Tilton RaccoonI have this tool cart I want to convert into a welding cart, so I’ve decided to use some scrap angle iron to build a platform to hold a couple of gas cylinders. Do you smell what The Rock is cookin’???
Got around to welding the frame together tonight. Not the prettiest weld, but it’ll hold.
Next I have to cut a piece of sheet metal to line the bottom with, weld that into place, and then weld the frame onto the bottom of tool cart. I think I should weld the wheels onto the bottom of the frame right under the gas tanks, that’ll probably be the best for structural support, I guess? Or I could just screw them back into place where they already were. Hmm.
I’m reasonably happy with how it turned out. Not bad for a total noob I guess! Needs some cleanup and some paint of course. And I still need to add a smaller rack up near the top that the gas cylinders can be chained to securely, but that is a problem for tomorrow-me.
The cart actually had some M6 threaded holes for accessories on the side, so for now I’m just running a chain and an S-hook across them held down with bolts. I have to wait for the paint to dry before loading up tanks, but I think it looks pretty darn good!
… and this is why I wanted to build a big new cart 😬 Jesus, this thing is big. It’s so big it came double boxed in a wood crate. A PrimeWeld 325X TIG welder. What have I done…
Luna Lactea@tilton That needs to be turned into a computer case if it ever dies.
@jackemled Oh my god I hope it doesn’t die 😅 I want it to last a real long time!
@tilton I hope it lasts a long time too, but if it does die it would make a really cool computer case!
DevKitsune 🦊 🏳️🌈@jackemled @tilton Lincoln Electric apparently sells an overpriced and terrible VR weld training system that includes a PC built into a welder case
@devkitsune @jackemled oh my god that’s hilarious
@devkitsune @tilton I think I've seen those before! The ones I saw weren't that cool though. It was a physical USB wand peripheral & a VR headset. You would plug in the headset & the wand on an office computer & download the software from their website, type in a license key, print out some space tracking patterns to stick to the surface you want to pretend to weld on, & it would go. Cool idea but terrible execution. It even had low effort slideshows & crappy 3D models in the VR environment!
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@tilton well done!
Or should I say.. weld done! x3
@tilton I'd be less concerned about support and more about center of gravity and the whole cart flipping up so the gas tanks can get down to the ground
@littlefox Yeah that’s what I’m thinking. There is a lot of leverage on the other side of the cart, it’s about 1.4 meters long… or wide, I guess! The tank platform only sticks out about 22 cm