Bed frame welding cart

[monkeykiller1996]

After my festiva died on the opperaring table I've been longing for a nother project,while I was cleaning out my shed I found an old bed frame and thought to my self "this would make a good welding cart" and knowing how cheap I am I didn't want to buy one so I started cutting it to pieces (pics coming soon)

[monkeykiller1996]

it sucks using an angle grinder to cut with i really need a plasma cuttet but, i was able to get the basic frame parts cut




ok i need someone who's good at welding to help me out the areas i marked in this picture below would be considered undercut right? i almost positive it happened because i had it set a bit "cold" for the thickness of metal i was welding



this is as far as i made it tonight

[Movin]

I don't see any practice welds laying around that really is a pretty good guess for one of the first welds, especially with home type machines that do not have settings for starting amps etc. I agree, turn up the heat a little and increase the speed to control penetration.

[scitzz]

I thought of doing this. I grab bed frames from next to dumpsters any chance I get. Then my daughter bought me a welding cart. Looks pretty good so far.

[Hot_Wheels]

Looks like nice welds to me but it looks like the welding pool should have been a little higher up to allow gravity to bring it down and over lap better? But I have never welded before. I'm just going off the YouTube videos I have watched. What size wire are you using?

[monkeykiller1996]

i using .035 wire i got an 11pound spool for free when i bought the welder

[drddan]

Cold welds look like a caterpillar laying on the metal= No penetration. I always practice first to get the heat and speed needed to melt into the metal

[sketchman]

I actually had a guy tell me his boss said something like '.....those wide flat beads won't hold s***.' Not sure what he was going by, but I've always found a flatter bead generally has better penetration, and so would hold better. tig beads are always flat.

The tall ones always seem to be sitting on top of the metal mostly.

[monkeykiller1996]

I 've got the tank holder welded up I'll put some caster wheels on it when I get paid ,one thing im still trying to figure out is how to do the shelfs and I can't decide to paint it red or black

[william]

Looks good I vote black.

[drddan]

Nice cart! Black FTW!

My Harbor Freight cart, maybe give you ideas

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[Movin]

Looks sweet! Red unless you add shelves, then black!

[monkeykiller1996]

ya im going to add shelves or at least one self (thanks DrDDan for the picture) and im thinking about doing a 2 tone color scheme,like do the frame of the cart black and the shelf/shelves red of vise-versa i also added a stick electrode holder the bottom is a bit off center but oh well and i learned a valuable lesson today never weld things up with your test fit item still in the way





and hey the tank chain works well to hang it for paint (just a test)

[Dave G]

I've made a lot of stuff out of bed frame angle! Pay attention when cutting it with a band saw though - there are often mineral "inclusions" in the stuff which can quickly ruin a blade...