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I want to build an OA cart for a big O2 and acetylene bottle. The O2 is the
big one, and the acet is about half as high, but not the big fat one, but about the diameter of the O2. I have seen lots of carts. I want one that has large diameter wheels, and the cylinders are at a slight tilt when parked. Where it takes minimal leverage to tip and move. Anywhere I can get some dimensions or ideas about this? Maybe I'll shop around and just see how much it is to buy one, as it may be cheaper and easier. Steve |
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On Jul 10, 11:11*am, "SteveB" wrote:
I want to build an OA cart for a big O2 and acetylene bottle. *The O2 is the big one, and the acet is about half as high, but not the big fat one, but about the diameter of the O2. I have seen lots of carts. *I want one that has large diameter wheels, and the cylinders are at a slight tilt when parked. *Where it takes minimal leverage to tip and move. *Anywhere I can get some dimensions or ideas about this? Maybe I'll shop around and just see how much it is to buy one, as it may be cheaper and easier. Steve Antique fire-extinguisher carts? They seem to have a front-rear 2 bottle arrangement that might have some utility. http://www.mostphotos.com/preview/28...-on-Wheels.jpg http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thum...tinguisher.jpg Dave |
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On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:11:14 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote: I want to build an OA cart for a big O2 and acetylene bottle. The O2 is the big one, and the acet is about half as high, but not the big fat one, but about the diameter of the O2. I have seen lots of carts. I want one that has large diameter wheels, and the cylinders are at a slight tilt when parked. Where it takes minimal leverage to tip and move. Anywhere I can get some dimensions or ideas about this? Maybe I'll shop around and just see how much it is to buy one, as it may be cheaper and easier. Steve Take a look at he Horrible Fright cart. Not the greatest, but for $60....... Bob |
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On Jul 10, 11:11*am, "SteveB" wrote:
I want to build an OA cart for a big O2 and acetylene bottle. *... Find some wheels, then copy the rest from a catalog photo. jsw |
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On 2009-07-10, SteveB wrote:
I want to build an OA cart for a big O2 and acetylene bottle. The O2 is the big one, and the acet is about half as high, but not the big fat one, but about the diameter of the O2. I have seen lots of carts. I want one that has large diameter wheels, and the cylinders are at a slight tilt when parked. Where it takes minimal leverage to tip and move. Anywhere I can get some dimensions or ideas about this? Maybe I'll shop around and just see how much it is to buy one, as it may be cheaper and easier. I had a great cart that I since sold for space reasons. Could give you some ideas. http://yabe.algebra.com/~ichudov/mis...er-Cart-Truck/ You could start with a regular hand truck and weld on some cylinder supports to it. It seems to be the easiest approach. i |
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"Ignoramus21207" wrote in message ... On 2009-07-10, SteveB wrote: I want to build an OA cart for a big O2 and acetylene bottle. The O2 is the big one, and the acet is about half as high, but not the big fat one, but about the diameter of the O2. I have seen lots of carts. I want one that has large diameter wheels, and the cylinders are at a slight tilt when parked. Where it takes minimal leverage to tip and move. Anywhere I can get some dimensions or ideas about this? Maybe I'll shop around and just see how much it is to buy one, as it may be cheaper and easier. I had a great cart that I since sold for space reasons. Could give you some ideas. http://yabe.algebra.com/~ichudov/mis...er-Cart-Truck/ You could start with a regular hand truck and weld on some cylinder supports to it. It seems to be the easiest approach. i I have special parameters. I live on a sand dune. Lots of my pulling around is on blowsand, and I need wide wheels. I said big diameter wheels without thinking. May just have to put four inflatable wide cart wheels on it, kicked back a bit so that the tipping point is easier. It's getting harder to muscle stuff from this broken back. May even consider one of those four wheel tongued carts that you pull with an ATV, or a little HF two wheel trailer where they are mounted on there permanently and solidly. Hose racks, a tray for tips and striker, etc. If I could find just the right thing, I'd just buy it. But I like to putter and create, but then sometimes you end up not getting what you want and spending more than a new one costs and you end up with a worthless white elephant. Those 142# O2 cylinders are getting heavier. Anyone notice that? Steve |
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On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:40:38 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote: "Ignoramus21207" wrote in message m... On 2009-07-10, SteveB wrote: I want to build an OA cart for a big O2 and acetylene bottle. The O2 is the big one, and the acet is about half as high, but not the big fat one, but about the diameter of the O2. I have seen lots of carts. I want one that has large diameter wheels, and the cylinders are at a slight tilt when parked. Where it takes minimal leverage to tip and move. Anywhere I can get some dimensions or ideas about this? Maybe I'll shop around and just see how much it is to buy one, as it may be cheaper and easier. I had a great cart that I since sold for space reasons. Could give you some ideas. http://yabe.algebra.com/~ichudov/mis...er-Cart-Truck/ You could start with a regular hand truck and weld on some cylinder supports to it. It seems to be the easiest approach. i I have special parameters. I live on a sand dune. Lots of my pulling around is on blowsand, and I need wide wheels. I said big diameter wheels without thinking. May just have to put four inflatable wide cart wheels on it, kicked back a bit so that the tipping point is easier. It's getting harder to muscle stuff from this broken back. May even consider one of those four wheel tongued carts that you pull with an ATV, or a little HF two wheel trailer where they are mounted on there permanently and solidly. Hose racks, a tray for tips and striker, etc. If I could find just the right thing, I'd just buy it. But I like to putter and create, but then sometimes you end up not getting what you want and spending more than a new one costs and you end up with a worthless white elephant. Those 142# O2 cylinders are getting heavier. Anyone notice that? Steve Yeah, I've got one of those. It'll be with me forever, and when I die somebody can use it for a jack stand for a locomotive. However, I do like the method I used to secure the bottles, chain and De-Sta-Co clamps. It's quick and secure. See the following: http://metalworking.com/dropbox/OACart03.jpg http://metalworking.com/dropbox/OACart04.jpg http://metalworking.com/dropbox/OACart05.jpg Pete Keillor |
