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[MN4x4]

Update on the Stock Picker Battery Transfer Cart:

I removed the rollers from the conveyor frame. Here I have one cleaned up, but the rest are as I got them:



I used a wire wheel, some Roloc disks, and I even used a media blaster to clean up the ends. Here they are partway through the paint process:



I don't have a blast cabinet, but I've been meaning to build one. I have a start on it that you might recognize (hint, it's upside down from it's normal position) so I cobbled this together so I could use it today:



While I'm at it, I might just as well rebuild the casters and paint the frames with Silver POR15:



OK - enough teasing. Here's a final view of the cart from the side:



And from the front:



The colors are designed to match my Crown Picker. The rollers are silver, the main body is 'Dark Grey' and the roller frame (upper portion) is what Crown calls 'Bright Beige'. I like it!

Total cost was under $100, not counting my time.

 

[MagnumForce]

Pretty much exactly our wire barrel carts, just replace black with blue and grey with yellow. Looks good.

 

[MN4x4]

Pretty much exactly our wire barrel carts, just replace black with blue and grey with yellow. Looks good.

I've seen that some of the Battery Transfer Carts have a small winch mounted on them to pull the battery onto the cart. Do yours have a winch on them? Would you recommend one for my application?

 

[MagnumForce]

If you have rollers I don't see a reason for it.

 

[MN4x4]

If you have rollers I don't see a reason for it.

It can be quite a challenge to roll the battery out, even with the rollers. Getting a thousand pounds started can be quite a challenge. It's not as much trouble getting it stopped as you might think, since the rollers don't really allow it to freewheel. All of that weight tends to want to make the load stop rather than continue to roll.

That's assuming you're doing this on level ground, of course?!

 

[neonnblack]

They have winches for just that. If its not perfectly(or very near) It can be quite difficult to RnR lift batteries.

 

[Dr.phil]

looks good!!!

 

[y'sguy]

Is that a fireplace insert for a blast cab?

 

[Grinder Bill]

This is my winter project, due to be on the road next spring. 1935 GMC sheet metal grafted to a '99 Blazer 4x4 chassis & firewall. The hood is now complete, the doors have been chopped 3", the box is fitted, the dash is 90% and the wiring is 95% done. Once the snow flies I need to finish the power windows, install the doors and fit & finish the back of the cab.

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[MN4x4]

Is that a fireplace insert for a blast cab?

Sure is!

It needs some legs and a door/window but it served its purpose of collecting (some of) the blast media and controlling what it bounced off of.

For this quick use I just sat it on a 5-gallon pail. Worked fine.

 

[ColoradoToy91]

Beginning:

Closer:

"Done"

 

[MarkG]

Table-mounted bike work stand. Jaws grip the seatpost. Jaws are 2x4 with bored hole for pipe clamps and seatpost. The rest is salvaged metal tube and angle. Rear brace through-bolts to table. Front edge can just be clamped. Solid as a rock! I'm pretty happy with it. I've never needed to spin my bike around like a windmill on my stand, so I don't miss that 'feature' on this version a bit!

 

[zmotorsports]

Fabricated a base for my new knee mill.

Started with 2"x4"x.125" rectangular tubing and added TECO leveling feet.

I machined some threaded bungs so I could bolt the milling machine directly to the base and then level the base with the adjustable feet.

One of my welds.

Completed and painted. Sitting in front of the mill waiting to be put to use.

 

[zmotorsports]

Beginning:

Nice rock buggy.

Mike.

 

[1/2 Cup]

After seeing some of the welds on this thread I feel I need a little more practice, so here is a couple of mine.

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Regards

 

[MagnumForce]

Come down to your base material some more. I would say you need more heat too.

 

[kazlx]

It looks like you are running individual tack welds. A no-no on anything but thin sheet metal. Especially since those plates look burly.

 

[bullnerd]

I like the bike work mount,cool use of a bar clamp.

Z...isn't the base going to make the mill too high? Or is that your intention?

I have pics somewhere of a nice mobile mill base that keeps it pretty low.

 

[zmotorsports]

Z...isn't the base going to make the mill too high? Or is that your intention?

I have pics somewhere of a nice mobile mill base that keeps it pretty low.

No, it is actually a 2/3 or 3/4 size Bridgeport and I don't want to be kneeling down when machining. The 8" that I raised it is PERFECT for both my son and I. It was a bit tall to reach the drawbar but I had already decided a power drawbar would be on my list of modifications even before the mill showed up. It just got bumped right to the top of the list within a few very short hours of operating the mill.

I have seen quite a few mobile bases on milling machines but for some reason I am not a fan of having that large a piece of equipment being mobile. I like them firmly "planted" to the floor of the shop. I do like the fact that I can sweep 360 degrees around it. At first I wasn't even considering having it in the middle of the floor like that but I am out of wall space and my wife suggested this location. I had such a mental block because I was searching for wall space that I never even considered putting in the middle of the floor and having space available to walk completely around it which is nice for cleanup duties.

Mike.

 

[Hot Chop shop]

Working on the welding table... tig welds pretty much.

Looking forward to updates on this project... Thinking about making a new welding table this winter... I have zero need for it but so many great ideas here always want to throw a few more in there.


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[MagnumForce]

After seeing some of the welds on this thread I feel I need a little more practice, so here is a couple of mine.

