Home made welding cart and Tig torch water cooler

[jameswswanson]

Cart is made from 1 1/2" square tube. I built the cart to fit the cooler on the bottom, in case of a leak, a PP256 in the middle (waiting for, but they're on backorder for a month!), and my MM135 on top. I'm going to put a long cord on the carts junction box so I can just plug the machines into the cart.

Cooler parts are: Procon Pump and dayton motor with bypass set to 50psi, Stainless steet steamer pan and lid, Coper/brass Heater core, weld craft torch connector (DIN?).

[jameswswanson]

I'm not sure If I'll need a fan, any thoughts from anyone who has a similar setup?

[Scooter]

Looks good, what is the fluid capacity?

[ScratchStart]

don't know if you have a sight glass in mind already, but any heavy equipment parts place can get you one that also has a thermometer in it...
might b handy.

[aaxiss]

Naw I'm not getting too High tech on this. going to weld 2 1/4 npt bungs to my tank an inch from bottom and an inch from top and use a couple 90 deg npt to barb 90's with clear hose in between. should suffice. I can monitor the tank temp with a cheap stick on hard drive temp Thermistor sensor and digital readout found at any good computer store for around $9, Just slap it on the pipe going out to the torch and you can monitor heat and if it's rising after a certain length of use, and some even have programmable alarms for High temp limit ..

crafty eh?

cheers

[jameswswanson]

Don, post some pics when your done, I'd like to see it.

[aaxiss]

soon as I get more money I will continue the build in video format on my youtube site http://www.youtube.com/user/WheelchairDemonZ. stay tuned. Doing a hydraulic tubing bender build at the same time so the monthly fund are stretched pretty thin LOL

[jameswswanson]

about 3 gallons

[Rugar]

Nice job. Looks like it should work out well for you. Would be easy to add a couple electric fans in a push/pull configuration if needed.

[dirtyfarmer]

Nice, clean, efficient design. A couple "pancake" style fans would work fine, and wouldn't take much space. You will need someplace to store the plasma and stinger cables for your multi-process machine, and don't forget the foot pedal.

[Wookie]

looks good
a simple 110 muffin fan would be a nice addition

[everlastsupport]

Where does the tank sit if the PP256 goes in the middle? Looks good, but I like anything with big tires on the back.

[jameswswanson]

I'm going to see how warm it gets before adding fans, there's a lot of surface area in the steamer pan for cooling.

[aaxiss]

I just bought my pump, I will be starting my build on my cooler after me Powertig 250ex gets here and I can weld up some alum sheet for an enclosure. I also want a sight glass on mine so i can see the tank level. Then I will paint it to match my cart and welder. The Green Machine