I am trying to Quote this cart design and am trying to figure out how I would go about building it.
This will be carbon steel and will need a finish, wet spray or powder.
If this gets powder it will need to be done ahead of time and then shelves and dividers installed after. Problem here is trying to install fasteners inside cubby holes.
Wet spray I can assemble ahead of time even tack weld to eliminate fasteners in cubby holes which I may not even be able to get my hand in. Problem here is getting paint inside cubby holes.
I am not aware of any spray gun options to get inside these cubby holes and they only want 4 of these so I am not going to buy a bunch of spray equipment.
I have some freedom on the design so making some changes in fasteners and such is ok but Dim’s need to stay.
Maybe stainless is the way to go and eliminate paint or maybe aluminum
Finding a place that does it in your area, and hopefully does not require a special color code, or cost of cleaning and filling a tank, then drain will be the challenge.
Speculating on the process, but I know it involves a tank filled with the paint, dip the object, then drain and cure.
Hopefully the customer wants a simple standard color and sheen where a company that does the dipping will have a tank set and running.
Any considerations to powder coat the shell and do those thin dividers to in stainless. I read in the drawing us TEK screws or self tappers for the dividers. So I would slot the bottom shelf and tab the stainless steel dividers. At the top of the divider I would fold over and a tab that would be screwed into the 1x1 tubing.
I would cut the shelf with tabs and powder coat the shelf. Then the way the cart is designed I would do the verticals in stainless. At 520# I’m assuming this is a cart to hold metal items.
Just a thought how to manage that space and not fight with fasteners
I like it, not sure how much that would add to cost. I have been giving this a lot of thought and have came up with making the top section removable from the bottom.
I am thinking of sleeving the 6 uprights just above the partitions and that would make it so everything can be finished and assembled afterwards. So each partition would have four fasteners top and bottom. once that is done slide top on and fasten.
What are your thoughts on that?
Thanks for drawing that, made a huge difference for me. Which I was that good!
I looked into having this zinc plated but could not find anybody close that had tanks big enough.
Anyone one care to give me a rough idea off the top of you head, of what you would charge to build 4 of these? just heard from customer they will paint them. So that makes it much easier for me
Well… I’m not that good. I need practice and since there was a drawing I took a stab at it. I’m still learning.
As far as quoting that. I have zero Idea. I’m a flight paramedic with a plasma cutter. I’m just getting started in my manufacturing journey. I’m terrible at welding and that’s lots of welds.
Sleeving the upright and making a top and bottom sounds like a good idea.
