Tig Welding Cart from a Hospital Cart.

[MadTrapper]

This is the finished re-purposing of a hospital medical cart that I bought surplus for $30. Material costs were kept to a minimum by using bed frame angle iron and 1 x 4' length of 1 1/4" box section for the bottle holder. Total material cost $20.

The position of the extending knuckle dictated that the bottle be in front of the cart for C of G purposes. The vertical adjustment allows precise set up and control from the front of the machine.

Rod storage was by reaming out a 3/4" conduit joint and clipping these to the cart with conduit clips so i can still see the rod specs. The maneuverability of this is awesome.

[DIYer]

Thanks MadTrapper! We've added your Welding Cart to our Welding Carts category,
as well as to your builder page: MadTrapper's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Welding Cart by MadTrapper

tags: welding cart

[skibo]

This is the finished re-purposing of a hospital medical cart that I bought surplus for $30. Material costs were kept to a minimum by using bed frame angle iron and 1 x 4' length of 1 1/4" box section for the bottle holder. Total material cost $20.

The position of the extending knuckle dictated that the bottle be in front of the cart for C of G purposes. The vertical adjustment allows precise set up and control from the front of the machine.

Rod storage was by reaming out a 3/4" conduit joint and clipping these to the cart with conduit clips so i can still see the rod specs. The maneuverability of this is awesome.

I like your conversion from a Hospital cart to something useful for your shop, but those rear wheels are looking a little stressed, it looks as though some sturdier wheels would be a better choice! I do like the way your rod supply and selection worked out, that way you can read the factory supplied labels, better than hunting and scrounging through a forest of rods to choose from.
skibo

[MadTrapper]

Those wheels are set at an angle and actually are not under much stress. They are set like that to allow a tight turning radius They have solid tires and are spoked hard plastic with ball bearings pressed in. The forward swivel castors are lockable. I should have posted better photographs.