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Attention all WWF (Welding Web Forum) Members based on a statistical evaluation of over 62,173 posts, it has been determined that 3.14 posts out of 10 relate to a welding bench, either proudly a presenting a newly constructed bench or asking about one.It has therefore been determined that the time has come for a WWF Welding Bench SMACKDOWN Event. Rules are simple:Anyone can enterMust enter a welding bench Must be Custom Built, no you cant enter your store bought Acorn with something bolted to itCan be portable or moved via a crane if necessaryProvide your best shot...Photo that is Enter as many benches as youve got, yeah benches at your work place are acceptable Categories are as follows:MOAB (Mother of All Benches) which would be the biggest BadA$$ Bench of all timeHeaviest Bench Thickest TopMost Innovative Bench Oldest Bench Longest Bench Most beaten up and abused benchBest set of legsBest Storage DevicesCoolest Bolt on AccessoryMost versatile benchMost Space Saving BenchFastest BenchOther--the Category that includes everything else Prizes to be awarded:Winners will be determined by popular vote and awarded Bragging Rights For All Time and memorialized for as long as the post is alive, or at least until the next WWF Smackdown Event OccursHave you got the stones to enter?Let the WWF Bench Smackdown Begin!
Reply:Guess I better enter or I have no stones....Other Category--as much Miller Welding Gear that can be stuffed under it
Reply:I'm entering mine as the table with the most firepower!Steel Welding Table with Adjustable Legs that I converted to wheels.Thickness of top: Approx. 3/4Thickness of bottom: Approx 1/4-3/8"Size: Approx 61 x 40Height: Approx. 31 ½ (taller now with the wheels)Weight: Approx. 945 lbs.Coating: Doesn't seem to be paint... maybe some sort of anodizing?Interesting pattern of threaded holes on the top. It apparently might have been a laser/optical table. Apparently they wanted it very dimensionally stable.Here's a picture of that top:Overall just after putting on wheels:
Reply:This is my entry for the category of Fastest, or Most Space Saving. It folds quicker than than stuff that coats Spam, and weighs just as much, yet sports 14 gauge top, handy hole to stick the mig gun, can ground clamp anywhere on it, and can fit behind the seat in my truck for field jobs! Best of all, it was a garage sale find that had a busted up bamboo top on it. So, I am doing my part to recycle and re-purpose an existing item that other wise would have made a home in a land fill. Attached Images
Reply:How/when does the voting start?
Reply:Best set of legs??? Attached Images"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:This is my current bench, it ain't pretty, but she works for me. If I need a hard flat spot, I throw the piece of 1/2" plate on top, other wise I leave it open. It doesn,t accumulate stuff on it that way. I will dig up pics of my old one I have some where. Attached ImagesLincoln Ranger 8 Lincoln 175 Drill pressLincoln 225 mig Plasma 8 ft brake 52" jump shear
Reply:I like the gun lay out motif, so I have copied off thordehr:But with the bar grating it also has a alternate use:DaKK
Reply:I'll jump in. how about -Other-most used- best suited for it's job-My handrail table. 4'x10'x3'-2" high. 3/8" plate top,2"x2"x11g legs and braces, 3" channel main rails. 2"x2"x3/16"x 8' fence, 2" pipe for holding hammers, grinders, mig gun, 3/4" emt for holding clamps.5/8" coarse thread grade 5 home made leveler feet.and some scrap tacked to the corner leg for setting welder without making table ugly.Used every day 'cept most Sundays.I need to go clean it off right now and get some stair rails built. Attached ImagesBrian LeonardAppalachian Ironworks L.L.C.434 Long Branch Rd, Marshall, NC 28753828 649 9966828 702 [email protected]
Reply:Here is the only pic I could find of my old welding table, It's a scan job but. 5'6" wide X 12' long 3/4inch plate top, You can see the wire welder feeder from a trolley I had it on. The power supply was against the back wall. You can just catch a glimpse of it. (orange) That ran the length of the table and 5' beyond. The legs were 4 or 5 inch square tubing, don't remember. Probably drops from a job. It had a w beam frame under it and a 1 ton hoist on a mono rail over the top. I had a jig set up on it for ADA railings and a 4 ft protractor scribed in on one end for ornamental. Attached ImagesLincoln Ranger 8 Lincoln 175 Drill pressLincoln 225 mig Plasma 8 ft brake 52" jump shear
Reply:This is my favorate welding table. The back of my truck. Attached ImagesLincoln Ranger 8 Lincoln 175 Drill pressLincoln 225 mig Plasma 8 ft brake 52" jump shear
Reply:My contrib for most compact: Attached Images
Reply:coolest bolt on accessory:you can never have a bench vise that is too big.Lincoln Pro MIG 135Lincoln Precision TIG 225
Reply:Here's a pic of one of mine...this was before I put the new 1/2" blanchard ground top on it.Maybe a category for the most clamps on one side? Or the Biggest Rear-end on it? http://all-a-cart.comWelding Cart Kits and accessories
Reply:My "Most Portable/Space Saving Design". Folds flat against the wall. Attached ImagesMarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:ZTFab--1/2" Blanchard Ground Top--That's outstanding! You win the most precise dead flat top for sure. My local steel yard sells smaller 1/2, 3/4 and 1" in 12" squares but they want three arms and four legs for the stuff. DAkook--weld and cook your lunch at the same time, definitely front runner for innovation.
