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If you change your mind, consider an adjustable height leveling system that bypasses casters. A lot of work though..

Great and that is exactly why I say this in another post: "I suggest two identical tables that can be leveled. You never know when you have to build an airplane wing or something". I since hand selected very flat 1/4" sheet from a steel un-rolling supplier and sheared it to size that can...

I suggest two identical tables that can be leveled. You never know when you have to build an airplane wing or something.

Here's my Woden 186/5 on my positioner - variable height and angle useful for grinding/holding

Here is another table, originally built from the same C-channels in 1985 for welding and when bolted to the garage floor, for bending. I built larger weld tables fifteen years ago and retired it as a mill stand. Can't throw away good art.

This one is old. I built the top from air-dried rough sawed rock maple that I milled and glued-up while working at Tyler Mill Works furniture factory in Athol Mass in 1975. It's 10' x 2' x 1 3/4"thk. It was originally a kitchen counter in my NH cabin.. When I left the cabin in 1978, I removed...

Squeezing a 3/4" length of red hot 5/16 round stock. you can see a witness mark on the stationary jaw. Didn't even bend the handle. I think back in the 19th century the cast iron was pretty crappy.

Yep, and this is exactly why I got the Columbian 206 after breaking an ancient Athol

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You know your right the file somehow got reduced from 1.3MB to 19KB.. what happened, how do you upload full size ?

Drilling the holes was fast and easy with my big drill press. Hand tapping them is another story. I don't recall time but it was substantial.

Homemade Double Swivel - Built stand from scraps years ago - very useful welding aid. I am new here so hoping picts upload..