Weld came out fine, one hole in the whole of the welding, but starting the arc was a bit awkward at times, but Id put that down to the rods being damp and me being out of practice with a arc.
I need a better camera for closeups sorry...
The two weird things under the handle are stowage for the 240 extension that I'm mounting on it perm. So that way all the welders can stay plugged in at once, and just need the extention cord plugging in (its a 16amp rated one). The protruding bolt on the front is where I will bolt all the earth clamps to the chassis of the table, and bolt on a thick heavy clamp lead so once this clamp is on, any of the machines can be used on it without having loads of clamps and leads to worry about. Theres also some hooks on the other side to carry a wire brush, chipping hammer and some welding clamps. The box affair at the bottom is to hold arc welding rods stood upright, and the tops are held tight against a crossbar by a elastic bungee and there is a tube which the mig torch can be dropped into whilst working while its hot on the front (got that idea off here looking at someone elses cart.)
Quick rub with emery to get the spoil off the surface and painted up in what has been dubbed fluffy green round here, matt olive enamel paint, which everything is slowly turning after buying a gallon of it
And today the scrap pile is a bit smaller. Will take a snap when its all dressed up with everything in place. At the moment the paints a bit soft to be working with as its cold over here at the moment.
Theres about 3 evenings work in it in total I reckon. And the cost of the rods/paint/steel/casters which was already lying round...
I did the trolley with 3 tiers, bottom tier is for my taskmaster (cebora) 130turbo mig, middle tier at the moment is the sip easyarc although that may become the home for my new plasma cutter when it arrives as the arc doesn't get used that often and is easy to carry anyway. The oddness of the top is because my 14" abrasive chop saw fits exactly into the shape and is held snug by the shape alone. So top tier is the saw.
Its made off odd offcuts which is why the tube diameters are all over the place, mostly 1.5mm wall thickness, although the base tubing is 1mm. The feed mech on my mig is broke again, and so I arc'd it up using a SIP easyarc which I mostly used on the 40amp setting, using the 50 for the heavier parts (bolts to form hangers etc). Rods were just 2mm cheapies a pack of which were knocking round the workshop (so they probably could do with have being dried out in the oven first really).
Weld came out fine, one hole in the whole of the welding, but starting the arc was a bit awkward at times, but Id put that down to the rods being damp and me being out of practice with a arc.
I need a better camera for closeups sorry...
The two weird things under the handle are stowage for the 240 extension that I'm mounting on it perm. So that way all the welders can stay plugged in at once, and just need the extention cord plugging in (its a 16amp rated one). The protruding bolt on the front is where I will bolt all the earth clamps to the chassis of the table, and bolt on a thick heavy clamp lead so once this clamp is on, any of the machines can be used on it without having loads of clamps and leads to worry about. Theres also some hooks on the other side to carry a wire brush, chipping hammer and some welding clamps. The box affair at the bottom is to hold arc welding rods stood upright, and the tops are held tight against a crossbar by a elastic bungee and there is a tube which the mig torch can be dropped into whilst working while its hot on the front (got that idea off here looking at someone elses cart.)
Quick rub with emery to get the spoil off the surface and painted up in what has been dubbed fluffy green round here, matt olive enamel paint, which everything is slowly turning after buying a gallon of it
And today the scrap pile is a bit smaller. Will take a snap when its all dressed up with everything in place. At the moment the paints a bit soft to be working with as its cold over here at the moment.
Theres about 3 evenings work in it in total I reckon. And the cost of the rods/paint/steel/casters which was already lying round...