Another Welding Table / Workbench Thread

[A**holes Garage]

I have a small garage and everything in it needs to be portable. I have a basic 8' long flimsy stamped metal workbench in my garage that collects junk, can't be used for anything heavy, a waste of space.

Whenever I weld, I have to break out my portable Nomad table or some sawhorses and steel plate to make a temporary welding / layout bench.

I finally decided to build a bench that was portable and long enough for layout, etc. I ended up building two tables, one for welding, one for colleceting junk, or for layout, extending the welding table etc.

Just finished them last night, not in their final location yet, but finally done.

 

[jake26]

Very nice!!

 

[discbrks]

The bottle opener on the LH cart is the finishing touch!

 

[zmotorsports]

Very nicely done.

Mike.

 

[Krokodil]

Awesome job on the table!

 

[A**holes Garage]

The bottle opener on the LH cart is the finishing touch!

 

[r6_cannibal]

good looking table!

 

[z28snksknr]

your two tables look a lot like my plan for my (one) welding table. In other words, it's awesome!!



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What paint did you use for them?. Rattle can or gun?

 

[A**holes Garage]

your two tables look a lot like my plan for my (one) welding table. In other words, it's awesome!!



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What paint did you use for them?. Rattle can or gun?

Just rattle can Krylon

Nice design!

I really wanted to put the welder under the welding table like your drawing. But, I use the welders outside welding fences, etc. and I don't want to have to drag the welder out from under the table, etc, with the gas, etc.

So, I modified a steel garden cart to hold my welders, Argon, Oxy torch, clamps, etc. That way, I can bring the welder and torch to my work easily using the wheeled wagon.

I have a third, old, permanent steel table that has my grinder, drill press and another vise on it.

 

[Zeke]

Having your welder away from the work table is a good idea. Lots of metal dust and sparks. I don't like to see a welder with burn marks all over it anymore than I like to see an airless paint sprayer with overspray all over it.

Both of mine are almost as clean as when they came out of the box but have seen a lot of service.

Those red tables with the slots are some of the best I've seen.

One thing I like is a big caster. It rolls over more junk and when you lock the wheels, they don't move. For that reason, I like the casters that lock the swivel head as well. Not cheap.

 

[A**holes Garage]

Having your welder away from the work table is a good idea. Lots of metal dust and sparks. I don't like to see a welder with burn marks all over it anymore than I like to see an airless paint sprayer with overspray all over it.

Both of mine are almost as clean as when they came out of the box but have seen a lot of service.

Those red tables with the slots are some of the best I've seen.

One thing I like is a big caster. It rolls over more junk and when you lock the wheels, they don't move. For that reason, I like the casters that lock the swivel head as well. Not cheap.

I agree about the larger casters and everything I buld for outdoor use has large wheels or casters.

I was going the large caster route, but my garage floor is so out of level and I needed a way to level the tables and lock them into place. Here is pic. of the casters I used, full 360" swivel, 660 lb. each rating and each have an adjustable foot to stabilize and level the table.

I had the top plates water jet cut, all sides and the clamping slots.

 

[Zeke]

Those are nice casters and the table ain't goin' nowhere!

 

[dittle fart around]

I like the receiver hitch for the vise. I made roll up stands for my table saw and miter box. Kinda wondering if the hitch idea would work for them.
View media item 10576Way over built. I mean the stand not the wife.

 

[A**holes Garage]

Way over built. I mean the stand not the wife.

 

[colt zantop]

very nice! those look killer!

 

[mad57]

Great job.... any clue how much you got into those all together?

 

[A**holes Garage]

Great job.... any clue how much you got into those all together?

Damn, I don't want to add it up. Just the bourbon, beer and cigars were over my budget, lolol.

(2) Steel frames $250.00
(2) Water jet, 4' x 30" x 3/8 tops: $400.00
(8) Casters: $200.00
(1) Tool box: $200.00
Bolts, etc: $40.00
Primer/paint: $30.00
Argon: $30.00
Wire: $8.00
Beer: $80.00
Bourbon: $80.00
Cigars: $70.00
Vodka: $30.00
Lemonade: $20.00

Not having to do any "honey do's" for 4 weekends, "Priceless"

 

[Zeke]

Damn, I don't want to add it up. Just the bourbon, beer and cigars were over my budget, lolol.

(2) Steel frames $250.00
(2) Water jet, 4' x 30" x 3/8 tops: $400.00
(8) Casters: $200.00
(1) Tool box: $200.00
Bolts, etc: $40.00
Primer/paint: $30.00
Argon: $30.00
Wire: $8.00
Beer: $80.00
Bourbon: $80.00
Cigars: $70.00
Vodka: $30.00
Lemonade: $20.00

Not having to do any "honey do's" for 4 weekends, "Priceless"

I'm not hiring you to do anything!

 

[Stephenw]

Excellent job on the table, it looks great.

I made a folding welding table for my garage. I posted it in the welding table thread in the fabrication section, but here it is again...

 

[jrod60]

Stephen,
Are those folding legs from something else, or did you fab the whole deal? Looks like a couple of ball-detent pins and it all folds away. I like it.

 

[Stephenw]

Stephen,
Are those folding legs from something else, or did you fab the whole deal? Looks like a couple of ball-detent pins and it all folds away. I like it.

I built the whole thing. There are no pins, only bolts. Just lift the leg braces and it folds without removing anything.

The article on my blog...

