soj
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This is for those of you with a Miller welder on wheels, the Millermatic 212s and 252s. The ones that open from the side, and the door lifts up and rests on the top of the cabinet.There may be other models or sizes with a similar cabinet. I think the Hobarts are made the same way, not sure about a Lincoln. That door design means you can't store anything (gloves, helmet, clamps, etc.) on top of the welder. Or, at least if you do, it all has to come off to change wire. And it is not really designed for storage, so "stuff" will fall off when you move the welder. I have a 212, and soon after I bought it I began to wish I had bought the 211 and a cart, so I could keep all my welding tools together. But I had what I had, so I began to think how I could store my "stuff" with the welder, and still open the door. I also wanted to keep my plasma cutter with the welder. This is what I came up with.
A storage box mounted above the welder:
With a door on the same side as the welder door:
The box is 1/2" plywood, painted Miller blue on the outside, and a clear varnish on the inside:
It is mounted on over travel ball bearing drawer slides, so I just push it back:
And open the welder door:
The welder door opens all the way, without touching the storage box:
Another view, with everything closed up:
A cradle on the other side:
Holds the plasma cutter:
No holes were drilled in the welder, everything mounts to existing bolts. Some of the bolts were replaced with longer ones.
The rear frame extends up high enough to mount a couple of garden hose racks for the cables:
Just a close up of the hose rack mounting:
It is all 1" sq thin wall tube with 1" X 1/8" angle for mounting tabs, 1/2" tube and flat strap for the plasma cradle. The ends of the rear frame are open at the top, a good place to keep the nozzle pliers and a chipping hammer. I don't know why I have a chipping hammer, I guess a hold over from the old flux core welder.
The recessed top on the box keeps anything stored there from falling off. For those of you who don't build anything with wood, a sheet metal box would work as well.
jp
A storage box mounted above the welder:
With a door on the same side as the welder door:
The box is 1/2" plywood, painted Miller blue on the outside, and a clear varnish on the inside:
It is mounted on over travel ball bearing drawer slides, so I just push it back:
And open the welder door:
The welder door opens all the way, without touching the storage box:
Another view, with everything closed up:
A cradle on the other side:
Holds the plasma cutter:
No holes were drilled in the welder, everything mounts to existing bolts. Some of the bolts were replaced with longer ones.
The rear frame extends up high enough to mount a couple of garden hose racks for the cables:
Just a close up of the hose rack mounting:
It is all 1" sq thin wall tube with 1" X 1/8" angle for mounting tabs, 1/2" tube and flat strap for the plasma cradle. The ends of the rear frame are open at the top, a good place to keep the nozzle pliers and a chipping hammer. I don't know why I have a chipping hammer, I guess a hold over from the old flux core welder.
The recessed top on the box keeps anything stored there from falling off. For those of you who don't build anything with wood, a sheet metal box would work as well.
jp
