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[E12-535iTurbo]

I've made some axle stands to gain better access to the underneith of my BMW E12. I wanted them to be moveable and adjustable in height. Instead of buying them I made them with cheaply sourced materials. I've spend about 10 euro's . Anyway this is about welding so here are some welds (obviously not cleaned and taken directly after welding):

Any input is greatly appreciated!

 

[Kaasdief]

Terrible welding

 

[Richard D]

Terrible welding

Why do you say that? As long as he has good penetration, I don't see any problem.

 

[aka Larry]

Why do you say that? As long as he has good penetration, I don't see any problem.

I'm sure that was sarcasm. Those welds look pretty damn good to me.

 

[NASTYZEN]

I've made some axle stands to gain better access to the underneith of my BMW E12. I wanted them to be moveable and adjustable in height. Instead of buying them I made them with cheaply sourced materials. I've spend about 10 euro's . Anyway this is about welding so here are some welds (obviously not cleaned and taken directly after welding):

Any input is greatly appreciated!

Those are just perfect welds!
Do you weld on a regular basis? If not, any welding place would hire you on the spot.

 

[steel 35]

Terrible welding

Why do you say that? As long as he has good penetration, I don't see any problem.

What day is it?


Very nice wish I could see more are they adjustable?

 

[Macrosloth]

Table I built for my lathe.

Build thread here: http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=234978

 

[Hot Chop shop]

Table I built for my lathe.

Build thread here: http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=234978

Looks great! I always enjoy watching how people clamp the work I always pick up a new tip.

 

[raskal]

Why do you say that? As long as he has good penetration, I don't see any problem.

that's what she said

 

[1grnlwn]

Built a Hotrod wagon for my son. Still have to build my handle design i have planned, but got most of the project done.

Why the hell would you want to do that?

 

[bggrnchvy]

I built a mobile base for my vertical bandsaw I'm refinishing.




I nuked the stainless a bit. My dinosaur Dialarc doesn't have a pulse module like the newer inverter machines and just pumping the pedal didn't cool my arc puddle off quite enough not to build a thick layer of oxide. In the end it doesn't matter as it all gets wire wheeled off anyways, but it looks nicer to get the rainbow coloring.

 

[great white tj]

I added some casters to a Vise stand. The casters are old and I am not sure how long they will last so I just hit them with some tacks.

 

[spent21]

Why the hell would you want to do that?

I guess you get that question a bit as well?

I've been wanting to build one, and I don't even have kids.

 

[ndr1968]

I guess you get that question a bit as well?

I've been wanting to build one, and I don't even have kids.

If I had more room for such things I'd build one too! I'd even figure out how to put a small engine or electric motor in it so it would do, Oh say 15 mph?....and a go cart and a bar stool racer and a minibike chopper and a.....

 

[MonoxieChild]

I go to alot of car shows, and wanted something a bit cooler then the new wagon i usually tow my 3y.o son around in. Been on the hunt for a clean old wagon with 'Patina' for like 2 years with plans to do one of these.

Here's how the handle turned out.

 

[Zeke]

You need some 12 spoke wheels on the front of the wagon and some slicks from the rear of a kart on the back. And wheelie bars.

Why the hell would you want to do that?

It's a big thing out here at the swaps. All kinds of rodded wagons. Monkey see, monkey do.

 

[toomanytoyzz]

You need some 12 spoke wheels on the front of the wagon and some slicks from the rear of a kart on the back. And wheelie bars.

I concur!! I'd have my son sport that any day.

 

[MonoxieChild]

It's a big thing out here at the swaps. All kinds of rodded wagons. Monkey see, monkey do.

Ive actually never seen one of these in person. But have seen pics online of some builds which is where i got my inspiration. There's even a forum dedicated to ratrod bikes and wagons.

The go cart slicks are already planned, but the local gocart track isnt open for the season yet, so i have to wait. I got a lead they sell there bald tires for $5 a piece so waiting. The ones on the wagon now are some $3.99 HF tires meant for a dolly. Figured they would tide me over till the gocart shop opened.

 

[spent21]

I took it as him being facetious... considering his avatar.

 

[1grnlwn]

I took it as him being facetious... considering his avatar.

I couldn't resist. It is funny because that was built to tow my son around Street Machine Nats. That "little boy" is now 20 years old and is a tractor mechanic. I don't have a pic but the front tires were smaller push mower tires. GoCart tires would look great. In that time "rat Rod " was a primered Camero. Pro street was the shiznit. You had to have a blower! Back then I didn't have the equipment I have now so the construction looks hurried , maybe I should go ahead and start one for future grandchildren.

 

[MonoxieChild]

I never even noticed the avatar pic. haha. This is actually the first real project ive even used my welder on that wasnt an exhaust job/fix. Been wanting to find more uses for it so i could get better at it. And this was a perfect project.

I think one of these for me is next on the list of projects.

