Anything welding

Cut out some tail light sockets.

I usually use 4" wide tube, but was curious how 3" would work.

I had an old incandescent that I used for test fitting. ( The demensions are the same for LEDs). I think the 3" worked fine.

I forgot to change my lead in and lead outs on the tool path. No biggie, the light grommet covers it all.

The CNC cuts sure make hand cut versions look like ass!

 

Looks Great!!

 

Ive backed a few sets into trees

 

I'm working on a welding cart using an old metal screen door and a free to me dolly. The design is a bit goofy but if it doesn't end up working out at least I got some practice in!


It swings out so I can eventually put a bottle on the original dolly section.



It was a bit top heavy and tipped forward and to the side when I opened it up but I added some extensions to the bottom to stabilize things.
The base platform


Added a latch deal, using up scrap bits.

 

Finally tested out the trailer back up lights. Very bright! Much brighter than the truck back up lights.

 

Welds and junk.




My hole saw was not happy about me free handing through 3/16” plate.

 

I had a similar idea, but made the front of mine stationary.

Looks like we had the same idea. I made my TIG cart from a HF dolly and scrap I had laying around:



Only tricky part was getting the correct angle so the base for the tank didn't rub the floor when weighted with the tank:


Only other part besides the dolly that was not scrap were the pipe mounting bases I used for end caps on the lead reels:

 

Nice! That looks pretty good for tossing it together.
I was going to add some small casters to the front of the bottom support base so the bottom of the dolly is just off the ground like yours. If I really need to hoof it somewhere I can still lean it back and go.
In theory of course we’ll see how it works out though.

 

my wife’s sense of smell became that of a predatory animal when she was preggo. It was insane.

 

Right!? It’s gnarly!

 

Mine lost hers, haha

 

When building things that can roll

Never ever go Cheap on Casters spend the money for good ones.

I fought with so many cheap ones dragging welding machines around get really frustrating

 

And larger wheels roll easier than small ones.

 

Truth.

I’ve had good luck though with the red casters from HF for most small things in the shop. I really need to get some better ones for my workbench. That thing is heavy AF.

 

Playing around with making spare tire bracket/mounting plates.

Having a bit of trouble dialing in the spacing. Sitting here, I think I figured out my error.

These will work, since I played it safe by making the holes .8 inches.

I'll try again with making a 5 hole pattern. I think it was my fault just asking F360 to place 2 holes, 4.5" in diameter. I wasn't thinking and forgot that on a 5 hole rim, no holes are directly across from each other.

 

Can import a photo of the rim and draw it from that photo.

 

Yes. You are using the "canvass" methods, then you just trace out the outline going that route .

 

Update on the last welding proyet.

 

That's the shit!

I'm trying to figure out how to run Mach3 with an Xbox controller.

Win 10 is being a pain.