Jon B. Posted January 24, 2017 Report Posted January 24, 2017 I have done a lot of things in my life but welding steel is not one of them. When I built my rolling cart for the 19" TT KK, the only wheels Tractor Supply had were the swivel caster wheels. I ended up putting 4 of them on my cart. Normally a cart like that has 2 fixed wheels and 2 swivel wheels. Trying to move the cart with the 4 swivel wheels, all going in different directions, was like watching the Three Stooges or the Keystone Cops. I laughed at myself every time I tried to move it outside to cook. I tried to locate 2 fixed wheels to make it right but couldn't find a pair to match my swivel wheels. So I decided to have two of the swivel wheels welded in a fixed position. That would involve having to slide the KK off of the cart, onto a pallet, so I could bring the cart into work for the maintenance man to weld it up. It sounded simple but I was have a hard time finding a pallet(s) that matched the height of the cart. I was working by myself and didn't want to try and lift the KK. That's when I remembered..................30 years ago I tucked a small 120 volt welder in the back of the shed. Hey................Maybe I can do this myself with the KK in place????? Went to the shed and found the welder under a huge mouse nest. Cleaned it off as best as possible and plugged it in.....nothing! Gave the box a swift kick and it started humming. Bingo! Tim the Tool Man has nothing on me. Welding can't be that hard!!!! Borrowed a welding helmet from work, hooked everything up, got the grill & cart into position and proceeded to weld away. It took me about 10 tries but I finally managed to get a bead going. Only got the welding rod stuck on the wheel another 10 times. Went through 15 welding rods.......... but finally managed to get 2 good spot welds on each of the caster wheel frames. Here is the good laugh...........my finished results: It did the trick....the wheels no longer swivel and the cart is manageable now.....and the great thing is that you can't see the welds from a standing position . I do not plan to quit my day job!!!!!!! Too much fun. 4
Garvinque Posted January 24, 2017 Report Posted January 24, 2017 I can solder but not weld, good job! Tractor supply has a metal cart that can hold 1400lbs and the sides drop and it's 149.00 not bad! Garvin
Steve M Posted January 24, 2017 Report Posted January 24, 2017 My go to would have been duct tape so from my perspective, Good Job!
MacKenzie Posted January 24, 2017 Report Posted January 24, 2017 Great job, Jon and the best part is you did it yourself.
tony b Posted January 24, 2017 Report Posted January 24, 2017 But, the good news is, you got it done!
tinyfish Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 Way to go Jon, maybe not pretty but as long as it works.
Aussie Ora Posted January 25, 2017 Report Posted January 25, 2017 By the look of that pick looks like you got stuck a bit lol but at the end of the day it worked not everything in life has to be perfect just has to do the job .now for funny I want a video off the four swivel wheels in action Outback Kamado Bar and Grill 1
pesto3 Posted January 27, 2017 Report Posted January 27, 2017 I can solder but not weld, good job! Tractor supply has a metal cart that can hold 1400lbs and the sides drop and it's 149.00 not bad! Garvin That's funny, I can weld but I can't solder lmao!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2
ckreef Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 Great job. I've never tried welding - always wished I had those skills. 1
FotonDrv Posted January 29, 2017 Report Posted January 29, 2017 (edited) If the weld holds for what you are doing with it then it is a good weld It is very difficult to weld to plated, especially galvanized, material and loaded with toxic fumes too! Edited January 29, 2017 by FotonDrv 2
