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 Having never welded anything before, I started with a 220V 50amp stick welder I borrowed from my neighbor. I quickly found that it couldn'​t be set it low enough to keep from burning right through the thin metal. So I convinced myself that I could afford to buy a small MIG welder. I bought a Hobart Handler 140 from Tractor Supply. Its a 115V welder and can work on much thinner material. Having never welded anything before, I started with a 220V 50amp stick welder I borrowed from my neighbor. I quickly found that it couldn'​t be set it low enough to keep from burning right through the thin metal. So I convinced myself that I could afford to buy a small MIG welder. I bought a Hobart Handler 140 from Tractor Supply. Its a 115V welder and can work on much thinner material.
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-The handle and pull bar attached to the front (left of picture below) were also found along side I40. As was the pipe I have at the top. I re-purposed the arm pads and rubber tread-guides to cushion the kayaks against the hard metal.+The handle and pull bar attached to the front (left of picture below) were also found along side I40. As was the pipe I have at the top separating the 2 vertical posts. I re-purposed the treadmill ​arm pads and rubber tread-guides to cushion the kayaks against the hard metal.
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 I bought the wheels off Craigslist, 7 wheels for $14, luckily 4 of them held air. I bought the wheels off Craigslist, 7 wheels for $14, luckily 4 of them held air.
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