Well, I decided to build a welder cart/mobile work bench last week. It's a long story, but I had a really nice work bench that I couldn't move with myself to my house. Because of that, most of the welding I have done in the past few weeks out of my house has been the "creative" way. I mean, I tied my Argon tank to my back yard's wall with some cable, used milk carts as my welding bench and what not. Anyways, last week I decided I had enough of this crap. I went to the local Metal Supermarket and bought 50' of 1"x1" square tubing and some sheet metal.

Here's the progress so far:

I threw this in the trash and improvised as I went along, but gotta start with a plan, right? LOL


Secure the Argon tank to something so it doesn't fall over and blow up, LOL.


Yanked out my band saw and started cutting some metal:



This is how you know you're a pro:


All the pieces to the cart:


Hold the cut pieces together with these 90* magnets. They're the best tools when it comes down to making frames, I love them. And no, I didn't ground my welder to wood. LOL


Weld away:


Good thing I got a hair cut, LOL.


Coming together:


All welded up and ready to go:


I also bought these wheels and caster that will be attached to the cart:


Next was to get some sheet metal and make "shelves". The top one (not pictured in this picture) is made out of 11 gauge steel, and the middle and bottom are out of 16 gauge.


I notched the sheet metal to clear the square tubing.


The top "shelf" welded. I used these clamps to prevent warpage.


The top "shelf" will be a little work bench to throw stuff on and cut/grind/weld. Second shelf is where I'm putting my welder. The bottom shelf is either for a water cooler, or a plasma cutter. I'm not sure which one yet. The "back" of the bottom shelf is where my argon tank is gonna sit. I'll secure the tank to the cart with chain.

It's been raining here the past couple of days, so I haven't had time to finish this yet. I'll weld the middle and bottom shelves and mount the wheels and casters as soon as the weather clears up. I'm also going to paint the cart (with the exception of the top shelf) black.

Comments?!?

 

Appearently I'm not the only person making a welder cart...lol.....looks real nice, maybe a bit to big/tall for me but looks good.

PS: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1549995

 

Looks good guy i need to make one for my self too mines on the ground or on the bench in the way lol

 

looking good.

a question about your angle magnets: during welding, does the puddle get sucked away? or unstable in anyway?

when i use my angle magnets during welding. and i notice my weld puddle goes crazy. maybe because im using heavy duty welding magnets. which are twice as large as yours. haha

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Lam.N &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looking good.

a question about your angle magnets: during welding, does the puddle get sucked away? or unstable in anyway?

when i use my angle magnets during welding. and i notice my weld puddle goes crazy. maybe because im using heavy duty welding magnets. which are twice as large as yours. haha</TD></TR></TABLE>

you keep the magnets there long enough to hold it stright while you "TACK" it...not suppose to subject them to continuous heat, or any heat for that matter...

 

Thanks guys!

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Lam.N &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looking good.

a question about your angle magnets: during welding, does the puddle get sucked away? or unstable in anyway?

when i use my angle magnets during welding. and i notice my weld puddle goes crazy. maybe because im using heavy duty welding magnets. which are twice as large as yours. haha</TD></TR></TABLE>

No, the puddle doesn't become unstable. It looked normal to me. The magnets I have are 25-lb magnets, so that might be why. Your question makes me want to go and buy the biggest magnet I can and weld right next to it, just to see what happens. LOL.

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you keep the magnets there long enough to hold it stright while you "TACK" it...not suppose to subject them to continuous heat, or any heat for that matter...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, you're not supposed to heat a magnet above its "Curie point". I don't think the area got hot enough to damage the magnet though. I used them to weld the whole seam, not just to tack it. They're still fine. I even burnt one of them accidentially, but it still works fine.

 

I guess I'm **** about mine...I need to get a set like what you got.

 

Yeah, get some cheap Harbor Freight ones. The ones I bought were 99 cents each. You can afford not to be **** with H.F. tools. They're so cheap. LOL

 

It's pretty much done. The only thing left to do is to paint it and put on the rear wheels. I already made the brackets and everything. The bolts I bought were 1/4" too short, so I have to buy longer bolts.

Anyways, here it is:

 

how big is your tank?

 

275 C.F.

 

Cart looks a little toooo big for your welder? Unless your planning to add things around it. -=P Im to lazy to read. Looks good though

 

The reason I built it this size is because I wanted to use the top shelf as a little work bench. It's also much thicker than the other 2 shelves. The cart has wheels on it too, so it's a little mobile work bench, which also serves the purpose of holding my welder. The bottom shelf is going to a water cooler, which I'm building next. The middle shelve houses my welder, foot pedal, helmet, gloves, etc....

I agree. It's a little too big in the first glance, but it's really functional.

 

yes, if it works for you. Mind if I ask for any advice using gas wilth a welder? I just bought me a 178cf Argon/co2 tank today and can't wait to get welding...

 

You have a 110V Clarke MIG, correct? I assume you also got the Ar/CO2 mix, right? Turn the gas to ~15 cfh on your regulator and get some MIG wire and you'll be good to go.

 

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yup...I did some welding with the gas at ~20cfh with some mig wire, I had a lot of popping and the weld come out convexed(see pic for reffernce). If I turn the wire speed down, it won't weld at a costant frying egg sound and skips...

 

Now make a real stand for your bandsaw!

 

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Oh trust me, I've been wanting to do that since I bought this damn bandsaw. LOL.

 

looks real nice.

is that a hobart freight band saw?

where would I buy sheet metal for the surface like that?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by accordfreak &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks real nice.

is that a hobart freight band saw?

where would I buy sheet metal for the surface like that?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks!

Yes, that's a Harbor Freight band saw.

I buy most of my material from my local Metal Supermarkets (http://www.metalsupermarkets.com). Any cheaper than them would be the scrap yard probably. For instance, a 6' section of 3" aluminum at McMaster is $193.47. I bought the same thing from Metal Supermarkets for $37+tax. The metal quality is good too. They also have free delivery.