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Yeah, we've seen a million welding carts. Here's one more. Goal is for a zero-dollar cart, using scrap and stuff I already have on hand. Unfortunately my scap pile isn't as big as I thought it was when I started. Casters are from a wood box I built a few years ago. Box has been sitting in...

It's cold season here up north, and painting steel in the relatively cool shop is a challenge. It pains me to have to warm the entire place up (and keep it warm) just so I can paint a steel frame. I could probably build an enclosure with some plastic and heat the enclosure, but that seems to...

Inspired by members like koditten, kerrynzl and others, I decided I'd build my own trailer. Plans were a 5x8 but ended up 5x10. My ultimate goal is to build a car hauler, but I figured I'd practice on something smaller first. Frame is 2x1 .125 tube, crossmembers are 2x2 3/16 angle, tongue is...

Last winter I did a few projects where the amount of smoke and dust in the shop felt unsafe, so I knew I needed something. In the summer months I work with the doors open, but when it's cold I don't want to lose all the heat. So I made my own fumes extractor with scrap I had lying around. I...

I currently have an 11 gallon oil-less compressor and want to go bigger. I don't paint cars, but I'm getting into fab work more, and the small unit doesn't keep up to air cutters and sanders. I have a 51" tall location for it, so I'm looking for a 30-40 gallon piston unit that is either short...