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Mig Welding Cart / Hobart 187 Project--Thanksgiving Monster...
I am waiting on some parts for my disc brake swap and decided to dig into a welding cart project.
My goals were two-fold. First I have to get it under a 38 inch shelf for storage. Minus the wheels which I still need to source, it stands 35.5 inches high. Second, I have small kids and really didn't want them pulling a tank over at some point. So I invested $12 in a plumbers clamp to hold the tank to the cart.
The deck is galvanized steel, maybe 16 gauge. (Yes, I wore a welding respirator). The bracing for the deck is actually some rails from an old garage door. I used some scrap 1 inch by 1/4 strapping for the tank deck. I had slick looking gusset which I used to cantilever the top deck. My decorative innovation is the use of a couple of old shocks for fun....that's as monster as I get.
I was really impressed with my new cut off saw as well. My brother and sister in law bought it for me this fall (xmas and b-day). It is a reconditioned hitachi.
Let me know your thoughts on the cart.
I am waiting on some parts for my disc brake swap and decided to dig into a welding cart project.
My goals were two-fold. First I have to get it under a 38 inch shelf for storage. Minus the wheels which I still need to source, it stands 35.5 inches high. Second, I have small kids and really didn't want them pulling a tank over at some point. So I invested $12 in a plumbers clamp to hold the tank to the cart.
The deck is galvanized steel, maybe 16 gauge. (Yes, I wore a welding respirator). The bracing for the deck is actually some rails from an old garage door. I used some scrap 1 inch by 1/4 strapping for the tank deck. I had slick looking gusset which I used to cantilever the top deck. My decorative innovation is the use of a couple of old shocks for fun....that's as monster as I get.
I was really impressed with my new cut off saw as well. My brother and sister in law bought it for me this fall (xmas and b-day). It is a reconditioned hitachi.
Let me know your thoughts on the cart.
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