Master-O-Turbonics Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 without any further adieu: 20' 3/4" EMT tubing(2 sticks): $7 casters: $18 NICE ONES with brakes welding costs: ~$5 and need a bottle refill, bottle was 3/4 used up already. $30 for a cart beats a store bought cart at $50 any day. If anybody needs a custom roof rack and is here in Georgia, I'm about to start making them. Quote Link to comment
Gary Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 looks great :D one of those projects ive been meaning to do for ages :( mines kinda improvised Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Nice rack Can you do roll cages? Quote Link to comment
Master-O-Turbonics Posted September 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Nice rack Can you do roll cages? I'm taking fabrication class next quarter which will involve building roll cages specifically for race cars... one will be built for my B210 rally/ offroad monster. At this point I am limiting myself to roof racks and welder carts. LOL Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I'm taking fabrication class next quarter which will involve building roll cages specifically for race cars... one will be built for my B210 rally/ offroad monster. At this point I am limiting myself to roof racks and welder carts. LOL In the future, if you need a car to practice cages in, I'll happily volunteer my 210 Quote Link to comment
Master-O-Turbonics Posted September 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 In the future, if you need a car to practice cages in, I'll happily volunteer my 210 you provide the tubing and my time is pretty cheap.(but not free!). :-) Quote Link to comment
Braden Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 be careful dude, emt is galvanized, and galvanized vapors=death bro!!! wear a proper respirator, and i know you will come back with something like yeah it was well ventilated where i was but dude that shit is cumulative Quote Link to comment
Master-O-Turbonics Posted September 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 wear a proper respirator, that and stayed up-wind with good fans going. Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 you provide the tubing and my time is pretty cheap.(but not free!). :-) Well of course ;) Just let me know when you feel your skillz are developed and I'll pay ya well :) Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 be careful dude, emt is galvanized, and galvanized vapors=death bro!!! wear a proper respirator, and i know you will come back with something like yeah it was well ventilated where i was but dude that shit is cumulative Zinc Fumes -- A Safety Hazard?When zinc vapor mixes with the oxygen in the air, it reacts instantly to become zinc oxide. This is the same white powder that you see on some noses at the beach and the slopes. Zinc oxide is non-toxic and non carcinogenic. Extensive research1 into the effects of zinc oxide fumes has been done, and although breathing those fumes will cause welders to think that they have the flu in a bad way, there are no long-term health effects. Zinc oxide that is inhaled is simply absorbed and eliminated by the body without complications or chronic effects. Current research2 on zinc oxide fumes is concentrated in establishing the mechanism by which zinc oxide causes "metal fume fever," how its effects are self-limiting and why zinc oxide fume effects ameliorate after the first day of exposure even though the welder may continue to be exposed to zinc during subsequent days ("Monday-morning fever"). Other research3 is being done using zinc oxide fumes together with various drugs which results in a synergetic effect for treatment of cancer and AIDS. Another area of research is use of zinc compounds as the active ingredients in throat lozengers that are recognized as significantly effective in reducing the duration and intensity of the common cold. http://www.sperkoengineering.com/html/articles/WeldingGalvanized.pdf Not to say you should believe everything you read on the internet, but even OSHA doesn't say anything more on the effects besides "metal fume fever". I certainly know the immediate effects are real, but there's no specific evidence of long term damage... Quote Link to comment
Braden Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Typical “metal fume fever” begins about 4 hours after exposure, and full recovery occurs within 48 hours. The symptoms include fever, chills, thirst, headache and nausea. All of these symptoms, pain and suffering, as well as lost work (and play) time, can be avoided entirely by simply not inhaling the zinc oxide fumes. ok maybe not death but i sure wouldnt want any of the above :blink: Quote Link to comment
Braden Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 hell wait a minute these are the same exact symptoms i get when i dont have a beer for a few days! holy shit man does this mean beer is possibly made of zinc oxide!! Quote Link to comment
kaoss Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Nice cart. A cart should be the first project anyone with a new welder takes on. I build mine out of 1x2 and 1/4 plate I had laying around. It's low, because that's how I like things :) Quote Link to comment
Braden Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 http://en.allexperts.com/q/Occupational-OSHA-Environmental-1417/galvanized-steel-fumes.htm Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I like the welder rack. Quote Link to comment
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