My buddy at the scrap place had a couple ole shopping carts and asked if i could use them. All the wheels work well, so i took em. Now i dont know why i want them...Anyone have any ideas what a shopping cart can be used for?
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12-20-2010, 04:04 PM #1
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What can i build with a old shopping cart?
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12-20-2010, 04:29 PM #2
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a Mig/Tig cart with bottle holder and filler rod holders. You can also attatch a drawer for consumables or hand grinder storage, along with a self retracting spool for an extension cord to run it. Your only limit is your imagination.
Bob
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12-20-2010, 05:55 PM #3
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Ya, thats what i was thinkin since my chinese mig cart is so weak it feels like its gonna bend in half every time i pull it. How could i balance it so the bottle doesnt tip it?
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12-20-2010, 06:35 PM #4
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Leeboys post - What to make from a shopping cart?
Hi Leeboy,
This seems like the perfect thread for a project titled: Uses for a shopping cart.
Great start !
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12-20-2010, 07:33 PM #5
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art - of course!
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12-20-2010, 08:39 PM #6
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Maybe theses something with a motor!
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12-20-2010, 08:49 PM #7
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I made a cart that has worked out well so far.
http://www.millerwelds.com/resources...976#post250976
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12-20-2010, 09:19 PM #8
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shopping cart uses
Hope ya got a since of humor The best people to ask might be Johnny Knoxville and Wee Man. LOL! JK!
one ideal comes to mind of a project that might not be real useful unless you are a trapper.
Using two baskets I built a collection cage For a government trapper in West Texas quite a few years back for Temporarily holding a small bob cat to collect the urine for trapping, worked out pretty well didn't own a camera back then or I would post pic’s.
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12-20-2010, 09:27 PM #9
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Thats actualy a good idea for a thread on all the uses of old shopping baskets
Originally Posted by Burnt hands
I'm sure there are alot of uses other than what they were intended for.
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12-22-2010, 12:17 PM #10
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hmm
shopping cart wheels work great on all kinds of stuff there built to last when ever i need casters of that size i head to a old part of town where carts get dumped and get the wheels ive used them on gates a homemade drywall panel mover rolling tables etc
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