Christopher Mills Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 while the rhino liner is a good coating, I know from my work on the installer training video that it is far from weightless.. think about 5 pounds fro a couple coats on a magliner size frame... it adds about 800 pounds to a standard full size truck bed... Did not know that it was an electrical insulator... but I like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Felipe, thanks for the link to Rhino Linings --- I had never even considered this with all the carts I have built. It has always been either powder coating or anodizing, each with their own pros and cons. Good find (and nice to know that you actually used this process on a cart). Sounds like Jeff is building another new cart... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Am I correct in thinking that the rear uprights will come off? Is that what the handscrews near the bottom are for? Yes, you are correct in your assumptions. I wanted this whole cart to come apart and be easily re-assembled with just a turn of a few knobs. My goal is to get the frame to fit in the trunk of my chrysler and the skb's in the back seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Felipe, thanks for the info and comments. I will look into that coating to see if it will work with what I'm trying to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Today is a nice day to be welding. Here are some pics of my removable front wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lightstone, CAS Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Michael, Looks like you retrofitted the SKB castors and the track assembly onto your cart? Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ve7kjr Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 You have grease nipples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Michael, Looks like you retrofitted the SKB castors and the track assembly onto your cart? Nice. Actually, SKB wouldn't sell me their track system since they only come installed on their case. I bought these beauties from Maken, formerly known as Yeager and Sons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 You have grease nipples. At least buy me a drink first before you check out my nipples. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Robot Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Is this completed yet? I'd love to see an update when it's fully loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Is this completed yet? I'd love to see an update when it's fully loaded. Hopefully I'll be close to completion by the end of the week. I've been swamped with work lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Hall Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Strong looking build, though I was immediate wondering if a lot of other folks used steel as the basis for their cart frame, or if they went with extruded aluminum, or just bolt onto an existing frame (i.e. Magliner, Cosco and the like). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 You have grease nipples. Some find that a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I found this great industrial erector set http://www.8020.net/ I'm sure many of you have heard of it. Turns out they will send a truck out to your location and show you what you can actually do/create with it. Test the weight and strength of the product. If there is enough interest we can get him to come a central location and demo the stuff for a group of us. let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacefivesound Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 I built a top for my PSC cart out of 80/20 - worked great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 This picture is my idea of juxtapasition. Kind of like a 'Mullet', only this is modern on the top and beat up on the bottom. Are you thinking about building the whole cart out of 8020? I've seen some nice ones. I'm designing a follow cart from the material. Also, how do you like the Deva n Mix 8 work style? Any limitations or surprises? I wish Zax would build a new one combining the best of the Mix12 n Mix8. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacefivesound Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Mullet cart, now that's a good name! I actually got that PSC for free for renting out my 788t for a day. I needed to put together a small cart quickly, I'm slowly transitioning away from being a bag mixer, but still have to work out of my car... Anyway, this works for me for now, the top comes off, allowing the PSC to fold up and fit neatly on top of a 1650 in my hatchback. As for the long run, I'll consider building the whole thing out of 80/20 but I like the idea of a really clean custom job as well, and I have some fabricators in the family.... And that's a 788t with a CL8 in the picture, not a mix8. I like the setup, simple and it works. I will eventually go the way of a nice analog console I hope, but this works for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 My eyes must really be going south. I saw the size of both SD units together and thought it was a Deva. Embarrassed.;~) As for carts, in my life, they are a never ending evolution. Always tweaking with them in the best sense of the word. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 "...and I have some fabricators in the family...." I think we all have some fabricators but I'm not so sure telling tall stories will help me build a sound cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacefivesound Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 You know, they may have fabricated the whole fabrication business.... I feel like we're getting into a PG Wodehouse situation here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Finally had some time to get back on this. I just need to weld on the handles, boom pole trays, and possibly a battery box. Then its headed for powder-coating. For the mean time I'll be ordering the 2nd SKB and a few other accessories (boom pole clamps, cable holders, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Anyone know where the cheapest/best place is to get rack mount accessories? The base of this cart has an inner width of 19" so that I can accommodate a locking rack mount type drawer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjh Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Looking good, I think if we started a "Sister Cart" album (like Sister Cities) ours would be a nice match. Re 19" accessories, that is the hardest thing to sort in a way, well it was for me. It was fairly easy to find shelves and trays but they were steel and heavy or their design took up to much rack space, there are some places that do aluminium shelves and draws but they are very expensive. After this job I think I'll pull my rig apart and do a bit of a rebuild, always little improvements needed and a nice winter job! Curious re your main wheel attachment, when you unscrew them do the axles come of too? Some photos / parts info of that would be choice if poss (my ones do but not as easy as I'd like). Cheers, Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Curious re your main wheel attachment, when you unscrew them do the axles come of too? Some photos / parts info of that would be choice if poss (my ones do but not as easy as I'd like). Cheers, Chris. Shoot, I'll bring you an axle assembly if you let me visit you on set. LOL (keep up the good work btw!) But yes, when I saw your cart I was surprised as to how similar they are. Even my boom pole cradles are going to be very similar. I'll post some pics a little later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Here you go. Everything on this cart can be easily taken apart so that it fits inside a compact car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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