Metal Working Guys,,what is this table called and where can I find one

Looking for an old table like this one ,,but not sue what it's called,,a jig ?
thanks

 

That looks like a sub plate to me.

 

They are usually called a fixture table. several companies sell the. they are usually quite expensive for hobby use. Dagger Tolls has smaller ones.

 

its kinda like a welding table.

 

I would like to find a 3x3 or so,,I'm thinking they are quite heavy

 

Jig table

 

you can have the table ...i'll take the springer !

 

have a bunch of springers ,,thats why I'm looking for a table,,and to repair other things as well

 

any idea what that post was called ?

 

For hobby use you can make one out of a sheet of plate steel. 1/2" works good. If you can get your hands on a magnetic base drill making the holes is not that big a deal. I'd drill and tap.

Commercial plates are usually ground flat after machining. That is what makes them so expensive. For most hobby applications the mill surface should be fine.

We are currently in the process of building a 3" x 5" welding table out of 1/2" plate. It will be drilled and tapped on a 4" grid.

 

I've got one. Mine was a Machine Base without the drilled and tapped holes. The top is precision ground 1" plate, and it has 6"X6" Square tube framing. It's about 4' by 5' and weighs close to 2000 pounds. I plan on adding a set of drilled and tapped holes for work-holding.

They are offered as fixture tables with t-slots as well. We have some of these at work, and they work really well for clamping.

Check your local used machine tool equipment houses, and scrap yards.

 

this one...
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=11272

enjoy!

 

helli built mine for 865.00........ hit the metal shops see if the have any 2 x 4tubing for the legs and top.. used 1 x 2 for the supports..4ft wide 5.5 ft long nice steel rollers on bottom has a custom cycle frame on it right now but it held a buddies 79 firebird body(frame off sale) and his dodge durango while he cut it up (off roder project)..

 

I believe Trick Tools sells them.

 

and to be clear I'm just looking for the slab with the holes

 

Acorn plate

 

Try http://www.acorniron.com/products/index.html The plate has a ground surface and there are various tool and fixtures that go into the square holes.

Bob

 

Acorn plate or table is correct. There was one at a local fab shop that was 20'x20' and had 10" square holes. They bent some big dog stuff.

 

If you live in an area with some industrial base , keep an eye on C/L, you may be able to find many sutable items ,from layout tables,to surface plates,to machine tables(old cast iron tablesaw tops are good ,cheap surface plates) keep your eyes open and you will be amazed what you find...I have a 3'X5' overarm roter table that is now my frame fixture/surface plate...bought for a 100 bucks ....with stand...Shawn

 

Philadelphia ,,Allentown, and NYC all within an hours drive might get lucky

 

look on ebay in business and industrial under platen or welding table

 

Miller makes something like it...heres the link
http://www.millerwelds.com/products/workstations/arcstation/
click on S-series,then Accessory Options for prices


Steve

 

Thanks all,,hopefully I can find one used

 

I had a acorn table, It had square holes in it. You could make or buy all kinds of pages for it. vary handy

 

Seems most are larger,,guess folks hold onto the smaller ones

 

Its called a platten. Some are plate with holes drilled and others are cast with a waffle pattern. Pretty pricey better look for an old weld shop or fab shop going out of business.

 

hopefully I'll get lucky

 

There used to be a really talented motorcycle builder around here in the 70's that had one of those. He called it a "perfect" table. Ironically enough, he straightened a springer on it for me that I bent in a crash. He said, I'll just fix it on the "perfect" table

 

i've been lookng for something like this table aswell....i found some steel pieces that are used to splice I beam on bridges ect.....the ones i found are 16" x 48" and have a 1" hole every 3" or so.....they aren't machined flat but i'm not that accurate anyhow...i've also seen the tables with the big X shape cut into them commercially available .

 

http://www.bluco.com/