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[Copymutt]

Me three.

 

[Slednut]

Made these for my project car, some sheet metal work and some welding. I really don't have any sheet metal tools except hammers and dollies. Used a vice and some channel iron to make the bends.

 

[EXBRONCO]

OK 1st post here, made a Hitch/winch mount

 

[EXBRONCO]

Made a welding cart

 

[TTA89]

Just finished my cart up as well!

 

[Hobb]

Thought I would share my stand for my portaband saw. My first full welding fab build. Inspired by youtube and built with a few personal tweaks Definitely learned a few things along the way. Cost my 12 bucks in materials plus some scrap pipe I had laying around. Only thing I might change is the location of the right side clamp to be behind the blade so there is no torque on the plate. Disregard the 2 drilled holes. Originally I was going to screw the saw to the plate but decided to use clamps to make install/removal easier.

 

[MrSurly]

Good Stuff, that


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[DavidR8]

Just finished my cart up as well!

That’s a good looking cart!


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[larry4406]

Thought I would share my stand for my portaband saw. My first full welding fab build. Inspired by youtube and built with a few personal tweaks Definitely learned a few things along the way. Cost my 12 bucks in materials plus some scrap pipe I had laying around. Only thing I might change is the location of the right side clamp to be behind the blade so there is no torque on the plate. Disregard the 2 drilled holes. Originally I was going to screw the saw to the plate but decided to use clamps to make install/removal easier.

I like the clamp idea.

 

[shortykorte]

Nice carts. [emoji106]
Great idea on the cables for bandsaw.


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[Duker]

Just finished my cart up as well!

I like the carts but I like that view even better! [emoji106]


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[Old Man Roger]

I like the carts but I like that view even better! [emoji106]


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Right! Looks like a mural..lol

 

[Hobb]

Thanks larry so far its working awesome for me. been ripping through some tubing for my welding cart build to get the welder off my bench shelf.

 

[sberry]

Made a welding cart

We take it that yellow thing on the cart has a 20A breaker on it?
So, maybe this has been considered but this is a bit for others doing something similar. If that 4 way came with a 12 cord and plug then it may not have additional protection like a common generic strip does. The plug that came listed on it allowed it to be plugged to 20, the rest of it and stuff connected to it depends on the premise circuit breaker. If its on a 30 or 50 needs additional ocpd.
Those kind of carts are my favorite, some salvage some mod. All that **** is so slow and tedious to build anymore I try to avoid it. Not to mention the cost.

 

[ClappedOutBport]

A little Edison fuse would do.

 

[sberry]

The OP is newer here so we don't know details, maybe he did this etc. Agree a fuse would work. they make a little 2 space panel too. A breaker is ideal if a guy is running motors or other welding equipment, grinders and such a fuse probably be just fine.

 

[C91x]

Had a lyon tool cart from the 40s or 50s that I got for free. Decided to make one cart big enough for 2 of my 3 welders and the little plasma cutter. Used some 1x1 and 1x2 to basically build a frame around the cart used my lathe to round off some 1/2" nuts to use as inserts for the casters. Also built a hold for the tig torch.... I kept breaking Pyrex cups with the torch dangling

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[C91x]

Had a piece of 20 gauge that was bent up from not being stored properly. Tried to beed roll by myself and I bent it up worse but I have a shelf for bigger cut offs under my welding table now. Also put a few dimples in it

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[harley jim]

Had a lyon tool cart from the 40s or 50s that I got for free. Decided to make one cart big enough for 2 of my 3 welders and the little plasma cutter. Used some 1x1 and 1x2 to basically build a frame around the cart used my lathe to round off some 1/2" nuts to use as inserts for the casters. Also built a hold for the tig torch.... I kept breaking Pyrex cups with the torch dangling

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I love those Lyon carts they are indestructible wish I had one.
I worked at Lyon in 1976 and they still made those then.
Great welding cart

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[C91x]

I love those Lyon carts they are indestructible wish I had one.
I worked at Lyon in 1976 and they still made those then.
Great welding cart

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Thanks. Thats not the actual pic of the one I had since i didn't take any before pics. Also guessing about the year based on the other cabinets I pulled out of the dumpster. Some of our Technical Operations guys were throwing a ton of stuff into a dumpster. All these boxes were used for aviation electric components so there was very little wear. I thought the silver 50's craftsman box was a reproduction based on its conditions. You should have seen the look on their faces when a guy in business attire started going through the dumpster.

 

[sanddan]

I bought a set of mirrors for my Polaris Ranger sxs and when I mounted the first side I couldn't believe how poorly they fit. The mirror was tilted at an angle and the bolt that attached the mirror to the mount interfered with the mount and couldn't be tightened. I preceded to cut part of the mount off, add a small piece of 1/8" plate to space the mirror out so it would clear the mount bolt and also changed the mount plate angle so the mirror wasn't tilted at a funny angle. Not a big job but made a big difference in the final fit up. In the first pic the stock mount is on the left and the modified mount on the right.

