Project Metal Selection - How to decide?

[sarge338]

I may just create a carriage to put the running gear on. I like the running gear concept, but it was terribly built. The large wheels by the bottles literally look and feel like they’re going to fall off. You’d think that would not be the case for the price.

[sarge338]

ryanjones2150 That is the problem. Being a newbie hobbyist, I don't have much stuff laying around. I usually grab what I want to use from the scrap yard on the other side of the county. I just wanted to see if anyone had any good advice that would push me one way or the other regarding steel vs...

[sarge338]

I appreciate all of the feedback. I’ll review some of those links to see if I can make sense of them.

The project in question is going to be essentially a replacement for my Miller dual running gear cart for my Multimatic 255. I don’t like the running gear at all! Feels like the...

[sarge338]

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

I have a question that I am sure is not a simple one, but I needed to see if I could get some feedback from people with more experience than me.

When you are starting a new project (not a repair), how do you determine what metal to use? I am looking...