I will be following this with great interest myself...I am embarrassed to say that I do all of my welding either on the floor in the garage, or on an old Black&Decker workmate. Building a real portable table has long been on my to-do list.
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Unfortunatly I dont have much room for a dedicated table. So I built my welding cart with a 1/4 top and can weld and pound directly on it.
I have a wood center island that has a mount built into it to attach various things including a 24" side plate that I weld on. 90% of my welding is TIG so I dont have to worry about splatter.
Attached is pictures of my welding cart that doubles as a table.
I have a wood center island that has a mount built into it to attach various things including a 24" side plate that I weld on. 90% of my welding is TIG so I dont have to worry about splatter.
Attached is pictures of my welding cart that doubles as a table.
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RRMCCABE, Thanks for the info!
I like the idea of the welder and table being in the same space. I have limited room in my shop also and that would help out a bit. Do you have any problems with debris from grinding and such getting sucked into the welder? Having seen the environment most commercial welders live my guess is it probably doesn't hurt them abit.
I also like the idea of the "mount" for vises and stuff, I'll have to keep that in mind! My work bench is in need of rehab also.....
BTW, I have welder envy, nice rig!
mjncad, I'll have to look into the costs. I just assumed they would be crazy expensive. I buy most of my steel from a scrap yard for $.25 a pound. That's where I shop first as I'm a little on the cheap side
You can find some interesting things there. A little while back I went looking for metal to build a new set of pallet forks after the ones I had made for my 2210 had issue with the 3520's lift capacity:cray: What I found instead was the entire fork unit from a small forklift. All I had to do was add the JD mounts and was done in 2 hours. New 4K lb capacity forks and frame for $100 :cheers:
Thanks for the ideas and please keep them coming!
Kelly
I like the idea of the welder and table being in the same space. I have limited room in my shop also and that would help out a bit. Do you have any problems with debris from grinding and such getting sucked into the welder? Having seen the environment most commercial welders live my guess is it probably doesn't hurt them abit.
I also like the idea of the "mount" for vises and stuff, I'll have to keep that in mind! My work bench is in need of rehab also.....
BTW, I have welder envy, nice rig!
mjncad, I'll have to look into the costs. I just assumed they would be crazy expensive. I buy most of my steel from a scrap yard for $.25 a pound. That's where I shop first as I'm a little on the cheap side
You can find some interesting things there. A little while back I went looking for metal to build a new set of pallet forks after the ones I had made for my 2210 had issue with the 3520's lift capacity:cray: What I found instead was the entire fork unit from a small forklift. All I had to do was add the JD mounts and was done in 2 hours. New 4K lb capacity forks and frame for $100 :cheers:
Thanks for the ideas and please keep them coming!
Kelly
Hre is my cutting station made from two old hot water heaters. The top is a gas type with the flue in the middle and the sides cut to be parallel with that and 1/2x1/2 inch steel welded to the cut side and on the ends.
It is nice in that I can move the top to one base, take the other base out into the sunlight then move the top and then the other base. I can see the line a lot better with sunlight.
That is about what I have a picture of. Acorn tables or the tables form machines wih T slots in them are nice but most farm stuff can just be clamped to a more massive piece of flat metal.
It is nice in that I can move the top to one base, take the other base out into the sunlight then move the top and then the other base. I can see the line a lot better with sunlight.
That is about what I have a picture of. Acorn tables or the tables form machines wih T slots in them are nice but most farm stuff can just be clamped to a more massive piece of flat metal.
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Another Welding Table
Here is what I ended up with. It has a 1/4 inch steel top with overhead lighting. It includes a mounted vice, small stock rack on the shelf with a retractable air hose reel. The PVC tubing on the left hold the longer stock up off the floor for cleaning. I have electrical outlets just below the table on each side. Not perfect but does the job for me.
Here is what I ended up with. It has a 1/4 inch steel top with overhead lighting. It includes a mounted vice, small stock rack on the shelf with a retractable air hose reel. The PVC tubing on the left hold the longer stock up off the floor for cleaning. I have electrical outlets just below the table on each side. Not perfect but does the job for me.
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I have always thought I wanted a nice welding table but it was never high on my priority list. This has served me well for 25+ years. Look close, it's there.
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