After searching for a cart for my Miller Dynasty I came to the conclusion that if I wanted a cart the way I wanted it, I would have to build it myself. I wanted a rolling cart that would have just about everything I needed to tig weld without being huge. So little by little I started to collect material from my job, most of which was going to be trashed. Here is the progress…
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| Here is a cabinet I found that was heading to the dumps. I just framed out and welded angle iron around the bottom. I also found some caster rubber wheels with ball bearings for the front, and a solid axle with bigger tires for the rear. The cart rolls real smooth and quiet. | ||
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| The cabinet was meant to be mounted under a table so thanks to www.weldingweb.com I was able to perfectly bend the sheet metal for the top and the back of the cabinet. I didn’t even have to screw any of the panels on, just tight fit. I also bent the 1/16 metal plate for the back that holds my Argon tank and filler rods. Everything is coming out great. | ||
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| These drawers really roll nicely, but the only draw back to that is that the drawers want to open when the cart is being rolled around. So I ended up welding metal rods to the front of the cart and I glued magnets to the drawers. So when the drawers are closed they are being held closed by the magnets. | ||
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| This is as far as I got so far. I still have to make something to hold a foot pedal, maybe a fire extinguisher, torch and cables. I am also thinking about mounting my Harbor Freight 3" mini grinder on the cart too. Since I rarely touch my tungsten to my work peice or filler, I really don’t have to grind my tungsten that much. If I do, I am debating on mounting an outlet box on the cart and make a new main extension cord to provide power to the welder and outlet. Not sure if I want to go through all that hassle. | ||