 

[harley jim]

Thanks. Thats not the actual pic of the one I had since i didn't take any before pics. Also guessing about the year based on the other cabinets I pulled out of the dumpster. Some of our Technical Operations guys were throwing a ton of stuff into a dumpster. All these boxes were used for aviation electric components so there was very little wear. I thought the silver 50's craftsman box was a reproduction based on its conditions. You should have seen the look on their faces when a guy in business attire started going through the dumpster.

That cart looks green, all of the old stuff was almost army od green. They switched to dove gray in the late 60, early 70 I'm not sure of the exact year, I should have said that in my first post. Great cart though.
I have a couple of there workbenches one I repurpose as my lathe table it also has a Lyon metal drawer.

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[BlueBomber]

Notched the crossmember on my 1960 Impala to clear the oil pan on the 6.0 LS engine swap underway. Despite getting a Camaro oil pan, which is very shallow up front, the pan rested on the crossmember before the motor mounts hit the perches. Rather than hunt for yet another oil pan, I cut the crossmember saddle front edge and sides, like a box lid flap, with the plasma torch, then took an inch out of the front vertical rise. I banged the "flap" down with a BFH, trimmed the edges and then filled in all gaps with patches.

Not my best work, but certainly functional, and it'll be hidden by the engine anyway. After the last pic, I ground all the welds flat and then sprayed it with undercoating paint.

"A little bit of grinding and a little bit of paint...".[emoji38]

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[TTA89]

I built a 12"x12" box anchor out of some scrap. It will fit in the storage compartment of our Pontoon boat and isn't very heavy. No more having to keep hold of the boat when we jump off and go swimming. Can't wait to try it!

 

[E.rodz]

about 5 miles of welding and fab work on my 1970 Chevelle to make a 335 tire fit in the wheel well.
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[InDaRed2]

My new 2'x4' 5/8" table top that I had water jetted. 5/8" holes on 4" centers. Originally had it drawn up for 2" centers but was going to take over 3.5 hours to cut so I knocked it down so my machinist didn't have to baby sit it so long.

Gonna be a bit before I can get the frame built but couldn't wait to show it off!

Progress pics!

 

[harley jim]

Handrails for the house
Cut all the parts for the first section. Squared the rails and tack the first picket.

Made a gauge to space the remaining pickets


Tack and move down the line

Flip and tack the back. Test fit fine tune then fully weld and add mounting tabs.

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[fred d]

Due to social distancing and the lack of workout space for my 15-year-old football player
I traded for a bench press, plate weights bar and a few other weightlifting items.
He and I spent plenty of time cleaning them up and putting clear on them to make them a little more presentable. But we had no way to store all of the plates, and I hated that they were laying all over the floor in the area where someone could be injured
So I decided to work on my welding skills and build this weight rack

 

[topcok88]

Finished putting up the Trex on the steel pergola build. Just need to get the brackets for the privacy screens up now. Really happy to finishing this project up.


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[smalltown]

topcok88 what size is that Trex ? From the photo they look like 2x6, but I didn't think they made Trex that big.

 

[lis2323]

Due to social distancing and the lack of workout space for my 15-year-old football player
I traded for a bench press, plate weights bar and a few other weightlifting items.
He and I spent plenty of time cleaning them up and putting clear on them to make them a little more presentable. But we had no way to store all of the plates, and I hated that they were laying all over the floor in the area where someone could be injured
So I decided to work on my welding skills and build this weight rack

Nice job on the weight tree.

I cheated on mine. I drilled 2” holes to insert a length of tube directly through.

This necessitated only a tiny recessed tack on the underside.

 

[topcok88]

topcok88 what size is that Trex ? From the photo they look like 2x6, but I didn't think they made Trex that big.

It is Trex Transcend dimensional lumber so it is 2x6 material.


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[Magneto]

Finished putting up the Trex on the steel pergola build. Just need to get the brackets for the privacy screens up now. Really happy to finishing this project up.


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TOP NOTCH JOB!

 

[aka Larry]

Finished putting up the Trex on the steel pergola build. Just need to get the brackets for the privacy screens up now. Really happy to finishing this project up.


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Looks great, but I think you're going to have a leak.

 

[fred d]

Nice job on the weight tree.

I cheated on mine. I drilled 2” holes to insert a length of tube directly through.

This necessitated only a tiny recessed tack on the underside.

I did the same. But since I was working on my welding skills I went all the way around

 

[Slednut]

about 5 miles of welding and fab work on my 1970 Chevelle to make a 335 tire fit in the wheel well.

That is really nice, I always do Fords and am really jealous of the guys that do Chevy's and have actual frames to work with. Did you make the 4 link or is that a kit?

 

[Jhmt]

Finally it's done

 

[welder4956]

Finally it's done

 

[shortykorte]

Jhmt, beautiful smoker.

the legs on left side would be great table legs. How did you make them?


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[LeeG]

Edit the url link and change the https to http.

Very nice build. Are the hinges brass?