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Nate, thanks! Hobart 187. These are the only other pictures I have, showing the frame without the top and the plates I used for the casters.

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Old shopping cart works fine.

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That is ingenuity at its best
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good carts

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Me and my cart go way back!

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Back to Safeway or Piggly Wiggley?

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Hardware/ tool store actually! I liked the smaller size cart.

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Ours is a set of handtrucks with trays welded on to hold the bottle and welder. Doesn't take up much floor space and it easy to move around.

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...FDB4DF8092.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...FDB03650A3.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...FDAA983941.jpg

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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3...cart%25201.jpg
This is my weldin' cart ^
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o...520%252002.jpg
And this is my oil change cart for under the lift. It has angled shelves for oil filters and I scalped a cheap tool box for a couple drawers.
I rearranged the GMC emblems (my initials)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-C...520%252001.jpg

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Nice. That welding "station" is clean.
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I guess I will start with an HB cart just get going, but I will need to modify it at some point unless I use pure Argon to MIG with, I will need to rack 2 bottles as my welder will can both MIG and TIG. with 2 bottles and 2 regulators/hoses, swapping will take about 30 seconds.

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very nice stuff here, love the shopping carts, very cool idea.

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Here are mine-
This is my mig cart,made from an old pressure washer,it holds the bottle and a tray for tools.
http://imageshack.us/a/img16/4748/003vdyh.jpg
It also leans back-
http://imageshack.us/a/img190/3897/004fakp.jpg
And,this is my big gas powered welder.It has the front end from a couple riding mowers connected together to make a platform,with a tongue at one end to pull it with.there are 2,8" rims on the end to hold +and - welding leads.

http://imageshack.us/a/img862/7505/006ur.jpg

Mike.:chevy:/:gmc2:

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Here's mine. PDF plan and materials list at the bottom. I'm in the process of adding O & A bottles on the back.

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Very nice!!:metal:

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this is mine...yes it's just a frame that a tool box sits in.


http://images12.fotki.com/v335/photo...1612128-vi.jpg

http://images14.fotki.com/v384/photo...1612144-vi.jpg

http://images52.fotki.com/v1565/phot...1612134-vi.jpg
heres a link to see all the pictures
http://public.fotki.com/DickSchneerP...-and-welding-/

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That's nice rich. I like that.
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I like that Rich!
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Sooner or later I plan to do something like that. I need to hold 2 tanks and it looks like there is plenty of room for 2.

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That is one great (tidy) idea! Little tool boxes are so affordable
and built so sturdy nowadays!

I've followed this thread for well over a year and am proud to say
I know so many innovative shop improvement folks!

Post more guys!!!

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I like that!!

Did you use the wheels that came with the tool box for the frame wheels? What size angle is that?

I have been trying to decide what type of welding cart to buy or make - think I just made a decision :)

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yes the wheels are the ones that came with the tool box.
the angle is 1-1/2 x 1-1/2.

for me I needed somewhere to store all the welding stuff.
jacket,gloves, helmet,clamps,mig wire,ect....
glad that you liked it....I see a lot of nice ones above mine in here that look very nice,but I needed somewhere to put things.

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Thanks for the info!

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Rich1028: I have to admit to blatant theft. I borrowed / stole your idea. I liked your cart so much I built one using yours as an example. Sears had that box and it was on sale, looks like it being discontinued :)

I used 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 x 1/8 angle for the frame and bottle support. 1 x 1/8 flat stock for the bottle supports. 1/4 x 4 flat stock (cut to 4 x 4) for the wheel supports. 5/16 x 1 and 5/16 x 3/4 bolts for the wheels.

Up till this point my welder had been used mainly for repairs, this was my 1st real welding project. I did all the welding, with my son pointing me in the right direction. He is a welder by trade.

The first 2 pics are the new welding cart. The last is what I was using. The old one was a nursery cart but it served well for a number of years. The welder lived in the barn with a gravel floor until I closed in a couple bays and laid concrete for the shop.

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looks good!!