cart finally finished

[wlbrown]

WOW!

JOHN,
your friend must have a lot of neat stuff
to need a 30X100 pole barn, and going
larger. wow!

wlbrown

[jniolon]

Hey Guys....

how big should it be? there is a flaw in that formula !!!

figure how much space you need, double it,
then add 30%. ... that will tell you about half the space you really need !!

I've got a friend who started several years ago with 30x50x16h it's now at 30x100 with plans for another 50 soon.. he's added a rolling gantry crane in the front 50 and plans a lift or two in the new addition...

the more you got...the more you want/need

john

[wlbrown]

comment on pole barn

deere x guy
i saw your post that said you will have
a pole barn. the problem with those is
they are not big enough. i have a 30X50,
and it is full of my stuff. i was on a
tractor website, and the subject was pole
barns. question, how big should it be?
figure how much space you need, double it,
then add 30%. i thought this was funny, but
again, very practical. i wish i would have
done this. just my comments.
good luck with your projects.
wlbrown

[deere_x475guy]

Originally posted by GWOL
Thats a great welding cart. Like the extra selfs you put on this. Also attaching a copy of my welding cart I finished about a month ago. It about the demensions you mentioned and has wheels on the back to make it very mobile.

GWOL, thats a handy looking welding table. I am looking at something simular to that from the Lincoln project site. I also seen plans that had half the table for welding and the back half for cutting. The plans are in a book I have been looking at called Welders Handbook by Richard Finch. I will probably combine the two and end out with something lol....

Have fun
Bob

[deere_x475guy]

Re: Re: cart

Originally posted by Rocky D


Here's a pic of my welding table...notice the pins into the concrete...keeps the table from moving when I bend something in my $36 vise from HomeDepot.

Rocky thats a great idea. I believe I will use that on my set up.

[deere_x475guy]

Cart

Originally posted by Dan
Bob,

My 6 year old son just saw a picture of your cart. He said Dad thats a cool looking thing that someone built. He especially liked the RED box sitting on top of it. No matter how hard I try to convince him that a BLUE machine is better, he still wants thered machine. Last year, his Christmas list had a Lincoln SP 175 on it, and after seeing your machine he asked if he was going to get his RED welder for Christmas this year.

LOL Dan, Tell your son I said thanks for the complement.. As far as Blue or Red goes I guess my choice was based on my having an ole Lincoln A/C 225 buzz box has served me well. You know I bet you could get him a blue one and just paint it RED. I had two daughters and they just never really got into much of what I was doing in the garage. My oldest daughter went bow hunting for deer with me when she was only 10 and she remembers those times well....also she use to bass fish with me and out fish me everytime. She especially remembers those times. Cherish the times with your young ones because they go up and out before you know it.

Have fun
Bob

[GWOL]

Thats a great welding cart. Like the extra selfs you put on this. Also attaching a copy of my welding cart I finished about a month ago. It about the demensions you mentioned and has wheels on the back to make it very mobile.

[GWOL]

Thats to funny Dan, your kid must realy look up to you, and from the pic's from your bending brake you can tell he does. That kid can problably already weld better than I can.

[Dan]

Bob,

My 6 year old son just saw a picture of your cart. He said Dad thats a cool looking thing that someone built. He especially liked the RED box sitting on top of it. No matter how hard I try to convince him that a BLUE machine is better, he still wants thered machine. Last year, his Christmas list had a Lincoln SP 175 on it, and after seeing your machine he asked if he was going to get his RED welder for Christmas this year.

Re: cart

Originally posted by deere_x475guy
Thanks Rocky, My space is limited at the moment. The welding table will be 48 by 30 with wheels on one end so I can move it off to the the side of the garage when I am not using it. We are planning on moving back to the country in the next couple of years and I will have a pole barn again. I use to have a wood shop and a limited welding area but I transfered and ended up buying in a sub. I will be starting on the table probably later today once I get the kinks worked out of my back (lower back problems have always been a problem with me).

Bob

Here's a pic of my welding table...notice the pins into the concrete...keeps the table from moving when I bend something in my $36 vise from HomeDepot.

[deere_x475guy]

cart

Thanks Rocky, My space is limited at the moment. The welding table will be 48 by 30 with wheels on one end so I can move it off to the the side of the garage when I am not using it. We are planning on moving back to the country in the next couple of years and I will have a pole barn again. I use to have a wood shop and a limited welding area but I transfered and ended up buying in a sub. I will be starting on the table probably later today once I get the kinks worked out of my back (lower back problems have always been a problem with me).

Bob

Re: last one...

Originally posted by deere_x475guy
picture 5

Great job, Bob! Nice and compact...that will be important when you add more machines to your weld shop!

[deere_x475guy]

cart

Thanks John, I forgot how much I enjoyed doing this stuff. Just got way to busy with other things. I still have my buzz box that I bought 25 years ago. I haven't used it since transfering to Lansing 8 years ago. I plan on running 220 for it next weekend. My air compressor is 220 so should be a breeze.

I just bought that chip - vac last april. I love it and so do my neighbors. This fall I took care of 7 lots here in the sub. I have lots of maples and oaks here thus a ton of leaves to get in the fall and again in the spring.

Take care

Bob

[deere_x475guy]

Thanks Bob

Hey Bob, thanks. Yes...was it you that suggested that? It sure works great. Also my bifocals were giving me problems, I can get by without unless I am reading so I took them off and that also helped. One of these days I will invest in a good adjustable auto shade.

I plans on starting on the welding table next. Then I have to build a 3 point tower for my dethatcher. After that I am going to build a 3 point core areator. I need to figure out where I am going to come up with the core plugs yet. I might be able to order them from JD (the ones that fit the areators they make).

Welp daughter just got home from college so I have to run.

[Bob]

Bob,
this is Bob,

Cart looks good. Does seem like you got it done way too fast. Guess you got the halogen lights with their own stand.

Bob