Reply:I'm not sure if this one will be counted, since I didn't build it. It was custom made, though. For some type of machine, I'm sure. But if you do count it.Thickest top, 2"Heaviest table ~ 2800lbs.Side note: If I had a pic I would enter (by proxy for the table's owner) the mother of all tables. It was at the shop where I got the bender/table combo at auction. The top was at least 1-1/2" thick. it was about 10' by 16' with W24 I beam rails and W36 I beam legs. The machinist who works there said it weighs 16k lbs. But I don't have a pic so never mind. Attached ImagesBrian LeonardAppalachian Ironworks L.L.C.434 Long Branch Rd, Marshall, NC 28753828 649 9966828 702 [email protected]
Reply:7A749 gets my vote! Nice set.If you don't want to stand behind our Troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
Reply:5' x 10' sheet of 1" plate, 12" I beam frame with two drawers in both ends and 10" purlanes cross ways to hold short stock. Swivel gun holders on every corner. Total weight with metal in drawers, about 5000#. Attached Images
Reply:That thing weighs more than my ex-wives combined!!!!MarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:Originally Posted by MarkBall2That thing weighs more than my ex-wives combined!!!!
Reply:Twice. That was enough!!!!!I'm a slow learner sometimes.MarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749Can I enter twice?? Here's the big brother.....
Reply:Being a fold-up design my table is space saving, but since there are smaller ones it may enter in most innovative.When not in use the table will be strapped to a wall and fold up with a hydraulic ram.Table size 2' x 4'Thickness 25/32"Frame 2" x 2" x 3/16"Height 37.4"Casters Vulcollan 5", 1100 lbs dynamic load, 2200 lbs static loadSlide-in adjustable feet for uneven surfaces, 2.5" adjustment range, M16 (5/8") grade 5 all-threadWeight ~550 lbs Attached Images
Reply:chevyman_de--that is without doubt an outstanding design and most certainly top runner for most innovative. I bet that took a bit of time to sort out the hinging and spacing of all the moveable pieces. Damn nice job!This my little area of sparking and arcing. Attached ImagesGood judgement comes from experience.Experience comes from bad judgement.
Reply:Honestly, my bench is gonna hit the canvas hard in the first round. 1/8-inch lightweight with an exotic plan and storage that's mind-numbingly 'tidy.'But after going down in the first, it does fold up and out of the way, which is cool. And for the junior flyweight class:
Reply:I'll call mine the redneck-multi-purpose-backyard-colapsables-fits-in-my-trailer-sawhorse-table-scaffold. Attached ImagesMartin MC Weld TechAWS-CWIAWS-CWEwww.linkedin.com/pub/martin-cramer/20/b36/940/
Reply:Originally Posted by Jack OlsenHonestly, my bench is gonna hit the canvas hard in the first round. 1/8-inch lightweight with an exotic plan and storage that's mind-numbingly 'tidy.'But after going down in the first, it does fold up and out of the way, which is cool. And for the junior flyweight class:
Reply:Originally Posted by mwccwiI'll call mine the redneck-multi-purpose-backyard-colapsables-fits-in-my-trailer-sawhorse-table-scaffold.
Reply:Under the "Other Category", for "Best Looking", I like 7A749 and jtrapper.Working on cars and bikes is my hobby, learning to weld the pieces together is my quest.
Reply:ChevyMan - Most Exotic/Innovative Jack Olsen - Cleanest Fold-up MWCCWI - Most High-Tech Cut-Off Saw JTrapper - Best Diamond PlateFarmerSamm - Best Gams ZTFab - Biggest Rear-End DaKook - Best Combo Welding Table / BBQ / Gun Rack ---(Is that a SKS second from the right? Nice double-barrel scattergun, too.)SonicWonder2000 - Most Compact Rig / TableJC'sWelding / MarkBall2 - Tied for Best TV Tray / Foldable DesignApp-IronWorksLLC - Thickest Top, Biggest and Ugliest (but it gets the job done!) Also in running for Biggest Mo-Fo bender.200mphbusa - Cleanest Work Area (and Most Miller Equipment, etc.)ThorDehr - Most Interesting Top Plate7A749 - Most Clean Design (first table), Best Use Of Recycled File Cabinets (second table) Bob: Sorry, table weight is UNLOADED weight, not loaded weight. However, Neatest Design On Rolled MetalGclamp - Biggest Rig, Longest Top, Rustiest Framework CrazyTasty - Biggest Vise. Sorry, no luck on the "Coolest Acccessory" - MWCCWI has that one tied up with his high-tech saw ....Last edited by SpyGuy; 06-14-2009 at 01:46 AM.
