[PhillerTime]

Built a welding cart in the ZT Fab style with a 12 gauge sheet 2'x4', left over 18 gauge 1" square tubing from a store display, and various lengths of 2", 3", and 4" .125 flat bar. I wanted the cart to hold two or more welders and two tanks. I found a barely used Lincoln 210mp on craigslist and had a lot of fun practicing mig. I used a plasma cutter to cut up the sheet metal parts.

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I was so caught up on trying to make a good mig weld, I forgot about how much parts can and will warp. Really warped the sheet metal base when I fully welded (nonstop!) outside corner joints.

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I ended up trying to correct the 1/2" bow by clamping the base upside down to my downdraft table then fully welding the inside corner joints.

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Now the base only kicks up about a 1/4" overall.

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I had fun bending the 4" x 1/8" flat stock with a small sledge-hammer and a wood vise.

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I bolted down 210mp via the factory holes inside the cabinet and made a little hook out angle iron to catch the lip of the Everlast 160STH.

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The cart turned out bigger than I hoped but it's nice to have the control panel buttons a little higher than my last cart. Just want to say thank you to all the members, most posts are educational and often entertaining at the same time.

[homeboy]

Nice cart -lot of work but always worth it in the end. Had me going for a bit about why all the holes in the 1in tubes and then I went back and read your post and all was explained.

[PhillerTime]

Nice cart -lot of work but always worth it in the end. Had me going for a bit about why all the holes in the 1in tubes and then I went back and read your post and all was explained.

Yeah in retrospect, I should have just bought new steel.

[electrode]

Nice cart -lot of work but always worth it in the end. Had me going for a bit about why all the holes in the 1in tubes and then I went back and read your post and all was explained.

Yeah in retrospect, I should have just bought new steel.

Nothing wrong with re-purposing stuff. I do it all the time as do many others here. Looks like a lot of work went into that cart but it won't fall apart, that's for sure. Good job.

[PhillerTime]

Nice cart -lot of work but always worth it in the end. Had me going for a bit about why all the holes in the 1in tubes and then I went back and read your post and all was explained.

Yeah in retrospect, I should have just bought new steel.

Nothing wrong with re-purposing stuff. I do it all the time as do many others here. Looks like a lot of work went into that cart but it won't fall apart, that's for sure. Good job.

Thanks for the kind words!

[homeboy]

Actually I have quite a few projects with misc. holes and slots from reclaimed angle iron bed frames from the metal recycle pile at the landfill. If anyone asks what they're for just say -well isn't it obvious and change the subject.

[PhillerTime]

Actually I have quite a few projects with misc. holes and slots from reclaimed angle iron bed frames from the metal recycle pile at the landfill. If anyone asks what they're for just say -well isn't it obvious and change the subject.

Really lol! I'm going to use that one.