 

[Robert Hall]

Welding welds on the welding table. HF $45 strong bad... uh strong breath, no... stonghand knockoff. Now with reinforced welding top.

Now back to the Scotch.

 

[Robert Hall]

Ok. Before I can load the gear on I need to give it a week to cure.

This will hold my welder, chop saw, plasma cutter, and yet to be built torch cooler.

The little pocket is for the pedal.

These will hold the TIG wire

Let's not forget the cup holder...

 

[Hot Chop shop]

Ok. Before I can load the gear on I need to give it a week to cure.

This will hold my welder, chop saw, plasma cutter, and yet to be built torch cooler.

This cart looks awesome! I have 4 cans of miller blue paint waiting to make a similar project.... Make sure to post pics with it all loaded up!

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[Robert Hall]

Thanks! I used 4 cans of primer, 3 cans of black, 2 cans of Ford blue Engine enamel. I couldn't bring myself to pay miller blue prices.

 

[Hot Chop shop]

Thanks! I used 4 cans of primer, 3 cans of black, 2 cans of Ford blue Engine enamel. I couldn't bring myself to pay miller blue prices.

Sorry I should correct myself... 4 cans of miller"ish" blue paint... The Rustoleum safety blue is what I have stock piled for the future cart.

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[MillerMav]

Love the cup holder. Great cart!

 

[E12-535iTurbo]

Those are just perfect welds!
Do you weld on a regular basis? If not, any welding place would hire you on the spot.

Thanks NASTYZEN, I really appreciate that especially from you. I don't really weld that often. I'm a car enthousiast but don't have much time to work on it. I bought the welder about seven years ago and replaced the 10L bottle two times now. That should give you an idea of the amount of time I shared with the welder.

Very nice wish I could see more are they adjustable?

They are adjustable. Actually I made quite some pictures to share but my image shack registration has expired and I need to pay to get new pictures online. Since I'm not making money with these pictures I'm not paying for them to be available online. It's a shame as I really got a spark from this forum and remodeled my garage based on what I've read/seen here. I took some pictures along the way too, and I've done other projects most of you would like to see here.

Anyway, I made them adjustable with M24x2 theaded ends. Should be plenty strong to keep the car up.

BR. Jan

 

[Robert Hall]

Sorry I should correct myself... 4 cans of miller"ish" blue paint... The Rustoleum safety blue is what I have stock piled for the future cart.

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I used that too. I like the enamel from the OREILLY a bit better.

I am no expert at paint, however.

 

[johndeereman]

I have to say that is an awesome looking cart looks very useful and well built
Nice job maybe one day i will get around to something like that but first i have to finish the shop build at the farm.

 

[Joe Burger]

nice welds man, you do good work!

 

[Kaasdief]

I was pulling your leg.

 

[aka Larry]

Saturday I started work on a gate to keep my miniature dachshund Katie on the deck and my neighbor's dog off of it.

As always I started with a drawing. The plan was to use 1" square tubing for the main frame and 1/2" EMT for the spindles. The lower portion would have spindles closer together because of Katie's small stature. The upper portion would have half the number of spindles, thus twice the spacing.

I started by cutting all the components to length using the bandsaw. Components cut:

Marking the holes for the spindles:

Drilling the pilot holes for the spindles:

Here I've started cutting the 9/16" holes using Rotabroaches. I love these things and they are made in the good 'ole USA.

I decided to build my own hinges using some 1/8" plate. As you can see I countersuck the holes so the screw heads would sit flush:

Components for the hinges welded together:

Once the hinge pin is welded in place the hinge assembly is done:

I didn't take pics of the assembly, but I welded the frame together with the EMT spindles slid into the holes. I added a little detail using some 1.5" DOM I had laying around also. Next I welded a pair of stainless steel washers to each hinge point to act as a bearing surface. I added a off-the-shelf latch to the gate and deck post, did a test fit to get all the holes drilled, and final adjustment done before paint.

After fit-up, I primed all the metal with self-etching primer, and top coated everything with Rustoleum satin black. I let the paint dry for about four hours before final installation. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The boss was happy with it as well, but now she wants me to replace all the deck railing! Here's the final installed pics:

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[jhn9840]

Very nice job. Funny thing about the bosses. One thing always leads to another.

jhn9840
John

 

[E12-535iTurbo]

Thanks for sharing. You did a nice job there! I'm planning one too.

 

[pepi]

Good one Larry !

 

[Robert Hall]

Here's the final!

https://www.facebook.com/greatbasinwelding/posts/261381784044187

Build thread...


http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?382131-Wait-for-it-Yes!-Another-welding-cart!

 

[ADSR]

Here's the final!

https://www.facebook.com/greatbasinwelding/posts/261381784044187

Very nice!

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

Well done k7qd!

kd6poc

 

[Duker]

Here's the final!

Nicely Done!