2'x4' Welding Fabrication Table build

[R.Anderson]

2'x4' Welding Fabrication Table build

The top is made up of:

11-24" 3"x1/2" hot roll flat, was going to go with cold roll and bolt it down but the metal supplier was out.

2-48" 2"x2" 3/8" hot roll angle

The material for the legs I had gotten for free several years ago, casters I picked up for 20 bucks for all 4 . For the new metal and casters was 130 total metal supplier cut me a deal

 

[R.Anderson]

More pics. Tonight Ill be working on making hangers for all of the c-clamps and two spots for grinders I think on the table.

 

[bad_idea]

Son of ahh... **** keeps falling through these gaps.

 

[A_Pmech]

Nicely done!

 

[R.Anderson]

With a little time and thinking came up with this way to hang my clamps. Also made it so I can hang grinders at each end. Still need to do a little grinding/sanding to remove some sharp edges and corners. After that its ready for paint on the legs and underside.

 

[R.Anderson]

Nicely done!

thanks

 

[ilovevocs]

Looks nice, hope you enjoy using it! Next table I build will have segmented top.

 

[Rezarf]

Looks good!

 

[R.Anderson]

All done and in it's place. Looking forward to the first project that I weld on it. I'm sure I will enjoy it I plan on making some accessories for it soon as well Ill post pictures of those when I have them built.

 

[LG63]

Nice job. Are your hangers made from rebar?

 

[R.Anderson]

Nice job. Are your hangers made from rebar?

Yup, I like the looks of rebar

 

[MillerMav]

I dig it!

If I could go back and do it again I would have went with a segmented table top on my weld table.

 

[MarkG]

Ah, nice! Similar to the Stronghand Tools Build Pro tables. Seems like a versatile design. I love over-built stuff!

 

[Bears Fan]

Great idea for the top!

 

[bimmer1980]

the legs and angle for attaching the wheels also worked out nicely! simple, but effective and it looks good!

 

[Silver6.0]

Looks good!

 

[alpinewhite]

I thought welding to the table top was a no-no because of warpage.

 

[bad_idea]

If properly fit up, welding to the top is no big deal. No gaps between pieces to be welded, the weld will pull the two pieces together and distort the piece. Preferable to clamp objects down to something flat while welding to maintain their shape.

 

[HAP]

Bad assed design! Kept you from having to manipulate and purchase a large heavy one piece top. You can always add a crumb tray underneath to catch slag and othe things.
Nice job.

R,
HAP

 

[R.Anderson]

If properly fit up, welding to the top is no big deal. No gaps between pieces to be welded, the weld will pull the two pieces together and distort the piece. Preferable to clamp objects down to something flat while welding to maintain their shape.

All of this and some more. The material thickness, bending the metal prior to welding and after welding its straight/flat, preheating are all ways to prevent distortion. The edges are a little out a whack but not caused by welding but the metal supplier used a shear to cut em was a little annoyed by this. I plan on tweaking them once I build a tool for it

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

That did come out well!

 

[machine_punk]

very nice fabrication and assembly on your part...I was going to tease you about how it's already overflowing with stuff (all the c-clamps and stuff you laid out on top--just like any horizontal surface in any shop...collecting Stuff as soon as it is built), but you handily found an answer for that. I am sure that is going to be a pleasure to use.

What did you use to bend that rebar?

Kev

 

[R.Anderson]

very nice fabrication and assembly on your part...I was going to tease you about how it's already overflowing with stuff (all the c-clamps and stuff you laid out on top--just like any horizontal surface in any shop...collecting Stuff as soon as it is built), but you handily found an answer for that. I am sure that is going to be a pleasure to use.

What did you use to bend that rebar?

Kev

I used a bench top bender I bought at HF. Works well for what I paid for years ago

It is a pleasure to use, before this I mainly used the floor and that was hard on the knees.

 

[R.Anderson]

Bad assed design! Kept you from having to manipulate and purchase a large heavy one piece top. You can always add a crumb tray underneath to catch slag and othe things.
Nice job.

R,
HAP

That was one of the reasons I did a segmented top. The other reasons were alot more clamping options, and easier to repair if I really muck up one or two of the sections. once I get a bigger shop I plan on building a bigger version of this table maybe a 4'x8'
As for a catch tray thought about it but decided the floor does a good job plus I want to keep the under side clear so I can use it like a desk for small TIG jobs.

 

[70C-10]

As for a catch tray thought about it but decided the floor does a good job plus I want to keep the under side clear so I can use it like a desk for small TIG jobs.

I've been planning a weld table & one idea I've kept is a removable slag tray/pan. Keep the floor cleaner, at least that was my plan.