Recent content by Machinitect

Yeah, maybe this makes the decision for me to just leave the table large and one piece. Thanks for everyone’s comments. I think I have enough info to start drawing up a design and testing out some drilling when the material shows up.

If I end up cutting the plates, it will be with a milwaukee metal circular saw.

I’ll have to measure my steel when it arrives. I’ve never seen a 1” thick piece of 4x8 new steel so that is some good insight of what to expect. I made a heavy vise stand a while back out of 2x2x1” thick mild steel and I really like working on it. The shop has a Cincinatti dial mill, so I...

My last table that I sold was 4x12 and I usually worked in a little corner of it because an engine or transmission was scattered all over it. I do like the idea of several small tables like (4) 4x4 tables that could be bolted together or moved around. Appreciate your comment.

Great solution. Now fireball makes that template for around $200, and I ordered it. I could have made it, but I like the idea of a drill jig with perfect holes and hardened inserts. After the table is done, the jig becomes a fence for welding. When I built the home gym, I ended up with a 50...

Yes, just a hobby and I’m ready to have a nice clamp table for better results. I will also build some items for my company once the shop is set up for it. Right now I mostly weld on a concrete floor. I’d guess ordering and shipping a similar weight table would be around 12-15k and I can...

I hear you for sure. This is one of those cases where I got all excited and ordered the fireball template, several annular cutters, and several thousand $$$ in steel plate and bar stock. My time in the shop isn’t worth anything other than the fun factor. Can’t wait to have a proper welding table.

GeoBruin, I appreciate your detailed reply. I’m liking the idea of slicing up my 1” sheets and going with the slat design. Another positive is squaring the edges on the mill and drilling the hundreds of holes with auto down feed instead of my mag drill by hand. It seems like each slat would...

I’m getting ready to machine and build a welding fixture table with 5/8” holes and a 1” thick steel top, around 4x8. I’ve seen the type with slats and multiple plates, as well as the type with a single large work surface. Other than making it easy to machine and drill each slat, is there a...

Today is an exciting day! I found this Wilton 800S in fair condition in Texas last winter. It had deep hatchet cuts all over the top and anvil, but I was able to flycut most of them out on the mill. My friend at MetroMetals in Kansas City, Kansas supplied the 1” thick, 24x24” steel plate and...

I like the insert type from Duluth. The pants have a velcro knee pad pocket. https://www.duluthtrading.com/neoprene-knee-pads-85522.html?ev3=PDP_RelatedProducts_Slot1Top

Hello, I’m searching for a 1HP block grinder. If you would be willing to sell and ship one to Kansas, please send a photo and your asking price shipped. Thank you, Neil

I agree with TT. Until there is an inspection, it’s just a guess what is happening with that concrete slab. There is a chance that the house is fine. The garage concrete may have been poured without proper compaction, too thin, or without steel reinforcing. At a minimum, I would budget for...

Here’s some progress on the drill press. One of the gears in the backgear assembly was missing a tooth. I ground out the tooth area and filled it with brazing rod to get it ready to mill out with a gear cutter on the mill. The downfeed lever was missing one of the handles. I started with...

I’m excited to be the new owner of a 20” camelback. This one showed up on CL a few hours from my farm, and I picked it up yesterday. This one is in running condition, but needs some attention. Several handles are broken off and will need to be fabricated and brazed on. I may power it...