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New welding table; for the shop
Topic Started: May 22 2013, 10:29 PM (1,329 Views)
evmetro


One of the local metal companies had a shear big enough for 3/8, so I had them cut me a 36" x 72" plate for the table top. They loaded it into my pick up with a forklift. The legs are 1.5" box tubing, and the cross supports are 1" box tubing.

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The next pic is with a back splash welded on to keep stuff off of the wall. You can also see the smaller box tubing support for my clamps, and low enough to still get a long clamp over it when clamping work to the table.

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This last shot show the adjustable legs for making the table level on my uneven floor. Just a piece of 1/4 plate with a nut welded to the backside prior to welding it to the leg. These are 3/4 grade 8 bolts. Once you adjust the height, you can lock it in with that nut that you see there on the outside. The nut welded to the inside is the same as that lock nut that you see on the outside. Total cost of materials right at $400. Not bad if you search the internet for a welding table with a 36 x 72 x 3/8 top...

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Like. I enjoy my welding table. Very very handy. You have a very nice collection of clamps!
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evmetro


I hate to admit that I have been doing all the fab work on the floor all this time... I just picked up the harbor freight metal brake to further improve my fab area. I have been using a tri fold steel motorcycle ramp for bending sheetmetal.
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evmetro


Getting the clamps over to the table makes them easier to access and now there is a free drawer in the toolbox! I could not leave them out like that when I worked in a shop full of other mechanics or they would walk off.
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Murf 59
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It looks great.
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evmetro
May 22 2013, 10:29 PM
Total cost of materials right at $400.
I'll give you a chance to make some good money on it. How about $450 for it and you deliver to SC!


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An idea for you on making it mobile ONLY when you want it to be:

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FWIW, I made the wheels too high off the ground. If you do this make them touch at all times (I have to crank the handle 55 times before I can move it). So, do I spend 45 minutes cutting them off and rewelding them or spend an extra 10 seconds cranking every time I want to move it? Hard decision...

Oh, my previous welding table was built with small/cheap wheels on it. They were crappy and would not roll around very easily. My father was always ragging on me for being cheap on the wheels so I spent a day ripping them off and putting really nice ones on. It completely ruined the table because now it zooms across the floor any time you even look at it.
Edited by rmcelwee, May 23 2013, 11:14 AM.
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Nice setup.
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MR Bill
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neat looking good
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evmetro


Those wheels look like a pretty cool idea. This table was built on the forklift and then placed where it is with the forklift. Those wheels would come in handy when there is no access to your neighbors forklift.
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evmetro


The little plasma cutter has not been cutting it (pun intended) for the thicker aluminum, so the shop got an upgrade. I think this model will cut up to 1 1/4" steel, but I may be pretty slow for cutting 1/2" aluminum. I rarely cut aluminum thicker than 3/8, so this machine should be perfect.

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evmetro
Apr 9 2014, 07:18 PM
The little plasma cutter has not been cutting it (pun intended) for the thicker aluminum, so the shop got an upgrade. I think this model will cut up to 1 1/4" steel, but I may be pretty slow for cutting 1/2" aluminum. I rarely cut aluminum thicker than 3/8, so this machine should be perfect.

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Trade some powdercoating for the machine that replaced... :drool
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rmcelwee
May 23 2013, 11:11 AM
An idea for you on making it mobile ONLY when you want it to be:

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Flip that rascal over to the other side of the crossbrace and you won't be banging your knees on it while you work at the table - even better offset it back 6" or so further under the table (you would need to build a bracket, and check for clearance so you could crank the handle without interference...) and you won't be so likely to stub your toe on it either. Fabulous idea!
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rmcelwee
May 23 2013, 11:11 AM

FWIW, I made the wheels too high off the ground. If you do this make them touch at all times (I have to crank the handle 55 times before I can move it). So, do I spend 45 minutes cutting them off and rewelding them or spend an extra 10 seconds cranking every time I want to move it? Hard decision...
Easy solution. Leave the wheels alone. Cut a little off each leg.
Edited by perfesser, Apr 10 2014, 12:28 PM.
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