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Yup. It is. short and sweet. Could I have done it better;yes. Could I have done it differently; yes. Could you have done it better; Most definitely.But this is how I did it. The total cost on this table falls somewhere around $7.00 all inclusive. About $3.00 worth of fill rod, and $4.00 worth of Argon. All steel was free from a job site demo job. 3" x 3" x 1/8" wall square tube. Borrowed a freinds Porta-Band to cut it, but with nothing to really clamp to that was solid enough, I did the best I could on the cuts. I may (if it comes cheap enough) look into a 1/2" top, but probably not.I do a lot, if not most, of my fab work on site at various places, most being food processing plants. I'm used to scavenging items to use as saw horses or temporary tables. So I'm not too concerned with having a table that is flat to within .0001" over 8 foot. It's flat, and I can clamp stuff to it.
Reply:You may have taken the crown for scrounging. I've always heard the 3 R's Reduce, Recycle and Re-use. I can't seem to grasp the reduce part.Arcon Workhorse 300MSPowcon 400SMTPowcon SM400 x 2Powcon SM3001968 SA200 Redface1978 SA250 DieselMiller Super 32P FeederPre 1927 American 14" High Duty LatheK&T Milwaukee 2H Horizontal MillBryan
Reply:Originally Posted by blawlessYou may have taken the crown for scrounging. I've always heard the 3 R's Reduce, Recycle and Re-use. I can't seem to grasp the reduce part.
Reply:Howd the Alpha do on some of the thicker stuff you have there. Only really tried it on thicker stuff once. And it was a scrap mess around type thing.Nice table, work with what you have. Free.99 is the best price
Reply:Beefy!  And the price is right.  Good work.
Reply:dcoffmanjr  - It was actually - long and bitter . . . 'Could I have done it better - yes, Could I have done it differently - yes, Could you have done it better - most definitely'.Could I have wasted more time and materials?Probably not!Your $7.00 was spent on trashing good materialsof much higher value.You learned next to nothing in the exercise, andthe tables utility is even less.This Forum is loaded with table ideas; good, bad,and ugly . . . don't establish a new category.Study first - build last: and Learn to weld - before you design.   Opus
Reply:Originally Posted by OPUS FERROdcoffmanjr  - It was actually - long and bitter . . . 'Could I have done it better - yes, Could I have done it differently - yes, Could you have done it better - most definitely'.Could I have wasted more time and materials?Probably not!Your $7.00 was spent on trashing good materialsof much higher value.You learned next to nothing in the exercise, andthe tables utility is even less.This Forum is loaded with table ideas; good, bad,and ugly . . . don't establish a new category.Study first - build last: and Learn to weld - before you design.   Opus
Reply:Originally Posted by turismolover22Howd the Alpha do on some of the thicker stuff you have there. Only really tried it on thicker stuff once. And it was a scrap mess around type thing.Nice table, work with what you have. Free.99 is the best price
Reply:I think your table turned out fine - and your reply to criticism was spot on.My scrap pile gets pretty big too - and after I learned to tig aluminum I've got scraps of it now too Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:I need to make some sort of portable table.  My garage is smallish and I don't have room for something permanent.
Reply:Hey looks great. I need to build the same thing. I can't wait for my Alpha tig to show up on my door. Your going to have a nice setup whats next a cart?
Reply:Nice job of making what you need/want for little investment. It certainly looks plenty stout and will last forever. Originally Posted by dcoffmanjrDue to being on my phone and not wanting to spend a lot of time on a response to this ridiculous comment. I'm just going to say thank you for your less than insightful criticism. I truly hope that you feel better about your self this morning. Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk
Reply:Originally Posted by MinnesotaDaveI think your table turned out fine - and your reply to criticism was spot on.My scrap pile gets pretty big too - and after I learned to tig aluminum I've got scraps of it now too
Reply:Good work on using and re-using remains of material, to the one who think you could have better use for it,  i can tell that 12 or 15 pieces of 30 or so inches of 3x3 can last a decade or more rusting  in a scrap pile...
Reply:Cool!!!
Reply:Different but it will get the job done.  A word of caution thou, your table location, the distribution panel behind it, you should have three feet clearance in front of it and must be accessible.  Just a heads up.  Bob
Reply:Good job of making the stuff you have work! Good response to the idiot comments!Idealarc 250AC 225SVictor OA-older made in USA stuff.And a crap ton of other stuff.
Reply:Originally Posted by Murphy's lawCool!!!
Reply:I refer you to NEC (national electrical code) article 110.26,and table 110.26(A)(1) working spaces.  Just a heads up, hope this helps.  Bob
Reply:Originally Posted by rhuntI refer you to NEC (national electrical code) article 110.26,and table 110.26(A)(1) working spaces.  Just a heads up, hope this helps.  Bob
Reply:@ dcoffmanjr - recommend you read "The Fountainhead" and illuminate on the protagonist, an architect named Peter.  You design/build what you desire.  Keep grind'n bro ."Discovery is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought" - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Reply:Originally Posted by ManoKai@ dcoffmanjr - recommend you read "The Fountainhead" and illuminate on the protagonist, an architect named Peter.  You design/build what you desire.  Keep grind'n bro .
Reply:Originally Posted by ManoKai@ dcoffmanjr - recommend you read "The Fountainhead" and illuminate on the protagonist, an architect named Peter.  You design/build what you desire.  Keep grind'n bro .
Reply:English is overrated. Nice work!Regards,RobGreat Basin WeldingInstagramBlue weldersRed weldersMy luscious Table DIY TIG Torch cooler
Reply:@ MN Dave - no prob bro.  Tomorrow's word is 'alliteration'.  Think "All this machinery making modern music" from Rush's SOTR.  Magic "Discovery is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought" - Albert Szent-GyorgyiLooks great to me, like the idea of little money involved!
Reply:Originally Posted by BrianCLooks great to me, like the idea of little money involved!
Reply:Originally Posted by dcoffmanjrThanks! I have been called "cheap" a time or two (hundred) lolSent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk