I was going to make a welding table today. But the local metal guy is out of what I need. What surface do you guys weld on? I like to stand up and not weld on the ground. I was going buy a sheet of metal grating. and make the table with wheels. BS
Hey swede check out hobartwelders.com message board hobart weld the forum to look in is welding projects Garth
I cleaned up an old table saw and use that as a welding table. It is a small table but the fence makes a good fixture to clamp stuff to and it seems to work pretty good so far.
i've got a pretty cool welding table, although i wish it was a little larger. my digicam is currently on loan to my daughter, but if this post is still going in a couple of days maybe i can take a pic and post it. the table top is made from one of the steel plates off of a chiller (fyi: a very large machine for making cold water out of warm water for use in the air conditioning systems of large buildings). it's about an inch thick x 2' x 3' (+/-) with holes about 4" o.c. all around the perimeter. it was all i could do to lift it by itself before i made it into the table. anyway, i welded on 3" pipe to make legs the right height for me to work at. then welded angle iron between the legs about a foot off of the floor to hold a shelf for clamps and such. i've got a piece cut out (but not welded on yet) to hold a can of the stuff you dip your mig tip into to keep spatter from sticking to it. i'll put that in a convenient place. the holes around the edge just happen to line up with the holes in the base of my biggest vise, so it's bolted on with 1/2" bolts and wing nuts. i can take it off in a few seconds when i need the all the top without the vise in the way. i've got a friend who has a similar setup, except that his is round, about 2" thick, and about 5' in diameter. i don't have a clue how heavy his is, but i bet it's over a thousand pounds. it sure is solid to weld on, though. my piece of steel wasn't an actual end of the chiller, which is round, but one of the other covers. i could have had one of the ends (about 1.5" by 4' diameter), but i had no way to pick it up or move it when i got it home. at least back then. if the opportunity came along today i would snag the bigger round piece.
Could'nt get Star Photo to work, soI'll try to explane what I got. Two ten in. I-beams 30 in. apart on legs. Two in. 1/4 wall tubing on 8 in. centers, 60 in wide. Beams were machined flat. Whole table is ten feet long. On one of the front legs I have a small piece of beam attached in line with the main beam to put a hyd. bottle jack on.This is to straighten what I warped the fuck out of welding.I'll keep tring to get a photo up.
Mine is not very big; 2 feet x 3 feet x 1/2" steel plate mounted on 2" x 2" .125 wall square tube legs. Adjustable feet (from big cooler) to level it. The vertical legs are connected horizontally with the same square tube under the top and above the feet. 6" vise mounted on one corner. Any time I need to "jig" something for welding, I drill and tap holes in the top for hold down bars. There are now enough holes in the top that I can always find a couple of existing holes to clamp stuff.
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