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Finished a metalworking project this week. Not a machining project, but it involves tools machinists need. I made a cart for a propane cutting rig.
I went with propane instead of acetylene for various reasons that are well known. When I started setting things up, I found that there were very few options for carts. When I say that, people tend to post useless links to acetylene carts. Propane tanks do not fit on these carts.
I bought a Home Depot handtruck. I used my SWAG Offroad brake to make brackets from 1/8" by 1" bar. I cut up a chain to make eyes to hold chains, and I welded them to the brackets. I welded the brackets to the cart.
I cut off the tiny base plate on the cart and welded a bigger one in its place. I put tabs on it to keep the tanks from sliding around.
I taped the cart up and used truck bed coating to cover the exposed steel.
It came out great. It doesn't take up much room, and it's stable. The only problem is the tires. They're pneumatic, so of course, they will go flat once a month. I found 10" solid wheels online, so I will be buying a pair of those and taking the pneumatics to the dump. I can't figure out why any manufacturer uses them.
When I'm all done with this thing, I may have $100 in it. Not bad.
I went with propane instead of acetylene for various reasons that are well known. When I started setting things up, I found that there were very few options for carts. When I say that, people tend to post useless links to acetylene carts. Propane tanks do not fit on these carts.
I bought a Home Depot handtruck. I used my SWAG Offroad brake to make brackets from 1/8" by 1" bar. I cut up a chain to make eyes to hold chains, and I welded them to the brackets. I welded the brackets to the cart.
I cut off the tiny base plate on the cart and welded a bigger one in its place. I put tabs on it to keep the tanks from sliding around.
I taped the cart up and used truck bed coating to cover the exposed steel.
It came out great. It doesn't take up much room, and it's stable. The only problem is the tires. They're pneumatic, so of course, they will go flat once a month. I found 10" solid wheels online, so I will be buying a pair of those and taking the pneumatics to the dump. I can't figure out why any manufacturer uses them.
When I'm all done with this thing, I may have $100 in it. Not bad.