Welding Tips and Tricks

Finally getting my cart built for my Unisaw.... I've been thinking about it for 20 years. ..

Nice!
I like the way you've housed the front caster and allowed it to rotate within the enclosure, and the choice of 3 contact points is great for uneven surfaces.

is that a magnetic ground? if so what brand and do you like it?

motox wrote:is that a magnetic ground? if so what brand and do you like it?

It's a 200amp Magswitch, seems to work okay when the metal is clean! It is convenient at times...

TRACKRANGER wrote:Nice!
I like the way you've housed the front caster and allowed it to rotate within the enclosure, and the choice of 3 contact points is great for uneven surfaces.

There are 4 casters... the small section is for the saw, large end supports the extension table and will be a shelf. There will be 6 leveling screws around the perimeter. Probably could have done only 3 casters, but!!!

Very nice attention to detail. I love this stuff, I can spend hours looking at projects such as this.

Finally making progress...

The casters are for mobility only, finally made some leveling feet..


Here is the simple jig I used to position the T handle..

Finally got some paint on the cart.

Wasn't easy, but got the saw onto the cart! Next, plywood/osb on the bottom for storage and the support for the table.

Top Job Glen

I like the combination of mobility and stabilized positioning.

TRACKRANGER wrote:Top Job Glen

I like the combination of mobility and stabilized positioning.

In this garage, it's a necessity, the floor is so uneven... Also, it needs the stability when you are trying to run a 4'x8' sheet of 1" MDF. The levelers almost don't retract enough to clear the irregular surfaces... The height ended up at nearly the same height as my new Miller ArcStation welding table...

GlenC wrote:

TRACKRANGER wrote:Top Job Glen

I like the combination of mobility and stabilized positioning.

In this garage, it's a necessity, the floor is so uneven... Also, it needs the stability when you are trying to run a 4'x8' sheet of 1" MDF. The levelers almost don't retract enough to clear the irregular surfaces... The height ended up at nearly the same height as my new Miller ArcStation welding table...

Now you're starting to really tease me!!! Wow that sure looks like a neat unit.

Many $$'s ?

Trev

TRACKRANGER wrote:Now you're starting to really tease me!!! Wow that sure looks like a neat unit.

Many $$'s ?

Trev

Actually they are a great deal at Zoro Tools... they currently have a 25% off coupon for orders over $300 code= DAYOFF good to 9/3. I bought the clamp to get over the $300...
http://www.zoro.com/g/Workbenches/00096843/None