Custom Cart built using Everlast power tig 200lx

[britstef]

I built this custom cart for the power tig 200lx powerplasma50 and will put the water cooler in the middle rack and this cart makes it very easy to transport and use any where and on boats where i do tuna towers and boat tops 39659

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[jericho777]

Looks good. Your tank looks real soild. Any problems with the narrow width and the welder on the top?

[EVERLAST_SUPPORT]

I like your cart myself.

Mine is three tiers like that (for MIG, TIG and plasma cutter). Mine is wider as I have a Power IMIG 205 on the top (it can handle a large spool and it is wide), a Power TIG 250LX on the bottom and my cutter in the middle. The TIG and cutter will swap at some point.

Mine is steel (scrap angle iron), wish mine was aluminum like yours. My casters are bigger though. Needed to move all that :D. But pretty much the same idea.

I built a bracket/deck off the back bottom shelf for the tanks and use a chain and strap at the top. If yours was a little wider I would like yours better than mine though.

Nice work for sure.

I have three hooks on one side rather than 2 on each side since I went wider on the shelves. I also have a long swinging handle and two small hook on the front (for the helmets when not in use).

[britstef]

Looks good. Your tank looks real soild. Any problems with the narrow width and the welder on the top?

nope not at all i checked it before putting all these things on the cart and its solid no tip over possiblities

[britstef]

yeah i built one for my roll bender which crowns pipes and i built one for my gardner bender one shot bender and they all work great and are light as i transport them when nesscary in the back of my f250

[EVERLAST_SUPPORT]

yeah i built one for my roll bender which crowns pipes and i built one for my gardner bender one shot bender and they all work great and are light as i transport them when nesscary in the back of my f250

Yea, mine's not light for sure, but with the equipment on them I guess it doesn't matter for me.

I like the plate so you can get units in and out but the angle allows me to leave parts on the sides without them falling off the cart when I move it.

I guess we build what works for us. How thick are your shelves? Aluminum is not cheap these days.

[specter]

Nice looking cart. I like your placement of the tank.

[lugweld]

Brit are you satisfied without reinforcing the aluminum plate where the welder sits with some angle or something? I know the cart is strong, but that is 60+ pounds sitting on a flat plate. Is the plate flexing?

[cabletech]

It's probably just me :D but the only thing that bugs me is putting the water cooler above anything electronic. If it springs a leak, the coolant goes down to whatever's below it...

I'd put the cooler on the bottom shelf and put the plasma in the middle. Shove the cooler back far and you can stick the pedal on the front of the bottom shelf as well.

[EVERLAST_SUPPORT]

It's probably just me :D but the only thing that bugs me is putting the water cooler above anything electronic. If it springs a leak, the coolant goes down to whatever's below it...

I'd put the cooler on the bottom shelf and put the plasma in the middle. Shove the cooler back far and you can stick the pedal on the front of the bottom shelf as well.

The cart will shelter/shed a water leak. A good point though. But they have been on top of TIGs for many years.

For me, plasma on the bottom as it requires little changes. Turn it on, check amps, and go. One knob for amps and one for air if you need to change something. Getting old I guess.

The angle adds more support with less material and a nice catch for things that roll (I somehow have no square parts I lay on my cart when working; plasma consumables, filler, rods/electrodes, etc.).

But I like the look of his cart and the layout.

[britstef]

Yea, mine's not light for sure, but with the equipment on them I guess it doesn't matter for me.

I like the plate so you can get units in and out but the angle allows me to leave parts on the sides without them falling off the cart when I move it.

I guess we build what works for us. How thick are your shelves? Aluminum is not cheap these days.

i used 3/16 alum plates and they are pretty stiff and yeah they are expensive but best in the long run

[britstef]

Brit are you satisfied without reinforcing the aluminum plate where the welder sits with some angle or something? I know the cart is strong, but that is 60+ pounds sitting on a flat plate. Is the plate flexing?

nope the plate doesnt flex at all its 3/16 thick