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Where do you set your gun between welds?
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Josh MacD
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I struggle on where to put my gun between welds. If I set it flat on the table the weight of the hose pulls it off and it crashes to the floor. Not good. I tried using a magnet and welded a c-clamp to it to make a little tool holster, but the magnet wasn't quite strong enough. I am all for making something but I can't find any ideas out there to steal. What do you use and did you make it or buy it? Pics would be great.
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I made my bench with a six foot by twelve inch grate on the front I can cut with gas or plasma and Sparks fall through my copper ground clamp sets in it a vice grip sets in it and my gun nozzle will store there while I work it also makes a nice grid of 90 degree angles to lay out work on Image
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Mike Westbrook wrote:I made my bench with a six foot by twelve inch grate on the front I can cut with gas or plasma and Sparks fall through my copper ground clamp sets in it a vice grip sets in it and my gun nozzle will store there while I work it also makes a nice grid of 90 degree angles to lay out work on Image
I hang my gun on a visgrip simple and closes to my work or when not use on the cart

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I have pieces of 1.25" pipe tacked all over my tables so I can rest the gun when not in use.
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Josh MacD
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theaceofgates wrote:I have pieces of 1.25" pipe tacked all over my tables so I can rest the gun when not in use.
I like this idea. Its simple and easy. I don't have a dedicated table yet, just a 3.5' x 3.5' sheet of 1/4" sheet steel I put on my workbench when its time to weld. But I'm hoping to have a small dedicated table soon. Until then I can tack a small angle iron piece to a pipe and clamp it to my table when needed.

Thanks.
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You will find it very convenient. The necks of my guns tend to get chewed up over time but not too big of a deal really.
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I'm actually using one of the Harbor Freight MIG gun rest magnets, after someone here suggested it a couple of years back.

For my 20, it seems to work well.
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This is what I use. Works good, and easily movable.
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