Practical Welding Today - July/August 2010

Modular fixturing for welding

Bluco Corp. offers 3-D modular fixturing bases that provide the foundation for different fixture setups.

The bases can be

expanded in five directions by attaching modular angles, blocks, and beams with stabilizing legs where needed. They are suitable for both prototype and production environments.

Bluco Corp. ■ 800-535-0135 ■ www.bluco.com

CNC plasma cutting system

The Tracker Pro CNC plasma cutting system from Tracker CNC now includes MTC nestmaster software.

Available in 4- by 4-ft., 4- by 8-ft., 5- by 10-ft., and 6- by 10-ft. table sizes, the system has an automatic torch height control (THC), dual motor Y-axis drive design, and comes with Windows® XP operating system.

The unit includes an integrated computer workstation and station with USB computer interface.

Tracker CNC ■ 800-590-7804 ■ www.trackercnc.com

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Welding cylinder cart

InventHelp® has announced that one of its inventor clients has designed a modified hand truck that could help the user to load, unload, and transport a welding cylinder.

The patented Tank Cart would include straps that hold the cylinder in place. A plate would hook onto the welding machine and tilt upward and downward. This design could enable a user to lift a welding cylinder from or onto a welding machine or around a job site.

The steel cart would be similar in appearance to a conventional hand truck but designed to fit and transport a welding cylinder. The frame of the cart would be composed of four flatiron bars measuring 2 in. wide and 0.25 in. thick. The uprights on either side would measure 56 in. tall. The top and bottom horizontal pieces would measure 12 in. long, and two crossbars would be positioned between the top and bottom pieces.

A U-shaped handle would be composed of round tubing that would extend from the back of the upper crossbar. Angled pieces would extend from the back of either upright and form an axle for the wheels. The wheels would be composed of solid hard rubber.

Straps would extend from the fronts of the uprights to support the body of the welding cylinder, and the cylinder holder would be positioned on the bottom of the cart front.