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Toolbox

Day 1

Sooooo, my welder mod is done. It is time to put it to good use. First project before I get into welding my car - TOOLBOX . A while ago I picked up this Craftsman for $25 at the yard sale. It is simple but functional, and I like it. Just not big enough. Recently I acquired rolling cart from Harbor Freight. Looks reasonable, and the price was right. I wanted to mate it with my toolbox, but it is considerably larger, so that's how I came up with my first sheet/thin metal welding project.

Day 2

While first day was all about cutting and bending original cart, today I decided to brake out my prize and joy - my welder! This is the first time I had a chance to weld with shielding gas, and I have to say, after all those mods, this is one awesome tool. I managed to weld together topmost tray and legs. It doesn't even wobble... after I put some weight to it. I need to come up with some way to vent the air while I am welding, cooking paint os awful, I feel dumber already.

Day 3

Today I made an executive decision not to make a drawer at the bottom, and just have shelves. So in the end I will have a rolling cart with three/four shelves, just like the original, just uglier... I managed to put wide sides of bottom shelf together and weld it to the legs. Welding sheet metal is not easy, burning through, even at the lowest setting is almost a given. I even tried a heat sink (a piece of copper) but I definitely need to practice more.

Mar. 20, 2011 21:59

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