Cheap Toolbox Welding Cart Build. (ZT Fab Replica)
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2020
- Cheap Toolbox Welding Cart for about $60 plus the cost of the toolbox. I was interested in this toolbox welding cart design because I have multiprocess Esab Rebel welder that comes with a lot of equipment. Also, I needed a setup that was able to handle 2 different bottles because depending on what type of welding I'm doing, I need two bottles.
Like I said in the video, I took inspiration from one of ZT Fab's kits. I'm not taking shots at ZT Fab. You can't compare what I made here to one of their kits. My labor is free and I'm using a cheap cut off wheel to cut my material. He is using a laser cutter, a press brake, and is paying for labor. So, his costs are understandable. Go check out his stuff because I haven't heard anything bad about anything he sells. www.all-a-cart.com/
Obviously, you can use whatever size toolbox you want. I purchased my materials for the box size and bottle sizes I was working with. For reference, my setup uses a US General 26" x 22" toolbox and I have 125cf (7" diameter) cylinders. My setup is about 36" long and nearly 24" deep. If you have a larger box or larger cylinders you will have to scale up what I made here. Buy some extra material because nobody is perfect haha.
Here is a list of the materials that I used to make this cart:
-16ft of 2" angle 1/8" thick
-8ft of 2" wide plate 1/8" thick
-2ft of 7" wide plate 1/8" thick
Casters were reused from the toolbox and bolted onto the new frame.
Links to the products in this video:
Angle Grinder: amzn.to/2WOEORX
Cut off discs: amzn.to/2E2hklA
Pneumatic Grinder:amzn.to/3jyybwy
Tape Measure: amzn.to/39vP72x
Basic Welding Clamps: amzn.to/2WLMy78
Welding table: amzn.to/39iDagt
Toolbox:www.harborfreight.com/tool-st...
Welder:amzn.to/3eTvMZS
Helmet:amzn.to/32XhUMb
Mig Gas:amzn.to/2OPzzNw
Tig Gas:amzn.to/39hte6Q
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Like I said in the video, I'm not taking shots at ZTFab. You can't compare what I made here to one of their kits. My labor is free and I'm using a cheap cut off wheel to cut my material. He is using a laser cutter, a press brake, and is paying for labor. So, his costs are understandable. Go check out his stuff because I haven't heard anything bad about anything he sells. www.all-a-cart.com/
Obviously, you can use whatever size toolbox you want. I purchased my materials for the box size and bottle sizes that I was working with. For reference, my setup uses a US General 26" x 22" toolbox and I have 125cf (7" diameter) cylinders. My setup is about 36" long and nearly 24" deep. If you have a larger box or larger cylinders you will have to scale up what I made here. Buy some extra material because nobody is perfect haha.
Here is a list of the materials that I used to make this cart:
-16ft of 2" angle 1/8" thick
-8ft of 2" wide plate 1/8" thick
-2ft of 7" wide plate 1/8" thick
Casters were reused from the toolbox and bolted onto the new frame.
Links to the products in this video:
Angle Grinder: amzn.to/2WOEORX
Cut off discs: amzn.to/2E2hklA
Pneumatic Grinder:amzn.to/3jyybwy
Tape Measure: amzn.to/39vP72x
Basic Welding Clamps: amzn.to/2WLMy78
Welding table: amzn.to/39iDagt
Toolbox:www.harborfreight.com/tool-st...
Welder:amzn.to/3eTvMZS
Helmet:amzn.to/32XhUMb
Mig Gas:amzn.to/2OPzzNw
Tig Gas:amzn.to/39hte6Q
Help support the channel, buy using my Amazon links
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases and your cost is exactly the same.
Hey Geek - I'm a local fanboy living within a few miles of your shop. Not sure if you're still looking at comments on a 3 year old vid. Think I may have watched everything you have posted over the last few years. Started with your vids way back with rustproofing stuff. My COVID project was total renovation of a 1997 Xplorer Class B RV. I used many of your ideas to give a new life to that old tired (but VERY sought after) RV. It turned out so well I even invested in a full body paint job.
I'm old enough to be your grand dad, but you remind me of me when I was your age. I'm gonna build this very cart with box just like you did for my Miller multiprocess machine. It's the most elegantly simple plan I have seen. So glad I ran across this. By the way, if you are still in this area, or still running your business, please let me know. I always support local businesses and have work I need to do on a few things. Also have LOTS of local friends who would gladly support someone like you. We can figure out some way to exchange personal contact info.
I appreciate the support but, I'm not a business. I'm just a guy out in his shop recording what I have going on. If you wish to connect send me an email: repairgeek365@gmail.com
I’ve watched a bunch of these builds and you (by far) made the most accessible version! Thanks for taking us thru the entire process, I’ll be following yours! And nice touch with the paint!
I appreciate your attention to detail in matching the box to the welder by painting the chrome bits black. I think it looks great and it certainly looks useful.
