first project

[4x4Rick]

So I have been lurking around reading as much as I can. I have pissed the wife off because I will read the forum for a few hours at a time. So I got to finally got to the scrap yard and got quite a bit of steel for the welding cart and welding table. Here are a few pics of the build. It is made from 1 inch square tubing can't remember the gauge. The machine is a Lincoln 180c and straight co2.






Sorry for the blurry they are with a cell phone and the angle is bad from the camera on the weld

[Robert Hall]

Nice cart. Is that bottle of bubbly in the background for emergencies or success?

[4x4Rick]

No its actually only sparkling cider got it after my first solo from flight school i was under age at the time (10 years ago) so i got that instead of champagne.

[tigmusky]

looks good

just remeber.... a happy wife is a happy life!!


Daye

[SEAR]

looks good, i would add some angle iron or something to secure that welder to the cart better

[4x4Rick]

The welders feet are a snug fit between rails its not going any where. The happy wife happy life is the truth she actually wanted to help and she did some grinding while I cut and welded even have a picture to prove it.

[tigmusky]

Originally Posted by 4x4Rick

The welders feet are a snug fit between rails its not going any where. The happy wife happy life is the truth she actually wanted to help and she did some grinding while I cut and welded even have a picture to prove it.

That-A- boy

NICE Daye

[bert the welder]

Cool that she joined in! Next project should be a surprise for her!!! That'll be good for some points!

[Hardware]

Rick, I strongly suspect your Power MIG 180 is identical to my MIG PAK 180. I like that design, what are the dimensions of your cart? Did you do anything to secure it to the cart?

[biker trash]

Originally Posted by 4x4Rick

The welders feet are a snug fit between rails its not going any where. The happy wife happy life is the truth she actually wanted to help and she did some grinding while I cut and welded even have a picture to prove it.

thats greatness!!!! my wife helped me on a smoker I built. She tacked on the hinges of the door. Scared the sh*t out of her the first time it sparked! LOL but she eventualy got the hang of it.

[4x4Rick]

Hardware the 180c is the same pretty much identical other then has all aluminum wire feed block and is not a tapped machine. the dimensions on the cart are
31 1/4 " length
10 1/2' wide just enough so that the feet fit tightly in the machine.
16'' tall without wheels 20 with wheels
the handle is 31 1/2 off the ground cut at a 25 degree angle

[a.james.smith1]

sweetness on the wifey jumping in. My ol lady made a few puddles a few weeks ago, a little gun shy, but she looked like she felt pretty accomplished afterwards

[Hardware]

Originally Posted by 4x4Rick

Hardware the 180c is the same pretty much identical other then has all aluminum wire feed block and is not a tapped machine. the dimensions on the cart are
31 1/4 " length
10 1/2' wide just enough so that the feet fit tightly in the machine.
16'' tall without wheels 20 with wheels
the handle is 31 1/2 off the ground cut at a 25 degree angle

Tapped?

[SeanMurphy265]

Originally Posted by tigmusky

That-A- boy

NICE Daye

Will she cut the grass too?

[fredf]

I would encourage a face shield when grinding. if you see some of the pix of oh oh's - they aint pretty

[Billdacat]

X2: On a full face shield when grinding.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18215305
Stay away from Harbor Fright wheels.

[4x4Rick]

Hardware tapped means you have a machine that only allows 6 voltage settings. A through F vs a continuous machine allows for infinite voltage adjustments within those ranges


Good call on face mask will be getting a couple

[Billdacat]

BTW: Nice cart...