BukitCase
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- Joined
- Feb 17, 2012
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- Location
- Albany OR
- Tractor
- Case 580B, Long 460, Allis-Chalmers 160
Thought I'd start a separate thread on this, it's gonna get fairly involved and this'll keep ALL my screw-ups in one place (yeah, right) so anybody that wants to do this can hopefully benefit from my brain farts
First (surmountable) problem -
I LOVE my mm252, and have no intention to ever get rid of it; however, my shop area (including the 2 containers) is limited to a 30 amp 240 volt supply for now; eventually it'll get upped to 200 amps, but that's gonna take at least $2500 or more between various permits, fees, materials, etc - probably more like $3500.
Near as I can tell, the 252 can weld MAYBE 14 gauge steel if limited to 30 amps, plus it's NOT very portable (somewhere around the mm250, Miller decided they could save some $ by eliminating the picking eye and associated strengthening parts it needed)
Enter the diabolical (possibly even TRI-abolical :=) plan, spawned by my (eventual) container weld/machine shop with built-in steel rack and bridge crane -
1 - a ready-made excuse to get another welder - The inverter MM211 doesn't quite need 30 amps of 240 for its FULL RANGE (hey, it worked on Mrs. Bukit, don't knock it)
2 - The limited width of containers to just under 8 feet makes floor space precious, therefore the "vertical" motif -
3 - Finally, a project tailor-made for a scrap piece of safety railing that's been staring at me for about 12 years...
4 - The actual plan -
a - Be amazed that the longer side is 5/8" wider than needed to fit the bottle AND the welder
b - Test fit with some scraps and clamps
c - Add the missing leg and frame pieces
d - Add places to hang stuff
e - Cut away anything that doesn't LOOK like a weld cart
f - Put big wheels on one side, smaller casters on the other, because
g - It'll need a hand truck handle, which will ALSO be tall enough to protect the regulator (but NOT block the view of gauges)
Keeping things as tight as this should make it fairly easy to find a (not quite) balance point so it'll be possible to move it around without being too tippy - we'll see after I get further along on it.
These pics are (obviously) just the concept; the rear angle support will get welded INSIDE the square tube frame at an angle matching the tilt of the welder, the bottom frame will get finished off, a piece of 14 or 12 ga. sheet on the bottom, probably a deep drawer for leathers, hood, gloves, etc - a torch holster, and??!?
I'm just firin' from the hip here, never know where it'll end up... Steve
And, the "crane kit" - actual KITS I've seen for a smaller area, run around $6k and UP - all materials for my 8'x20' coverage are right around $1500. More on the project when I get time -
First (surmountable) problem -
I LOVE my mm252, and have no intention to ever get rid of it; however, my shop area (including the 2 containers) is limited to a 30 amp 240 volt supply for now; eventually it'll get upped to 200 amps, but that's gonna take at least $2500 or more between various permits, fees, materials, etc - probably more like $3500.
Near as I can tell, the 252 can weld MAYBE 14 gauge steel if limited to 30 amps, plus it's NOT very portable (somewhere around the mm250, Miller decided they could save some $ by eliminating the picking eye and associated strengthening parts it needed)
Enter the diabolical (possibly even TRI-abolical :=) plan, spawned by my (eventual) container weld/machine shop with built-in steel rack and bridge crane -
1 - a ready-made excuse to get another welder - The inverter MM211 doesn't quite need 30 amps of 240 for its FULL RANGE (hey, it worked on Mrs. Bukit, don't knock it)
2 - The limited width of containers to just under 8 feet makes floor space precious, therefore the "vertical" motif -
3 - Finally, a project tailor-made for a scrap piece of safety railing that's been staring at me for about 12 years...
4 - The actual plan -
a - Be amazed that the longer side is 5/8" wider than needed to fit the bottle AND the welder
b - Test fit with some scraps and clamps
c - Add the missing leg and frame pieces
d - Add places to hang stuff
e - Cut away anything that doesn't LOOK like a weld cart
f - Put big wheels on one side, smaller casters on the other, because
g - It'll need a hand truck handle, which will ALSO be tall enough to protect the regulator (but NOT block the view of gauges)
Keeping things as tight as this should make it fairly easy to find a (not quite) balance point so it'll be possible to move it around without being too tippy - we'll see after I get further along on it.
These pics are (obviously) just the concept; the rear angle support will get welded INSIDE the square tube frame at an angle matching the tilt of the welder, the bottom frame will get finished off, a piece of 14 or 12 ga. sheet on the bottom, probably a deep drawer for leathers, hood, gloves, etc - a torch holster, and??!?
I'm just firin' from the hip here, never know where it'll end up... Steve
And, the "crane kit" - actual KITS I've seen for a smaller area, run around $6k and UP - all materials for my 8'x20' coverage are right around $1500. More on the project when I get time -