Reply:how about this wooden bench, its made of a door found in my school's dumpster. Solid 2 inch thick oak door. Attached Images
Reply:Better throw mine into the mix too, 12'X30" - 1/4" top on the front wall of the shop. 7.5' of 2" maple, and the lathe sits on another 4.5" of 2" maple, down the side wall.If you don't want to stand behind our Troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
Reply:hows that lath working out for you? I was eyeing one like that a while ago.
Reply:Heres Mine:2" Square Tube4x8 3/8 Sheet on topCasters are from a Air Force Base. Got them in a auction. Supposedly used to carry bombs.Yes Casters are probably overkill, but I had them and didn't even know where else to use them.
Reply:Originally Posted by 7A749Those casters are the bomb!!
Reply:If the casters are considered as part of the leg, this one gets my vote for best set of legs!
Reply:Originally Posted by MarkBall2 Where's the clamp outlines? How would you know if you're missing one?
Reply:Originally Posted by chevyman_deIf the casters are considered as part of the leg, this one gets my vote for best set of legs!
Reply:Originally Posted by llamafurhows that lath working out for you? I was eyeing one like that a while ago.
Reply:Okay, finally bothered to grab my camera while I was out today ... here's my entry for Most Compact Table For Free (Top Donated By The Arizona HighwayDepartment). That tabletop is an old road sign that I found in a ditch, while the base is an old typewriter table that was out by a dumpster in a back alley. The vise,vise-grips, and small C-clamps came from Harbor Freight (okay, the table was for free - I bought the stuff that's on it!)Oh, yeah, the custom bends were made by a Peterbilt cement truck.Last edited by SpyGuy; 06-19-2009 at 12:49 AM.
Reply:My fab and welding tables. In the back is an Autoquip 4'x6.5' double scissor lift and in the front is a pneumatic rotating scissor lift.
Reply:What the hey... the one I built at work.4' x 10' x 2" thick blanchard ground top. (closed)7' x 14' (open)C10 x 20 lb/ft channel stringers under top.2.5" x .250 wall square tube legs.1" leveling bolts on all legs.60 (at the moment) 5/8-11 tapped holes for clamping.6- 2" reciever tube mounts.12- .500" dowel pin holes along left and far back sides creating a corner that is square to within .015".Weight unknown, but it makes the 5 ton overhead crane groan when picking it up. Attached ImagesDarwinian evolution used to fix stupid. Now that humans have mostly removed themselves from the process of natural selection the survival rate of idiots has skyrocketed.
Reply:4 feet x 10 feet x 2 inches thick x 81.6 lbs/sq ft = 3264 lbs or 1.6 Tons of Precision Ground Table Top This is the MOAB Front Runner
Reply:Originally Posted by gclampThis is my favorate welding table. The back of my truck.
Reply:I guess start going to some of the truck dealerships, shipping yards, and truck stops, and begin asking around. Pass out some business cards (but not to the lot lizards!), see if you can get some business rolling that way. Good point to have on your business card is you've got a mobile rig, and can come to them.
Reply:Originally Posted by SpyGuyI guess start going to some of the truck dealerships, shipping yards, and truck stops, and begin asking around. Pass out some business cards (but not to the lot lizards!), see if you can get some business rolling that way. Good point to have on your business card is you've got a mobile rig, and can come to them.
Reply:Truthful answer. The only thing you need a calender for is to write down what you did that day. The only thing you need a watch for is to add up the time spent on a job. Other than that, Sat Sun, doesn't matter what day of the week or time of the day. A mobile welder is usually available 24 / 7 / 365. Next, pass out cards at every construction site there is a back hoe, excavator, dump truck, you name it. Be prepared to put in long hours and do quality work, when needed by the customer. If Joe customer breaks a back hoe at 3;00 in the afternoon and needs it to finish a job tomorrow, You have to do what it takes to repair it. Even if it takes till 7 the next morning. Promise what you can deliver, then deliver on your promise. You do that for awhile, word of mouth will take over. Then you weed out the whiners, slow payers, and pick and choose your customers.Lincoln Ranger 8 Lincoln 175 Drill pressLincoln 225 mig Plasma 8 ft brake 52" jump shear
Reply:I agree twice is enuff for me too. I am just getting too old to look for a woman to make my life miserable.. A guy that used to work for me married 4 times. His moto now is just find a woman you hate and buy her a house!!!!! |
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