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I have been on this site since 2007 (reebs) and see a decline in welding table threads. Its a new year so here I go.
I want to make a new welding table. The one I have is 3'x4' and 5/8 thick. It is a little small, I'm going to go 4x6. I hope that is not to big for my space, but I need more table. My idea is to have the frame/ring 48x72. Actually the I will extend the frame to 74" with the 48" piece at the 72" mark. I hate welding end to end. Does that make sense? I don't want an over hang be cause my current table is not flat from heat and hammering. 1. I plan to use 2.5" square tube 3/16 wall. I can telescope 2x2 inside if needed.2. Legs will be at the 12" and 60" section of the ring.3. A Brace at the 37" mark connecting the 74".4. Weld on tailor jacks to level the table. 5. Working Height 35" but able to raise and lower.6. Caster on the leg tubing connecting the legs.Should I put a brace connecting the legs across the long side? I don't want sagging.Top 5/8 or 3/4Did I miss anything? I may put this on the regular board for more eyes.
Reply:Get your plate before you build a frame. A lot of times those plates can be oversized or not perfectly square.
Reply:Reebz have you considered a fixture table ? It may be conducive to the types of projects you do. Especially for gym equipment. Check out this link rustyshackleford started. The guys at Texas Metalworks are pretty awesome. Our fixture table! https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/top...ink_source=appSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk:
Reply:Right behind you... I thought the welding table thread needed waking up too, but life keeps derailing my progress. 1. I picked up some of the lighter 2.5" square tubing with the same idea of making things telescope with the 2", and I'm already regretting it. I'm sure what you have would be more than strong enough, but the telescoping action with the lighter sizes gets really sloppy. I'm sticking with a smaller 3x4 table, so I want to use expandable extensions for the larger projects. I'm really bad at keeping the table clear so there's less clutter this way. 4. Oh... I like that idea, but my idea is incorporating a toolbox in the build so I'm sticking to (no pun intended) threaded pads at the floor for levelling .5. I find that the wider the table, the lower it needs to go to reach across, but the older you get, the closer you want the work to your eyes (both for your eyes and your back). Being able to raise and lower should give you the best of both worlds. 6. My plan is to put 2 HD castors at one end, and a notch for the floor jack on the other. With the weight of my table, it should be solid that way, and I don't like it moving around when I'm twisting on things. I don't want my top sagging either... I'm going 2" .... should put me somewhere north of 600 lbs when I'm done. My plans have been heavily influenced by the builds on the welding table thread as well as Terry's heavy table/anvil. Aside from the thick steel, another idea I've borrowed (I didn't steal it, I'd give it back...) is an upright receiver hole. I think his currently has an old drill press in it, but it could be used for a number of ideas including a crane to lift heavy projects up and down off the table. I will also be incorporating a slatted area (could be in the table or one of the add on extensions) for metal cutting. A couple of items I would like to be able to "pin" to the end receivers would be a chop saw and possibly a miter saw or table saw for wood... basically using the welding table for a large saw horse as well.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:Vertical receivers
Horizontal to vertical receiver adapters
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Reply:Liss 2323.My current table is built with receivers sort of, plus it has the 2.5 3/16 wall frame for telescoping. My current table is drilled 5/8 every 4".Is a fixture table one with holes on a sides and top? I get different answers when I ask. LOLThanks guys
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Originally Posted by Reebz
Liss 2323.My current table is built with receivers sort of, plus it has the 2.5 3/16 wall frame for telescoping. My current table is drilled 5/8 every 4".Is a fixture table one with holes on a sides and top? I get different answers when I ask. LOLThanks guys
Reply:WHTBaron What welding table thread are you referring to? I will do some searching.Liss2323A fixture table looks amazing, I don't have the coin. I like the idea of your receivers. I had one on my old table and will incorporate on my new one. I'm headed to the Texas Metal site for ideas
Reply:WHT Baron. I found it all 28 pages. Not sure how I missed it
Reply:Liss2323I talked with the teaxs boys. I have to read the links, he advocates 1/4 top. I have always though "thick is it"
Reply:I'm totally on board with FLAT. Heavy is nice but unnecessary in my opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk:
Reply:Here's my first welding table I built out of 1/4 scrap plate. The only table I used for the first 35 years.
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Reply:Thicker allows you to beat on it and heat things without warping the table.
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Originally Posted by Welder Dave
Thicker allows you to beat on it and heat things without warping the table.
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Originally Posted by Reebz
WHT Baron. I found it all 28 pages. Not sure how I missed it
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Originally Posted by Lis2323
Thinner tables such as the ones Texas Metal Works make are braced on the underside to achieve and maintain flatness without the weight. Here is a view of the underside
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Originally Posted by Gump
Reebz, can you post the link ? I cant find it
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Originally Posted by Welder Dave
How much weight do they actually save? A lot of tables are used for everything imaginable. I don't think you'd want to be tacking, pounding and heating pieces on an expensive lay out/fab. table.
