First Project - Coffee Table

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Well I made a work bench, storage rack, grinder stand, saw stand, a few mitre jigs, and the missus keeps asking, "When are you going to make something ? "Well, it was time to put my newly aquired skills to the test and make her something.First 'Real' project, a Coffee Table.I took photos of the welds and all the construction phase, but somehow had the wrong setting on the camera and they all turned out very blurry.I call it my mistake table, because it's where I made a lot of learning mistakes. Just small errors that I have learned from and will make the next table easier and better. The mistakes on this one I can live with and the main thing is Mrs 'eyspy' loves it.It's made out of 40 mm box tube, with the legs set back from the corners about 5 mm. The top is made out of some malaysian hardwood decking (Kapur I think ?). Pressure pack painted and polyurethane finish on the timber. My next table I am going to do similar, but instead of a timber top I am going to put 2 500 x 500 limestone pavers in instead.What do you think ?  Good enough to grace your lounge room ?
Reply:That looks really good.  Think it'd go pretty good in any home"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:That looks pretty nice.  I would like to add more wood to my projects, but I'm not any good with it.  One of these days...Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Looks great from here, but what did the wife think?A butterfly without wings, is just an ugly bug
Reply:That is cool, nice work.Miller Dynasty 200DX Tig Welder
Reply:Originally Posted by Magnetic MechanicLooks great from here, but what did the wife think?
Reply:Originally Posted by eyspyI took photos of the welds and all the construction phase, but somehow had the wrong setting on the camera and they all turned out very blurry.What do you think ?  Good enough to grace your lounge room ?
Reply:Nice looking table. Your wife properly sent you out there to build a matching setCo-Own CNC shop:Miller :1251 plasma cutter, MaxStar 700 TIG/Stick, & XMT 456 Multiprocess Welder.&  2 Hypertherm HPR260's Plasma CutterSorry I had a bad stroke but now I am back.
Reply:Originally Posted by specterNice looking table. Your wife properly sent you out there to build a matching set
Reply:You done well, eyspy, the wood adds another dimension to the table. What do you think it cost to build, materials, time?Bruce The Welding ChefLincoln Weld-Pack 3200 NORWELD StickStanford Hill Farm
Reply:Very nice.Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:What's a nappie?Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:Joker11  ...... you got any kids ?   A crap catcher is what a nappie is  **LOL**  Maybe it's spelt Nappy ??Bruce.The steel cost me about $30 (Australian $$ or about $18 US $$), the timber about $25 Aust $$All up it would have taken about 2 hours construction time, which because I was learning and thinking at the same time, I could reduce down to about an hour when I get better.Something in a store over here like my table would cost about $250 , so I could easily make some good profit on these items.
Reply:Very, very nice job eyspy.  Can't wait to see the next ones.MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:Originally Posted by eyspyJoker11  ...... you got any kids ?   A crap catcher is what a nappie is  **LOL**  Maybe it's spelt Nappy ??Bruce.The steel cost me about $30 (Australian $$ or about $18 US $$), the timber about $25 Aust $$All up it would have taken about 2 hours construction time, which because I was learning and thinking at the same time, I could reduce down to about an hour when I get better.Something in a store over here like my table would cost about $250 , so I could easily make some good profit on these items.