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The welding wire spool support wherein the housing is formed from a single sheet of material, the housing being attached to a base, wherein the base includes a spindle support extending upward therefrom, wherein the spindle is mounted on the spindle support; and wherein a wire feeder assembly is sup

The welding wire spool support wherein the housing is formed from a single sheet of material, the housing being attached to a base, wherein the base includes a spindle support extending upward therefrom, wherein the spindle is mounted on the spindle support; and wherein a wire feeder assembly is supported on the base and adapted to draw wire from the spool.

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1. A welding wire spool support comprises: a base;a post extending upward from the base, wherein the post is attached to the base in a manner that forms an oblique angle between the post and the base;a spindle extending outward from the post and adapted to rotatably support a spool thereon, wherein

1. A welding wire spool support comprises: a base;a post extending upward from the base, wherein the post is attached to the base in a manner that forms an oblique angle between the post and the base;a spindle extending outward from the post and adapted to rotatably support a spool thereon, wherein the spindle is attached to the post at a perpendicular angle to the post such that the spindle is positioned at an upward angle relative to the base; anda housing that is open on at least an outward side, wherein the housing includes an overhang supported above the spool and extending only partially over the spool when the spool is mounted on the spindle. 2. The welding wire spool support of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a sidewall extending downward from the overhang and attached to the base, a front face and a rear face extending outward from the side wall at a forward end of the base and a rear ward end of the base, where the front face and the rear face respectively terminate in a front edge and a rear edge spaced inward from the spool to define a clearance there between. 3. The welding wire spool support of claim 2, wherein the front edge and rear edge of the front face and rear face are formed by a front flange and a rear flange that are bent inward from the front face and rear face respectively, and wherein the front flange and rear flange extend parallel to an inward edge of the spool. 4. The welding wire spool support of claim 2, wherein the housing further includes a cover portion extending forward of the front face until it reached the forward edge of the base, where the cover portion turns downward at the front edge of the base and includes an attachment portion that overlies at least a portion of the front edge of the base and is attached thereto, and wherein the rear face has a rear attachment portion at its lower edge over lapping at least a portion of the rear edge of the base for attachment thereto. 5. The welding wire spool support of claim 4, further comprising a wire feeder supported on the base, the wire feeder being at least partially covered by the cover portion, and wherein the wire feeder defines a passage adapted to receive wire from the spool therein, the passage being aligned with a center of the spool in the lateral direction and aligned with a position corresponding to a surface of the wire on the spool when the spool is one half empty. 6. The welding wire spool support of claim 1, further comprising a handle mounted on the overhang. 7. The welding wire spool support of claim 6, wherein the handle is aligned with the center of gravity of the welding wire spool support with the spool attached to the spindle. 8. The welding wire spool support of claim 6, wherein the handle is pivotally mounted by a bracket supported on another edge of the overhang. 9. The welding wire spool support of claim 1, wherein the overhang has an outer surface that extends inward and downward toward an inward edge of the base and wherein the housing is open at an outward edge of the base and wherein the spindle extends outward from the post toward the outward edge of the base. 10. The welding wire spool support of claim 1, wherein the overhang extends outward of an outward edge of the spool when mounted on the spindle, the overhang including a blunt nose that extends downward from the overhang over the outward edge of the spool. 11. The welding wire spool support of claim 1, wherein the post has a proximal end mounted to the base and a freestanding distal end from which the spindle extends outward. 12. The welding wire spool support of claim 1, wherein the spindle further comprises an inner stop having a surface that holds the spool against axial inward movement, the upward angle of the spindle relative to the base configured to provide enhanced engagement between the inner stop and the spool. 13. The welding wire spool support of claim 12, wherein the inner stop further comprises a boss that projects axially outward from the inner stop, the boss providing a smaller area of contact to engage with the spool. 14. A welding wire spool support comprises: a housing that is open on an outward side and partially on two lateral sides perpendicular to the outward side to form a spool receiving opening, the housing including an overhang extending above the spool receiving opening and extending only partially over an uppermost portion of the spool when the spool is mounted within the opening; anda spindle adapted to rotatably support the spool, the spindle being supported within the opening by a post, wherein the spindle is positioned at a non-perpendicular angle relative to a base upon which the post is supported such that, when the spool is mounted on the spindle, the uppermost portion of the spool is positioned directly under the overhang and a lowermost portion of the spool is not positioned directly under the overhang. 15. The welding wire spool support of claim 14, wherein the spindle extends outward and upward from the housing toward the spool receiving opening. 16. The welding wire spool support of claim 14, wherein the housing is formed from a single sheet of material, the housing being attached to a base, wherein the base includes a spindle support extending upward therefrom, wherein the spindle is mounted on the post; and wherein a wire feeder assembly is supported on the base and adapted to draw wire from the spool. 17. The welding wire spool support of claim 14, wherein a handle is located on an upper surface of the overhang, the handle being aligned with a center of gravity of the housing and spindle when a full wire spool is supported on the spindle, and wherein the handle is pivotally attached to the upper surface of the overhang. 18. The welding wire spool support of claim 14, wherein the two lateral sides each extend at an angle perpendicular to the angle of the spindle such that both of the two lateral sides are positioned behind the wire spool when the wire spool is supported on the spindle, and wherein the angle at which the two lateral sides each extend is parallel to an angle of the post relative to the base. 19. A welding wire spool support comprising: a housing, the housing being formed from a single sheet of material including a sidewall extending upward from a base, a front wall and a rear wall extending inward from the sidewall and defining an outward facing spool receiving opening;the housing further including an overhang portion extending outward from an upper end of the sidewall, wherein the sidewall, front wall, rear wall, and overhang portion define a recess adapted to receive the wire spool therein;a spindle supported within the recess above the base and extending outward toward the spool receiving opening to receive the wire spool thereon, wherein the spindle is supported by a post extending upward from the base at an oblique angle relative to the base;wherein a surface of the front wall and a surface of the rear wall extend at an angle parallel to the oblique angle of the post such that both the front wall and the rear wall are behind the wire spool when the wire spool is supported on the spindle, and wherein the overhang portion extends outward from the sidewall above the spindle to only partially cover the wire spool when the wire spool is supported on the spindle.