Welding Tips and Tricks

About me... I'm pretty much a hack part time hobbyist weekend welder, but I love creating stuff so I keep at it.

A while back I was browsing the interweb looking for a mig welding cart. I didn't find anything that motivated me to make the plunge but I did see a weld cart/tool box from Northern Tools that got the creating juices flowing.

I started with an old Craftsman rolling tool cart, I built a frame around it with 2" x 1/8" angle iron, added a platform to hold the tank, then mounted a piece of scrap plate steel on hinges to create a fold down portable weld table.

It's not pretty but it's practical.

That's a fabulous idea. I see no hacks here, only rough diamonds.
Mick

Not pretty? To me, a well-designed and well-implemented mechanism is ALWAYS a thing of beauty.

I like it very much; well done indeed!

Dwight

I give it the stamp of approval. Very practical indeed.
-Jonathan

I like it.

Clearly one design flaw - in it's collapsed position it can't accumulate 100lbs of useless clutter when not welding

I like it - looks good

Great idea, guess you suffer from the "lack of concrete" disease as many of us do.

I would add another layer that you can fold up to protect the welder from sparks and grinding dust.