Container Weld Shop build -

[BukitCase]

Last diagonal brace welded in, welder side support rails welded in - anybody wanna share a method of bottle retention that can be tightened in place? Not a fan of keyholes and chains, but a chain could work with a different way to tighten - I looked at toggle clamps, but seems like they're all either twice as big or half as big as I'd need... Steve

 

[Big Barn]

“bottle retention”: here’s a few of mine, but you’ve prob seen these before Steve.

 

[Big Barn]

Oh forgot this “toggle” one

 

[BukitCase]

Oh cool, Terry took the bait

Seriously, thanks for those - and you're right, I probably have at least SOME of those saved in my "Terry" folder, but it's so BIG by now I wuz too lazy to LOOK

That type of thing is EXACTLY what I'd hoped for, looks like I can adapt one to my "run what ya brung" design - might hafta get a new tool to fab 'em, but that just makes it a WIN/WIN ...Steve

 

[Oldpath05]

"How many hours was budgeted for this weld cart anyways, I'm thinking this project is getting way behind schedule and over budget" - That's how I know I'm gonna be HAPPY with a project :laughing: 'sides that, I'm RETIRED; it's done when it's DONE :drink:

Already GOT a woodstove, ain't quite portable enough for my "porta-shed" but the 6kw 240 volt heater plugs into a weld outlet just fine - it at least keeps my FEET thawed out, but tarps ain't much fer insulation.

Just finished supper, might work a bit more (and get a couple more pics) before I put stuff to bed - meantime, here's a (hopefully) better markup of the pic you mentioned. Dunno if you've discovered this yet, but if you right click on the small pic you can choose "open in a new tab" - then click THAT tab, your mouse pointer will show a "+" Click again to see full-size picture... Steve

I did know that right but forgot, but when I just use the left click, your pictures zoom right in so I can see the writing you did. I also forgot how you do that to, my daughter showed me last spring and I already forgot, have to wait for her on my younger son to show up and I'll use your picture for reference and have show me again how you're doing those drawings and writings, and according to your writings, I pictured your welder backwards, I should've known that to be of how the door opens on the welder.

Murphy got bored at my place cause I'm not making anything right now so I sent out to give you a hand, you're welcome. I like it when someone else makes a mistake for a change, "(Thank God for thin slicer disks)" me to I cant make anything without those.

" it wouldn't be a big deal, but I MUST have a minimum of 7-1/2" clearance on the BOTTLE side or it won't FIT"<<<<<Now where did I read that all welding gas bottles are going to be increase in size to 8-1/12" next year............ Thanks for taking time posting all these pictures, I like um.

 

[Oldpath05]

“bottle retention”: here’s a few of mine, but you’ve prob seen these before Steve.


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I haven't, I dont get to see all threads so I miss stuff, where'd you get those buckles? Sort of like a logbinder thing, I'm still using the drop chain thingy which would not work Steve's weld cart

 

[Big Barn]

I haven't, I dont get to see all threads so I miss stuff, where'd you get those buckles? Sort of like a logbinder thing, I'm still using the drop chain thingy which would not work Steve's weld cart

Those are "Big Barn massaged" over center LPG tank clamps for forklifts, manlifts etc.

Being old and cranky, I don't have much tolerance for tanks rattling around

 

[BukitCase]

Thanks again Terry, I'd looked at that type of toggle but my "fertile" brain (AKA, FULL OF poopoo) hasn't come up with a way to keep it from sticking out too far on this cart (yet) - Still, that last one makes things come out right; we all KNOW that things go better with a SIX-pack

"Now where did I read that all welding gas bottles are going to be increase in size to 8-1/12" next year" - Ya probably read it in the checkout line, right next to the stories about UFO babies, the Kennedy assasination story NOT being a pack of bald-faced lies, etc :laughing: - for ONE thing, there are still bottles floating around the system with the **** emblems on 'em, which tells me a change like that would cost more than obama spent in the 8 years I'd like to forget...

Didn't get much done on the cart today, went shopping for DURABLE self-stick rubber for the welder to sit on - found it at Lowes (I won't shop at Homeless Despot anymore since they decided I'm only a veteran 2 days a year, at most) - stuff I found at Lowes is black EPDM rubber (same material, different shape as what they use on shipping container doors so it oughta hold up).

