welding carts

[5030]

I have 25 foot lead cables on the TIG machine and water cooler and I also made up a 220-1 extension cord so I can use the machines anywhere in the shop.

Everlast offers a well engineered water cooler btw at a much better price point than a Lincoln Koolmate. Only thing I don't like about it is... it's puke green.

I had a coolmate but sold it when I sold my Lincoln Square Wave TIG machine last spring. The Square wave is a good machine but the new one I purchased is 100% digital whereas the Square wave was mixed digital and analog.

The new one is also solid state HF start versus the usual set of points like the Square wave had plus the new machine 'remembers' my last setting and reverts to that setting upon startup.

 

[WinterDeere]

Another vote for a carts with drawers. Never understood why they don't all have drawers. A deep one for helmet and gloves, and a few shallow for everything else.

 

[Runner]

I really like that Vulcan cart with all the storage

But in the end, decided I wanted the cooler under the TIG unit and also like being able to keep it with the narrow side toward the wall. Wound up with a tool chest with drawers under the table for small stuff and an office supply cabinet against the wall for the rest, all directly behind the table.

100% agree on the 220v extension cord for welders.

 

[Runner]

We have a everlast as well but a different model. If you'd ever need to run your weldings outside, I'd suggest larger wheels.

My welders mostly stay in the shop or on the concrete apron right ouside the door. However, the 211 does get out once in a while to weld a fence post or whatever, but it has a handle and just gets carried to the carryall for transport to remote location.

 

[5030]

I really like that Vulcan cart with all the storage
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But in the end, decided I wanted the cooler under the TIG unit and also like being able to keep it with the narrow side toward the wall. Wound up with a tool chest with drawers under the table for small stuff and an office supply cabinet against the wall for the rest, all directly behind the table.

100% agree on the 220v extension cord for welders.

That's me. Have the Evelast water cooler on the end with the TIG next to it (has to be there because of the plumbing and the plasma cutter on the other end and mine is pretty loaded with 2 120 cubic foot bottles on the end.

Interesting story about the cabinet. Bought it, brought it home in the Suburban and put it together (not much assembly, everything fits just fine, HF used jug welded in nuts so it was easy assembly. Anyway, I go to unlock the door and the key don't fit. The serial number on the lock and the keys don't match, so I called the store and the manager told me to bring it back, which I did and they gave me another one in the crate and we made sure the keys matched. Asked the manager what they were going to do with the one i returned and he said mark it down and sell it scratch and dent. Next trip back, it wasn't there. I go to HF a lot. I'm a HF junkie. First time I had an issue or should I say a non issue. I have literally a boatload of HF tools, never had an issue with any of them either, but then, I don't buy their low end tools, ever, but I do wait until they mark them down on the Inside Track Club circular and then buy them. Interestingly, the black rubber tarp straps don't stink anymore. Must have changed suppliers.....lol

 

[5030]

I o0wn a Lincoln Ranger 8, engine drive stick welder for out side welding. I guess you could weld with a flux core MIG but I'd never attempt to weld outside with anything that uses shielding gas, ever. No way could you ever maintain a gas envelope outside and I don't do flux core at all. Only solid wire and shielding gas.

One modification I did do to the cabinet, I added a rubber mat on the top so the welding machines could not slide around. The painted top of the cabinet was slick so I remedied that. Don't know how much it weighs, 3 machines and all the stuff plus 2 120 bottles, has to weigh a bunch but it rolls around with minimal effort. No way could I put the cooler under the TIG machine. The Everlast cooker is pretty tall to begin with. My old, sold Lincoln Coolmate was maybe 1/3 the size of the Everlast.

 

[bcp]

I'm thinking of putting the welder on a two-drawer file cabinet, with wheels.

Bruce

 

[Runner]

I o0wn a Lincoln Ranger 8, engine drive stick welder for out side welding. I guess you could weld with a flux core MIG but I'd never attempt to weld outside with anything that uses shielding gas, ever. No way could you ever maintain a gas envelope outside and I don't do flux core at all. Only solid wire and shielding gas.

One modification I did do to the cabinet, I added a rubber mat on the top so the welding machines could not slide around. The painted top of the cabinet was slick so I remedied that. Don't know how much it weighs, 3 machines and all the stuff plus 2 120 bottles, has to weigh a bunch but it rolls around with minimal effort. No way could I put the cooler under the TIG machine. The Everlast cooker is pretty tall to begin with. My old, sold Lincoln Coolmate was maybe 1/3 the size of the Everlast.

I almost never weld anything outside unless there is no physical way to get it in the shop and normally use stick for outdoor work.

x2 on the rubber mat for the welder cart. I have that on all shelves on mine and it works well. I bought a roll of that black carpet runner (the really thick stuff that is "corrugated" on the top side.

 

[ning]

I have a very lightweight HF cart for my little mig unit, which sits on top of the cart. The cart has a big open area at the bottom and a shelf; a few grinders and miscellany are kept below the welder.

What I like about it: It does what you expect, holds the welder. Was very cheap.
What I don't like about it: It's too light on the bottom, very top heavy, so you can't just tug it around (not necessarily the worst thing, don't pull it around by the gun) but it feels like it's going to "trip" and fall over if it hits the smallest thing on the shop floor, to say nothing about the exposed aggregate driveway right outside the shop. Haven't dumped it yet, but as I said feels uncomfortable moving it around.

 

[5030]

I almost never weld anything outside unless there is no physical way to get it in the shop and normally use stick for outdoor work.

x2 on the rubber mat for the welder cart. I have that on all shelves on mine and it works well. I bought a roll of that black carpet runner (the really thick stuff that is "corrugated" on the top side.

What I did was I took a couple commercial black rubber mudflaps like go on a big truck and a sharp razor knife and cut them to fit, because I had them sitting around doing nothing I guess.