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Regards

Is that MIG? If so you have more issues than I first thought, I didn't realize it was MIG. You need to weld as one continuous weld, not a bunch of tacks. You have basically no penatratraion there and I wouldn't trust it at all.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Is that MIG? If so you have more issues than I first thought, I didn't realize it was MIG. You need to weld as one continuous weld, not a bunch of tacks. You have basically no penatratraion there and I wouldn't trust it at all.

Thanks for the comment, appreciated.
Yes it is a MIG, a very old one at that and I am having trouble getting the amps right for a continuous weld in thin metal.

The piece that I welded there is thin wall square section, tacked at first to keep it square, then welded as you see in the pic.
The welds were then ground flush with the parent metal.

Regards

 

[mr_magicfingers]

Well a couple of slow days at work and I've just been through this whole thread, there's some amazing skills and ideas within it. I recently bought my first welder but can't really fire it up until we finish the workshop we've just torn down and are rebuilding.

once that's done I'll be back here to ask a lot of, no doubt, obvious questions and to post the results of my first attempts.

 

[coma13]

Thanks for the comment, appreciated.
Yes it is a MIG, a very old one at that and I am having trouble getting the amps right for a continuous weld in thin metal.

The piece that I welded there is thin wall square section, tacked at first to keep it square, then welded as you see in the pic.
The welds were then ground flush with the parent metal.

Regards

Yikes. There is probably almost nothing holding the pieces together at this point.

 

[bullnerd]

OK, that's what I figured. Nice job.
Yeah I have a BP clone that will be getting a power draw bar in the future.Once you use one ,you cant go back!

I'm a fan of having the machines out away from the walls too. Easier to clean and maintain for sure.

No, it is actually a 2/3 or 3/4 size Bridgeport and I don't want to be kneeling down when machining. The 8" that I raised it is PERFECT for both my son and I. It was a bit tall to reach the drawbar but I had already decided a power drawbar would be on my list of modifications even before the mill showed up. It just got bumped right to the top of the list within a few very short hours of operating the mill.

I have seen quite a few mobile bases on milling machines but for some reason I am not a fan of having that large a piece of equipment being mobile. I like them firmly "planted" to the floor of the shop. I do like the fact that I can sweep 360 degrees around it. At first I wasn't even considering having it in the middle of the floor like that but I am out of wall space and my wife suggested this location. I had such a mental block because I was searching for wall space that I never even considered putting in the middle of the floor and having space available to walk completely around it which is nice for cleanup duties.

Mike.

 

[bullnerd]

1/2Cup...go to weldingtipsandtricks.com, he has great videos on setting up a mig welder. You'll be welding better in no time.

 

[Toolhorder]

Here's my grinder stand I've been working on and off since May. Never enough time in the shop to finish it. It's at least functional at this point but I wanted to add paint and hooks for cord and helmet.
I thought this project would be fairly simple but it wasn't as easy as I thought. The 4x4 square tubing wasn't perfectly cut straight and even after cutting it in my chopsaw it was still "off" when I tried to level it. I ended up tacking the piece to the base then grinding the top and checking with a level over and over until it was level then I welded the top plate on.

 

[1/2 Cup]

1/2Cup...go to weldingtipsandtricks.com, he has great videos on setting up a mig welder. You'll be welding better in no time.

many thanks..

 

[Robert Hall]

While the big welding table is coming along...

The tool chests fit perfectly. The idea is that the table can be broken in to smaller pieces if it ever had to be moved.

I solved the most difficult question... what color paint!! (Safety yellow)

I added a clamp hanger to one side...

Also added a hanger for grinders.

The main welding project today was the "humble" welding cart for the free Idealarc I was given last week. 35 years young. Pristine inside. I'll redo the paint this winter.

6010 all the way around.

 

[ClintNZ]

Current project is a swing-away spare wheel carrier for the Landcruiser. Nothing like a rainy weekend to make some progress

Cheers
Clint

 

[Robert Hall]

Current project is a swing-away spare wheel carrier for the Landcruiser. Nothing like a rainy weekend to make some progress

Cheers
Clint

Nice welds!

 

[ClintNZ]

Nice welds!

Cheers! Some of the credit should go to my girlfriend Rosie, we did the circular welds between the upright tube & the bearing housings by assembling it on the spindle, laid down in the vice, then she turned it while I drove the TIG without having to shift position. Kinda cheating but it works good

Rosie also ran the pedal while I welded in the bottom of the bush in the bumper. There is nothing nicer for out of position welding than a TIG with voice controlled amperage

Cheers
Clint

 

[zmotorsports]

Current project is a swing-away spare wheel carrier for the Landcruiser. Nothing like a rainy weekend to make some progress

Cheers
Clint

Nice job. Looks great.

Mike.

 

[zmotorsports]

Machined a new end for a suspension link.

Old end cut off of link.

Newly machined end welded on to link.

Bead blasted, primed and painted prior to installation.

Mike.

 

[Robert Hall]

Not cheating at all. The pros use a positioner. Not sure if the girl friend is any cheaper!!

 

[Rawlins87]

Squat rack

 

[Robert Hall]

Squat rack

How did you drill the holes?

 

[tractordude]

Any one care to venture a guess on this contraption?
It's incomplete, I was just asked to build this much.

 

[welder4956]

Any one care to venture a guess on this contraption?
It's incomplete, I was just asked to build this much.

It's called a "lawn mower".

 

[LG63]

Any one care to venture a guess on this contraption?
It's incomplete, I was just asked to build this much.

Seems late in the season for a mosquito fogger so maybe a smoke machine for Halloween?