inexpensive project??

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I really want to make something w/ my MM251 but don't have a lot of cash for thick plates of steel for a welding table or anything. I have the cylinder cart that came with the MM251... Maybe something I can add to it? Or any other project? Thanks
Reply:Welding tables don't have to be thick plate nor all one piece for that matter. Even a 1/8th inch thick top is better than working on your knees on the concrete. Good way of exercising your welder by using piece-parts . Sure it would be nice to the the ideal table, but it's just not necessary in order to have a perfectly functional table.Start scrounging for a welding table, small one. Heck, one of my favorites right now is one of the old metal school/library reading tables. If it collapsed tomorrow I'd be out 20 bucks. Old guy bought several for ten bucks, I gave him twenty just to contribute to his auction addiction .  There are probably a ton of pics here that could get you started. Don't worry about turning out a piece of art.
Reply:I need a welding table too, but until that day comes I have been welding on one of those old veneer top tables that you fold out when company comes over. I put some bricks on top to keep it from catching fire and all has been ok so far...but I have a fire extinguisher near by just in case!Lincoln AC-225
Reply:If there are any construction projects in your local area you can sometimes get metal for free! I'm a bricklayer and I've gotten solid core doors for benches, lot's of angle iron and some sheet 1/8 just for hauling it away! I built a front bumper for my Samurai for a total of $12.00 in parts I had to buy.
Reply:I made my own table too...it's a sewer grate that I place on a few milk crates!  Easily portable and cheap!I weld just to keep my snow plows ready for next Winter!
Reply:You might make a tee post driver? All you need is a piece of 2" tubing about 2' long,  a few pieces of 1/4 inch plate or so to cap the one end, and a couple of pieces of either bar stock or small tubing to make the handles with for each side.
Reply:Do you have some machine that your would like to move around, but is too heavy to do so safely. Just weld up a frame of angle and weld some casters to the bottom. Did this for my 200# bandsaw as a first project with my new MM 251. Cheap and quick.Revenos
Reply:Originally Posted by plepperIf there are any construction projects in your local area you can sometimes get metal for free! I'm a bricklayer and I've gotten solid core doors for benches, lot's of angle iron and some sheet 1/8 just for hauling it away! I built a front bumper for my Samurai for a total of $12.00 in parts I had to buy.