TIG Trolley

Viola...



Sorry about the pics (the bike isn't part of it! ). I didn't think it was a particularly elegant solution at the design phase, so... I didn't bother documenting it...

Hey... you folks can figure it out!

I made it on this with the help of some home made, 'v' blocks which I have documented and will post up later.

Murex / Esab wanted 300 notes for their efforts... ...errrh.

Didn't want a cart type trolley because it takes up too much, valuable, room. The Tig caddy (tig tray bit) had a different design in CAD, but I changed my mind at the final hour. (KISS protocol)



to this:




Doner trolley from B&Q £19.99




All I swiped from it was the toe plate, axle and wheels. Only realising later that the metal from it is "not quite right" and I couldn't get a really nice MIG bead off it. The same was true of the "p" handles which were recycled from a cheap old tv stand. The new metal from Parker Steel welded very well and I guess I'm expecting more, and more, of this "dirty recycled metal" in the future. (So that's one "recycling thing" to avoid then. )

Shopping list;
B&Q Trolley
Bit of B&Q chain
Remnants of a cheap TV Stand (v. hard to find )
RHS - 28mm o/d x 3mm.
FS - 25mm x 3mm
EA - 25mm x 3mm



Increased the toe plate to axle distance (from original trolley) to make the footprint much more stable.




Top of Tig machine is the same height as my shoulders. I was also worried about stability, but it's all good! I'm much happier with it, at the end of the day, than I thought I would be.



Thanks for looking!

Some nice ideas there. But that Lycos is a ballbreaker for those of us with restricted bandwidth.

Looks very good! Even the color matches the Esab

very nice machine, btw....

Thanks fingers99 - I've reduced the image sizes. Or is it Lycos that's doing the old dirty?

Thanks JW240!

Very smart!
Nice and easy to store aswell by the looks of it. Doesn't take up much space width wise.

sweet but i wouldnt be able to lift my esab tig that high

You can't lift your esab 4' dazzis? The one in the picture is quite light. It even comes with a 'comfy' shoulder strap!

i've got an old ltg160 dificult to move on its factory wheels, put me back out draging it up a 10 inch step into me garage

That's a boner! Have you ever tried gravity boots? They strap around the ankles and have an upside down hook on the back of them. They allow a person to hang upside down. It takes a few minutes for the body to relax and stretch out but very effective. Good for trapped nerves too.

only when i was an apprentice, i didnt believe the guys in the workshop when i was dangling from the rafters and i wont belive it now

Looks good,

Don't wish to be cheeky but does it fall over if you take the cylinder off?

Genuinley interested as a tig / plasma is my next purchase

Mick.

Not unless its pushed over; you wouldn't do that to my tig ...would you Mick?

It stands fine without the bottle. I wrapped a breeze block in a blanket and crash tested it all over the lawn! (guess that makes me the 'crash test dummy' ) The tig un-clips real easy and "I just would" take the tig off when replacing the bottle. I prefer to stand when welding (it's better for running away ) and the unit is right there for twiddlin' the knobs and buttons. I've been using it the last few days and I much prefer the welder up high.