Chris_R
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| posted on 23/9/04 at 09:19 PM |
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Welder Trolley
On Saturday I grabbed the handle of my welder and heaved it off the ground, only to find that the welder was no longer attached to it. Bugger!
It's bloody heavy and I'm sick of lugging it around so I thought I'd make a trolley to make life a little easier. Finished painting it
on Tuesday, riveted it together last night and hey presto. Does the job quite nicely. It was made using some scrap alu panel, 19mm 16swg RHS and cost
about £15.00. Bargain. 
Anyone else made any useful workshop equipment?
[Edited on 23/9/04 by Chris_R]
 
Rescued attachment welder_trolley.jpg
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/9/04 at 09:43 PM |
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I used the bottom of an old office chair with a threaded height adjuster. I welded an upright on the stem and a cross piece with some stops on the
ends to make a rest for the other end of long bar when cutting it. The threaded bit gives some play when using the abrasive cutter
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Chris_R
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| posted on 23/9/04 at 10:10 PM |
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Could do with something like that at work. Would also go quite nicely with the metal cut-off saw that I can't afford to buy. Anyone made one?
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 05:40 AM |
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Thats not a welder.....
 
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Thats a Welder  and a small one at that  plus its home made trolley.
Oh and it's also sat next to the home made compressor.
The home made engine stand is in my other garage
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Chris_R
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 05:40 PM |
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Show off.
Have you got any pics of your engine stand? I was thinking about doing the same.
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 07:17 PM |
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Unfortunately not at the moment, cos it's in my other garage (work materials and trailer store) which is across town 
But i copied a Machine Mart one
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Chris_R
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 07:50 PM |
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TimF sent me a few chapters of Racer's Guide to Fabricating Shop Equipment, it shows you how to make an engine stand, engine hoist and hydraulic
press. Priced the steel for the hoist and you could almost by one for the same price. Fancy making the stand though.
How did you attach the head?
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 07:56 PM |
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Just found these on my HardDrive, god knows where they came from.
Might be of some use. Thats what mine looks like.
Thanks to whoever produced them !
Ok, would of helped if it had attached them !
[Edited on 24/9/04 by Ben_Copeland]
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 08:00 PM |
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engine at 22 deg
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 08:01 PM |
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 08:02 PM |
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 08:04 PM |
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 08:05 PM |
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enginedone
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 08:06 PM |
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 08:07 PM |
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Made mine out of scraps i picked up... mostly Stainless Steel tubing.
Cost nothing in the end
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Chris_R
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 08:08 PM |
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That's the one i've got. Thank you though.
Is that the same way you attached the head to yours? Was wondering if there was a better way.
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 08:11 PM |
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Kinda, only used 2 arms tho... the rest of engine bolted to the head plate.
Works ok... sags a bit with heavy engine on
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andyps
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| posted on 25/9/04 at 04:32 PM |
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In my photo archive there are instructions for making an engine crane which came out of a magazine - don't remember which though.
Haven't used them myself as I bought one from machine mart when they had a VAT free offer.
Andy
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Peteff
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| posted on 25/9/04 at 06:09 PM |
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The compressor.
Is that a propane bottle in there Ben. I was warned not to use one as the pump I had was rated too high for the bottle. They are only tested to 90psi
allegedly. I used a lorry brake tank. I sold that one and bought a SIP.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 25/9/04 at 07:33 PM |
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Its ok Pete, it's an old pump motor, it's not got much over 90PSI in it lol It's been fine for us... used it for 4 days solid one
time. I stay well away from it usually anyway lol
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