Oh yea, the "mandatory" first cart project...

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Certainly no arguments from me. Fundamentals is fundamentals, and understanding the "why" is usually the key to figuring out and solving problems.

That cross reference .pdf is very nice. Thanks for that link!

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Reading the Praxair guide can be like drinking from a fire hose. Also, their proprietary shielding gas names and mixtures can be confusing at first.

Here's another, more basic discussion with a simplified shielding gas chart that might get you going faster:

http://www.lin...

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Thanks, Nick!

The cover was pretty quick and easy and gave me something constructive to do today.

I'm not much of sewer. I pretty much approach it like a job in the shop. I did the measurements and laid out the cuts like I was working with a piece of plywood - framing square...

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@USMCPop: Oh, you mean liquid cooled "weldors" not liquid cooled "welders"... LOL! Could also be well lubricated!



Thanks!

Weather was pretty sucky today, but I can't just sit an' do nothing. Always stuff to make.

So, a couple...

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Shameless design copy...



Thanks, PW! I can't take credit for the mig gun holder, though.

That was one of those many good ideas that I saw while surfing around looking at other carts. I wish I could give the builder credit, but I just stuck a picture of his...

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Drink holder's optional...

Hey USMCPop, yea, total fail - no drink holder LOL!

When I took the cart into class last week, though, one of the other instructors walked through and the first thing he said when he saw this was...

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"Cool,...

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@ hwatkins and MinnesotaDave:

Thanks for the kind words guys! I appreciate the feedback.

Mike

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(And the stunning conclusion!)

I wanted a secure and snug fit with the gas cylinder itself:

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The rubber noise isolation was cut from the end of a shop floor mat and glued on with contact cement.

Here's the "holster"...

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So, continuing on...

And here're the final results:

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I added a holder for the cylinder cap to keep it from rattling around:

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And, to be continued!...

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Hi all,

I've been taking a basic welding class at our local community college and after the first month or so, decided to pull the trigger and invest in my own welder, a MM211.

The instructor asked us all to come up with "class" projects that we could work on. I...

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Maybe try loosening the tension on the wire spool support to just tight enough to keep the wire from uncoiling from the spool.

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Coming in late...

I'm coming into the discussion kind of late, but I've had my MM211 for about 2 months now and have to say that I really love it.

I can't comment on the HH210, but the MM211 has done all I've asked for and exceeded my expectations.

I've run about...