Did get a piece of 1/4x2 FB cut and clamped front-to-back, even with the middle tube on the welder side and parallel to it - - it'll get one side of a pair of 100 lb. full suspension drawer glides I'm fairly sure I know the location of (yeah, sure) -

I'll need all THAT stuff done so I know what size drawer to fab. If I get REALLY reckless I might make the (much) smaller UPPER area (under the tilted welder) into a small drawer instead of just a shelf.

Whichever way I go, I need to be able to "batten down the hatches" for the Offroad mode. Think I got some "suitcase" latches somewhere, be nice if I wuz even further along the "place fer everything and nothing in its place" mode

Massaging pics - I'm still using my ancient Windows XP machine, so what I do might NOT work for you - Seems like I've read somewhere that Micro-Slop did away with their "Paint" program in newer versions of windows. That's all I use - I preview pics from my digital camera in "windows picture and fax viewer" - there's a button across the bottom that lets you "edit picture in Paint" - when you do that, you can put text, arrows, lines, basically anything that's available in Paint, ANYWHERE in that pic and at whatever size you want - Then, for simplicity I just save the EDITED version as the same file name, but add a "b" before the .jpg file extension. That way I still have the original AND the edited version.

I don't know (yet) whether Micro-Slop did indeed leave out half of the things I use most, or which VERSION they did it in so what I do might not work for you. Sounds like your kids can show you; maybe THIS time have 'em type out directions and save 'em on your desktop screen... Steve

 

[Oldpath05]

And I thought you'd be going around the country side measuring and asking about those 8-1/2" gas bottles, guess I cant get nothing by you, looks like your back on schedule with the weld cart.

Remind me again why the welding machine shelf is not level? For me making that cart with the welder at an angle adds more confusing work for making shelving underneath.

"I preview pics from my digital camera"<<<You're not using a smartphone?, This winter I'll be updating my flipper to a smartphone just so I can take better pictures and send them to my gmail.

 

[BukitCase]

"guess I cant get nothing by you" - you probably could, but might hafta work at it; I don't remember even DRIVING a turnip truck, much less FALLING OFF of one :laughing:

"Remind me again why the welding machine shelf is not level?"

Don't think I ever mentioned why - 2 reasons; one, the welder will sit just above table height and I'm taller than that - so I'll usually be looking straight on at the display/controls, makes for better "ergonomics" - and two, the new version of the MM211 has a stronger drive system that's rated to handle the longer guns I prefer, but it's also angled DOWN a bit - my "offroad" needs (check the previous pics for the odd-ball lead hangers) works out better for keeping the leads up out of the mud and neater. I don't mind paying for stuff ONCE, but at $165 for a 15' gun, the second time tends to piss me off :thumbdown:

And yeah, that DOES make the drawer thing a bit trickier but I'm (usually) a tricky sum-*****; I'll deal with it...

"You're not using a smartphone?"

I am, and I LOVE it - mine's Android, I originally got it for "show and tell" pics on projects, but I've found free apps for electrical engineering, machine shop calcs, levels, ballistics, stopwatch, miller weld calculators (all of 'em), drill charts, email compatible note pad, scientific calculator, wireless DRO for my mill, wireless remote for the TV (really irritates the wife when she thinks SHE has the remote ), span calculator, guitar tuner, and code scanner for the vehicles -

BUT - dunno if I mentioned it in my "resume", but I've done a fair bit of photography/videography, some professionally - started in 1967 when I went to England to teach the Limeys how to use our stuff (expansion of cold war efforts, STILL classified) - anyway, decided then I needed a "real" camera to bring back better pics than the old "instamatic" could do - next thing I know, I'm moving up to Nikon 35mm's and Mamiya medium format, setting up a darkroom, printing 4 x 6 FOOT murals, etc...

Long story even longer - even tho my phone cam does 13 megapixels, it does NOT let me choose resolution/file size, multiple metering modes, aperture OR shutter speed priority, selective focus, a separate ARTICULATED view screen, etc - all the things my Nikon digital DOES do, and has me hooked on - Soooo, about the only time I use the phone cam is when I DON'T have the REAL one with...

There, ain't you sorry you asked ??!? :laughing: ...Steve