Great idea. I was at the point of thinking about buyign the ZTfab stuff and then realized i probably have everything I need in the scrap bin to do what you are doing.
Simple yet functional and beautiful. Congrats on the great work.
Very nice job. Any money saving tip is great. Thanks
Really like the look of your cart. Thanks for making the build simple but really good looking. i have a few cutting tools but not breaks or shears , so i need it simple. I also really like ZTFab but cant see spending that kind of cash, i would rather build my own. i have a multi-process Miller, I am going to use your idea and add on a little more to it ,
Very nice and practical, with a good finish
Respect to giving a shout out to the company that builds the cart you knocked off for your own purpose.
I myself would have made my own as well. Companies that have money to spend and no time for that will obviously just buy the other.
GREAT VIDEO, I SAY SAVE WHERE YOU CAN. I PLAN TO BUILD ONE OF THESE WITH A USED TOOL BOX MAYBE WITH BIGGER WHEELS TO GO OVER JUNK ON THE FLOOR
collect bed frames ,they work for alot of metal projects .check apartments and rentals at the end of the month
Used bed frame rails.
You used a die grinder to build this???? Damn, that`s a new kinda genius. I didnt know die grinders were capable of doing that kind of work. Pretty damn nice for what you spent!
Is the angle iron 2x2? Did you reuse the bolt holes on the front of the cart or was there room to drill new holes and get bolts in there? The video show the back bolted but not the front.
Nice!! How about a video of what you have in each drawer.
I thought about it. I need to clean it up a little lol.
Nice work. I have the same welder and toolbox. How did you end up finishing and painting the cart?
Just with a rattle can.
How did you black out the handles on that us general box? Looks great
I removed them, scuffed them with a red scotch brite, and painted them.
Did you mount something to tidy up the lead cables ?
I never did. I just remove the cables when I'm done.
do have blue prints
Great work. Wouldn’t it be cheaper to purchase the large Vulcan welding cabinet at HF.
Looked at it. The footprint on this was smaller.
Awesome job. Quick question, why wouldn’t you add another extended shelf on the other side to place the welder on down low (like the gas) and then convert the top into a welding platform? Can that even be done or is that a bad idea - keeping weld plate close to the gas?
I could do that to increase space if needed. Welding right on the top of the box probably isn't the best idea. I could see the heat warping the top of the toolbox.
@@RepairGeek true, what if I have a welding plate sit on top of the box lid, same length, width as the tool box. Then have the gas and welder on either side using your same approach. I’m only using D sized bottles as a Home DIY’er. I can’t imagine there an issue with welding sparks being so close to gas cylinders (argon/cos2 mix), especially if I have a little overhang and the bottle is down low. Any guidance against doing this for any reason?
You can't just have that plate sit on the top. You need an air gap to keep the heat from transferring into the box.
How do you find the ESAB Sentinel A50 helmet???
The only thing I have to compare it to is an older 5 or 6 year old Lincoln 3350. The Sentinel is clearer but the newer 3350s are just as clear. The biggest difference is the viewing window. The 3350 has a much larger viewing window. It's much better for out of position welding when you can't look through the center of the lens. The batteries are much easier to change on the Esab but the lenses are more expensive.
Honestly they are both good hoods. You can't go wrong with either one. They have differences for sure but one isn't leaps and bounds better than the other.
Nice project. Too bad Harbor Freight no longer carries that tool cart. I'd like to emphasize your point about keeping the doors closed in consideration of your neighbors. For more than 40 years my shops have been adjacent to residential neighbors. Long term, the courtesies you extend will come back in ways you cannot foresee. Expressed another way, if you have a screw you attitude, guess who's going to get screwed.
Nice build. One thing confuses me about the design here, though--it seems like the nuts that would be used to keep the wheels bolted in would be sticking out so the entire weight of the cabinet would be resting on them. Is this true and, if so are you concerned about that warping the box?
The box has a metal lip that the box sits on.The heads of the bolts sit slightly inward of the bottom lip of the box. Hope that makes sense. This setup still works great. I wouldn't change anything about it.
@@RepairGeek Thanks! I'm using your vid to do a similar mod with a Craftsman box, and I didn't realize until seeing your reply that my box has a similar lip. Problem solved...
I don't get the price of ZTFab kits. For my needs, one kit would run $280. That's for two pieces of bent steel and two wheels. Total cost with a US General box: $580 plus tax on the box. No, no, no. Your way is much better.
Exactly. When you start adding things up the pricing is more than what I wanted to spend on a welding cart that I have to weld together myself.
@@RepairGeek I figure I can do this for under $50, not including the box.
@@thebubbacontinuum2645 my local steel supplier was $60. I did buy some extra just in case. Good luck.
Did he say “vanilla” folder?
All jokes aside, Thanks for the video!
Thanks. My GF said the exact same thing. 🤣