Welding cart build

Somehow I’ve not been getting updates on this for several pages. This is great it has turned into community weld carts! Along with sketch up tutorials by Chuck! This last week I had finally zeroed in on my junk art version of a welding cart. Mine is of course a totally different direction because of my engineering stock. Because I never weld on any other surface than cement and I wanted to use the cast iron wheels and castors I save off my old floorjack. Along with the side rails being made out of 4x4x3/8” angle I got a deal on. Way overbuilt, but that’s what I have. In order for the castors and wheels to be the same installed height I had to make stub axels out of some 1” shaft.
 

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C-Bag said:
Somehow I’ve not been getting updates on this for several pages. This is great it has turned into community weld carts! Along with sketch up tutorials by Chuck! This last week I had finally zeroed in on my junk art version of a welding cart. Mine is of course a totally different direction because of my engineering stock. Because I never weld on any other surface than cement and I wanted to use the cast iron wheels and castors I save off my old floorjack. Along with the side rails being made out of 4x4x3/8” angle I got a deal on. Way overbuilt, but that’s what I have. In order for the castors and wheels to be the same installed height I had to make stub axels out of some 1” shaft.
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Nice work on the axles :)
And excellent re-use of the table saw extensions. I keep my eyes open for those!
 
DavidR8 said:
Nice work on the axles :)
And excellent re-use of the table saw extensions. I keep my eyes open for those!
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Thanks. Because of your thread on welding tables and Mikey’s link to that great review of welding tables and the NASA spec I checked this thing. Where it’s bolted together is where it didn’t meet spec at .008. But the rest of the table was around .002-.003! So I had some shim stock and was able to get it down to .003 across the bolt part so it’s now NASA spec. So I’m back looking for other wings to expand it with. I just welded the frame up yesterday and it came out totally flat. Score.
 
I'm not sure if @lis2323 posted them somewhere on H-M but he has some awesome jigs made from tablesaw extension wings.
 
i just missed a couple on CL the other day. They wanted $45 for the whole saw. Something that’s over looked is the cast iron table from the saw too. I’ve added tablesaws to my virtual vulture searches.

The idea of the hi end cast iron welding tables using milled sub rails to bolt the cast iron units to is something I’m going shoot for. This little table is super handy though. I don’t often need a big table, but to have the ability to expand the iron units with precision rails is very appealing.
 
DavidR8 said:
I'm not sure if @lis2323 posted them somewhere on H-M but he has some awesome jigs made from tablesaw extension wings.
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Nice work.
I would love to make some. I know you can buy them but they are up there$$$$
A guy could get close and surface grind them square.
 
Janderso said:
Nice work.
I would love to make some. I know you can buy them but they are up there$$$$
A guy could get close and surface grind them square.
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If only a fellow had a surface grinder ;)
 
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