Welding Cart Build

[Joco]

Another of the workshop projects to help get things all organised is a welding cart.  This build started a while ago and has taken a back seat while the Lathe stand was completed and commissioned.

Current status is:
1. frame built
2. mounting plates for the wheels are drilled and welding in place with a successful trial fit of wheels done
3. bottle shelf has angle steel supports welded in place and a success trial fit of the gas bottle performed to prove the shelf is the correct width
4. bracing triangles to help hold the gas bottle in place designed and cut but work has gotten in the way of progressing those this week

See the pics below.
Pic 1:  Over all view of the cart
Pic 2:  The bottle shelf
Pic 3:  The "crown" on the top shelf that will provide convenient places to loop earth and torch cables over

[Joco]

The welding cart continues. I have everything pretty much fabricated that I need to its now painting time. Pity the paint takes 16 hours to cure between coats. A real pain. However I have a first coat done and things are very YELLOW!

[Johnmcc69]

Nice work! It certainly looks very sturdy!

 John

[b.lindsey]

At least it will be easy to find though  Looks good and sturdy!!

Bill

[Joco]

Yup shes really solid.   When putting the lathe on its stand this was laid on its side with the pallet on top to act as a temporary riser while we shortened up the hoist to get the necessary height.

It had 280 kg sitting on for a bit. Another piece of "brick shithouse" engineering by "Walker Engineering Inc".   

[Joco]

Okay after much spray painting here is the cart with wheels on and the top and middle shelves just laid on the frame.  I need to take some nicks out of the edges where the welding beads are so the shelves sit nice and flush the frame. I also need to source a bottom shelf. But no major rush for that.

On the whole not looking too shabby.

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Now that's one sweet cart  . Captain Jerry should love the colour,  looks like Cattypillar Yeller   

Cletus

[Joco]

Its done, well mostly, predominately done. Done enough that it can be used.   

[bruedney]

Nice

And that is a nice little pile of steel on the floor

Have a good one

Bruce