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On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:43:28 -0400, the infamous Pete Keillor
scrawled the following: On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:40:38 -0600, "SteveB" wrote: elephant. Those 142# O2 cylinders are getting heavier. Anyone notice that? Yeah, they are, aren't they? Yeah, I've got one of those. It'll be with me forever, and when I die somebody can use it for a jack stand for a locomotive. However, I do like the method I used to secure the bottles, chain and De-Sta-Co clamps. It's quick and secure. See the following: http://metalworking.com/dropbox/OACart03.jpg http://metalworking.com/dropbox/OACart04.jpg http://metalworking.com/dropbox/OACart05.jpg Sweet cart, Pete. All I see missing are the rubber bands to hold the ends of the chains from making Poe noises. I used rubber coated chain on my TIG bottle. It doesn't rattle, and that's nice. (Now to get enough room in the shop to actually be able to _use_ it... -- Mistrust the man who finds everything good, the man who finds everything evil, and still more the man who is indifferent to everything. -- Johann K. Lavater |
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On Jul 10, 9:11*am, "SteveB" wrote:
I want to build an OA cart for a big O2 and acetylene bottle. *The O2 is the big one, and the acet is about half as high, but not the big fat one, but about the diameter of the O2. I have seen lots of carts. *I want one that has large diameter wheels, and the cylinders are at a slight tilt when parked. *Where it takes minimal leverage to tip and move. *Anywhere I can get some dimensions or ideas about this? Maybe I'll shop around and just see how much it is to buy one, as it may be cheaper and easier. Steve The HF one has large diameter tires, I had to change out one of the tubes, though, great chink Q.C. there. If you need WIDE tires, that's a different animal. Maybe find some motorcycle rims and gen up an axle for it. Pretty soon, though, the works gets too wide to fit through anything but an overhead door. I want one I can stick one of my CO2 extinguishers on as well as tanks, regulators and hose. The local welding supply had quite a selection, so you might luck out and find exactly what you want. Stan |
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wrote in message ... On Jul 10, 9:11 am, "SteveB" wrote: I want to build an OA cart for a big O2 and acetylene bottle. The O2 is the big one, and the acet is about half as high, but not the big fat one, but about the diameter of the O2. I have seen lots of carts. I want one that has large diameter wheels, and the cylinders are at a slight tilt when parked. Where it takes minimal leverage to tip and move. Anywhere I can get some dimensions or ideas about this? Maybe I'll shop around and just see how much it is to buy one, as it may be cheaper and easier. Steve The HF one has large diameter tires, I had to change out one of the tubes, though, great chink Q.C. there. If you need WIDE tires, that's a different animal. Maybe find some motorcycle rims and gen up an axle for it. Pretty soon, though, the works gets too wide to fit through anything but an overhead door. I want one I can stick one of my CO2 extinguishers on as well as tanks, regulators and hose. The local welding supply had quite a selection, so you might luck out and find exactly what you want. Stan Reply: By wide, I mean like those three inch wide wheelbarrow tires rather than the 1.5" wide hard concrete two wheel handcart ones. Maybe two on each side, but problem is the tubes are always flat. Around here, we got lots and lots of ATV shops. I could probably get two tires and rims off an atv that would be six or eight inches wide. Maybe more, and they are not tall at all. Steve |
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On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:44:02 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote: snip By wide, I mean like those three inch wide wheelbarrow tires rather than the 1.5" wide hard concrete two wheel handcart ones. Maybe two on each side, but problem is the tubes are always flat. Around here, we got lots and lots of ATV shops. I could probably get two tires and rims off an atv that would be six or eight inches wide. Maybe more, and they are not tall at all. Get a couple of those no-flat wheelbarrow tires, the ones you can pound nails through. Then make sure that the tires aren't loaded when it's parked, otherwise you will get flat spots. -- Leon Fisk Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b Remove no.spam for email |
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On Jul 14, 12:52*pm, Leon Fisk wrote:
On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:44:02 -0600, "SteveB" wrote: snip By wide, I mean like those three inch wide wheelbarrow tires rather than the 1.5" wide hard concrete two wheel handcart ones. *Maybe two on each side, but problem is the tubes are always flat. *Around here, we got lots and lots of ATV shops. *I could probably get two tires and rims off an atv that would be six or eight inches wide. *Maybe more, and they are not tall at all.. Get a couple of those no-flat wheelbarrow tires, the ones you can pound nails through. Then make sure that the tires aren't loaded when it's parked, otherwise you will get flat spots. -- Leon Fisk Grand Rapids *MI/Zone 5b Remove no.spam for email That was the nice thing about my particular cart model, when the thing is sitting, the tires are clear of the floor. Not by much, but enough. Large diameter tires are nice when dragging the works over rough ground, I've had ones with 8" tires, bad news on rough and potholed concrete. The green slime helps with tubes that want to go flat, too. Still looking for a set of solid urethane tires, though. It's not like I'm going to drag the thing along at 40 mph, after all. Stan |
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On Jul 13, 12:40*am, "SteveB" wrote:
... If I could find just the right thing, I'd just buy it. *But I like to putter and create, ... Steve Maybe something like this? http://mayberrys.com/honda/snow/html/twosnow.htm jsw |
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