Lazylaser
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I have been buying tools for the last couple years and they have just kind of been sitting while I accomplish other things, so it feels good enough to share that I'm actually using them.
Finally took some steel I had laying around and made myself a welding table!
Now that I have the table I felt inspired to make a stainless steel welding cart out of big pile of stainless that I had piled up ready to go to the scrap yard. This cart will be my 1st real welding project.
The plan is to build a cart for the tig and move my mig to the tig's current cart.
1st order of business, take this and cut it down.
Chop chop, I use other pieces of scrap to draw straight lines.
The welder, a cutoff wheel and a flap-wheel along with a bench grinder all plugged in, is so nice just picking up the tool I need and nut unplug or swap disks.
Cutting and welding the top part of the cart, this is where the eastwood tig will sit.
The table is really paying off, Lots of turning, flipping and clamping.
Up until this project I have been using the thumb switch, now I get to use the foot petal.
With the cart that the tig is currently sitting on it could topple any moment. That is the last thing I want with this new cart. So I think I have an idea.
I'm going to cut these down...
And weld them to the sides, making a track for the Tig to slide into.
Cutting and welding the top part of the cart, this is where the eastwood tig will sit.
The table is really paying off, Lots of turning, flipping and clamping.
Up until this project I have been using the thumb switch, now I get to use the foot petal.
With the cart that the tig is currently sitting on it could topple any moment. That is the last thing I want with this new cart. So I think I have an idea.
I'm going to cut these down...
And weld them to the sides, making a track for the Tig to slide into.
With the top finished up, its time to get started on the bottom rack, this is the part of the cart where the wheels will attach and the Argon tank will sit.
Just like the top, the bottom needed cut to length.
For the bottom where the tank sits I wanted to reinforce it and had this tic-tack-toe type pattern in mind.
So with the top and bottom wrapped up I started on the legs that hold up the front. without any plans it takes awhile for me to look at the pile of scrap and come up with a clean and good looking functional use.
I'm cutting up these to be identical front legs, not sure how I'll really attach them but, if I don't start cutting I'm just going to keep staring at this pile of stainless.
I have the front legs tacked onto the top, they are notched and just set on the bottom rack while I try to come up with something stable for the rear of the cart.
That was the 1st idea on the rear and it isn't super stable. I was planning on more bracing, but I need a solid way to mount the tank so I'm thinking more like this.
We'll see. I'll take the better camera tomorrow.
Funny story.
I was really disappointed with the foot switch when I was having trouble with the variable amperage...
Then I noticed that the switch on the panel was still on hand controls, so it was only full on or off.
Finally took some steel I had laying around and made myself a welding table!
Now that I have the table I felt inspired to make a stainless steel welding cart out of big pile of stainless that I had piled up ready to go to the scrap yard. This cart will be my 1st real welding project.
The plan is to build a cart for the tig and move my mig to the tig's current cart.
1st order of business, take this and cut it down.
Chop chop, I use other pieces of scrap to draw straight lines.
The welder, a cutoff wheel and a flap-wheel along with a bench grinder all plugged in, is so nice just picking up the tool I need and nut unplug or swap disks.
Cutting and welding the top part of the cart, this is where the eastwood tig will sit.
The table is really paying off, Lots of turning, flipping and clamping.
Up until this project I have been using the thumb switch, now I get to use the foot petal.
With the cart that the tig is currently sitting on it could topple any moment. That is the last thing I want with this new cart. So I think I have an idea.
I'm going to cut these down...
And weld them to the sides, making a track for the Tig to slide into.
Cutting and welding the top part of the cart, this is where the eastwood tig will sit.
The table is really paying off, Lots of turning, flipping and clamping.
Up until this project I have been using the thumb switch, now I get to use the foot petal.
With the cart that the tig is currently sitting on it could topple any moment. That is the last thing I want with this new cart. So I think I have an idea.
I'm going to cut these down...
And weld them to the sides, making a track for the Tig to slide into.
With the top finished up, its time to get started on the bottom rack, this is the part of the cart where the wheels will attach and the Argon tank will sit.
Just like the top, the bottom needed cut to length.
For the bottom where the tank sits I wanted to reinforce it and had this tic-tack-toe type pattern in mind.
So with the top and bottom wrapped up I started on the legs that hold up the front. without any plans it takes awhile for me to look at the pile of scrap and come up with a clean and good looking functional use.
I'm cutting up these to be identical front legs, not sure how I'll really attach them but, if I don't start cutting I'm just going to keep staring at this pile of stainless.
I have the front legs tacked onto the top, they are notched and just set on the bottom rack while I try to come up with something stable for the rear of the cart.
That was the 1st idea on the rear and it isn't super stable. I was planning on more bracing, but I need a solid way to mount the tank so I'm thinking more like this.
We'll see. I'll take the better camera tomorrow.
Funny story.
I was really disappointed with the foot switch when I was having trouble with the variable amperage...Then I noticed that the switch on the panel was still on hand controls, so it was only full on or off.