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Originally Posted by Welder Dave
How much weight do they actually save? A lot of tables are used for everything imaginable. I don't think you'd want to be tacking, pounding and heating pieces on an expensive lay out/fab. table.
Reply:Jason from Fireball Tool did a really good video on different fixturinv tables, including the tab and slot style. The holes deform and raise up with some clamps. He did show a clamp that spreads the clamping load out and doesnt cause this distortion. I was about to order one of the Siegmond 16 tables on their special going on. These tables didnt perform well in his tests.Miller Syncrowave 180SD
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Originally Posted by whtbaron
That depends on whether you are comparing it to a 3/8 table, or a 2" table. Same old story...right tool for the job. That's why I'm thinking my main table will be relatively small with the ability to "link" onto it with different designs and tools and possibly other tables.
Reply:With stolen ideas from this and Garage Journal forums...I built this about 5 years ago and it get used a lot.
Good luck OP...
Reply:Great advice from allTamstrong nice table
Reply:Check to make sure the trailer jacks don't have too much slop.If the jacks are similar to the one on my trailer you'll probably be able to push the table top back and forth an inch or two.May be OK for fixturing and welding. If you mount a vise, maybe not so good.ktech
Reply:I was thinking about that too... and as a dumb ole jig builder, I would just weld a nut onto the end of the tubing (I may have a few jig foot pads) and run a leveling foot into it. 1-8 threads are what we use at work, 4 where you put them would be sufficent. We also have one table at work that you tack steel to, and one that you can tack aluminum to, once the frame is tacked together it is welded out for the most part where it sits. Then removed and flipped to weld out. At home I just level on 3 points and keep everything plumb and level one tack at a time. No fancy table for big fabrication yet. Have a 24X24 plate that is drilled and tapped to 12-13 every 1.5 inches. The only reason I have it is because it was ground out of tolerence and it has 2 low spots that were .0003 out of flat. https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/40610032 Something like this would (A) be true to your floor, (B) distribute weight, and (C) accept any lenght of all-thread needed to level, just throw on a lock nut and you should be set.I haven't built anything I can't throw away. Perfection is the journey. MacMac's CrewI like the feet Idea I have done something similar but those are better. Thanks for the link.
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Originally Posted by slodat
Jason from Fireball Tool did a really good video on different fixturinv tables, including the tab and slot style. The holes deform and raise up with some clamps. He did show a clamp that spreads the clamping load out and doesnt cause this distortion. I was about to order one of the Siegmond 16 tables on their special going on. These tables didnt perform well in his tests.
Reply:Hey Reebz Grizzly has 3 D fixture tables one inch thickness.
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Reply:If only I had that kind of coin!!!!!!!!!!!!! That one bottom right is perfect 79x39
Reply:As far as I can tell, today is the last day for this promotion, but it's a very good price.https://weldingtablesandfixtures.com...no-us168125-x7Who is John Galt?
Reply:Bassboy that is an amazing price
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Originally Posted by Reebz
Bassboy that is an amazing price
Reply:Steel isn't cheap these days. Price of scrap up here is pushing $250/T Cdn. again. My home built 3x4 will have close to $800 in materials in it, and it isn't done yet. It won't have the grid for accessories and attachments either. When you think about it, a ready built one with bells and whistles for $2k isn't bad at all.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:I agree whtbaran, still has jumped up. I will not be making a table any time soon
Reply:Don't give up. You already have a 3x4 and you want 4x6. Make another 3x4 and interconnect them and you're there. Maybe one end is solid and the other is set up for fixtures... use the part you need for the project you have. Even with a big project, you're only welding one end at a time.... just switch ends. Not as handy, but sometime you just have to make do with what you have...Last edited by whtbaron; 01-15-2021 at 10:25 AM.250 amp Miller DialArc AC/DC StickF-225 amp Forney AC Stick230 amp Sears AC StickLincoln 180C MIGVictor Medalist 350 O/ACut 50 PlasmaLes
Reply:I guess the sale end date in the brochure wasn't entirely accurate - they're still listed at that price today.Who is John Galt?
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Originally Posted by bassboy1
I guess the sale end date in the brochure wasn't entirely accurate - they're still listed at that price today.
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Originally Posted by Reebz
If only I had that kind of coin!!!!!!!!!!!!! That one bottom right is perfect 79x39
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Originally Posted by VaughnT
You're in Ohio, so swing on by Yoder Bro's to pick up a nice table for a fraction of what that nasty Grizzly table costs. And you don't have to worry about it being made in Chicom Territory.
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