Folding Portable Welding Table

 

[machine_punk]

Man, it didn't take you long to fill the top of that bench with clutter again! Just Kidding...they look fabulous.

 

[Zeke]

I built the whole thing. There are no pins, only bolts. Just lift the leg braces and it folds without removing anything.

The article on my blog...

Folding Portable Welding Table

I think that's nothing short of brilliant. However, if it was in my shop, I'd probably find some way to be lifting on something clamped to the table and have it fold down collapsing.

IOW, I'd have to have a safety pin.

 

[Mstrfxit12]

To the OP, whats the story behind all the cal weights. Do you do scale calibrations too? Or are they just something ya had "laying around" Looks like maybe 1000 pounds sitting on that table..

 

[A**holes Garage]

Man, it didn't take you long to fill the top of that bench with clutter again! Just Kidding...they look fabulous.

I had a slight arch in the center of the top of both top plates, about 1/8".

So, before I welded the plate tabs that bolt to the frame, I thought I'd load up some weights on it to see if it would take the arch out of them both.

I loaded 1000 lbs. on the plates,they leveled out to the frames. I then tack welded the brackets underneath, bolted it tight and then flipped them over to weld the tabs permanently.

If the weight idea didn't work, I was going to try the heat and cool method, glad I didn't have to do that.

Since these tops are 3/8", it worked. If they were any thicker I'm sure I'd have to to do the heat and cool method.

 

[A**holes Garage]

To the OP, whats the story behind all the cal weights. Do you do scale calibrations too? Or are they just something ya had "laying around" Looks like maybe 1000 pounds sitting on that table..

I know people.

 

[A**holes Garage]

I think that's nothing short of brilliant. However, if it was in my shop, I'd probably find some way to be lifting on something clamped to the table and have it fold down collapsing.

IOW, I'd have to have a safety pin.

Stronghand Tools makes a portable welding bench just like that, it's called the Nomad.

I've had one for a couple years now and it's handy for tight shops and small jobs. You can get it for $130-$140 or so.

My welding table with the slots fit the Stronghand clamps, etc.

 

[John in OH]

So, I modified a steel garden cart to hold my welders, Argon, Oxy torch, clamps, etc. That way, I can bring the welder and torch to my work easily using the wheeled wagon.

Very nice set of tables! Nicely executed work.

So, how about a photo or two of the modified garden cart?

 

[A**holes Garage]

Very nice set of tables! Nicely executed work.

So, how about a photo or two of the modified garden cart?

Thanks!

Here is the cart right after I built it 3 years or so ago.

Here's what it looked like during the bench project;

 

[LWaite]

Nice

 

[A**holes Garage]

Nice

 

[John in OH]

I like this garden cart set up! It would be particularly useful in a large area shop where big equipment is frequently repaired ... a big farm shop, for instance.

Got a question ... in the first photo of the cart, there is a yellow device sitting on the far side of the Lincoln welder. In the later photos this device is gone and has been replace with another Lincoln device. What was the yellow thing??

 

[A**holes Garage]

I like this garden cart set up! It would be particularly useful in a large area shop where big equipment is frequently repaired ... a big farm shop, for instance.

Got a question ... in the first photo of the cart, there is a yellow device sitting on the far side of the Lincoln welder. In the later photos this device is gone and has been replace with another Lincoln device. What was the yellow thing??

That was a small generator I used to run power tools, etc.

That old Lincoln Mig is a 100, one of the first. I was working one Sunday and ran into a snag with it on a project I had to finish. Welding shop wasn't open, so I ran down to Home Depot and bought the Lincoln 140.

I pulled the generator off and put the 140 welder on it.

Now I have the 100 loaded with .025 wire and the 140 with .030 wire.

 

[kinglewi]

any details / info on those casters?

 

[A**holes Garage]

any details / info on those casters?

Got mine here;

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/20...ine-Leveling-Caster-Plate-Mounted-4-Pack.aspx

but you can just Google "leveling caster" and you'll find a bunch of other suppliers, only a couple manufacturers of these though

 

[John in OH]

Just rattle can Krylon

It appears that you have an excellent color match between the Krylon paint and the Craftsman tool chest. What shade of Krylon paint did you use?

 

[A**holes Garage]

It appears that you have an excellent color match between the Krylon paint and the Craftsman tool chest. What shade of Krylon paint did you use?

You're right, It's almost a perfect match and it was totally by accident.

Aren't a whole lot of red choices in the Krylon paints that are even close to the Craftsman red.

I usually use the standard Krylon "Safety Red" but HD didn't have enough in stock so I bought it in the "Fuzion" Krylon in "Pepper Red/Safety Red".

I noticed the Fuzion paint doesn't leave a high gloss like the normal Krylon rattle paints.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

...I don't like to see an airless paint sprayer with overspray all over it.

Both of mine are almost as clean as when they came out of the box but have seen a lot of service....

Milt, How'd you manage that? My airless has a lot of overspray on it and it BUGS the hell outta me. I tried wiping the hoses down with Pam cooking spray - no dice. Cleaned them and tried wiping them with WD-40 before using them again. Better, but no cigar. I like my tools to stay as clean as I can manage. What's your secret?

 

[kinglewi]

does it make it awkward pushing the table around, being that it has 4 swivel castors instead of the usual 2 swivel and 2 fixed?

 

[A**holes Garage]

The (4) swivel casters work great. I have a total of 3 of these benches with these casters. The benches are placed end to end.

The (4) swivel casters make it easy to pull out any of the benches and place it anywhere in the garage easily, and then place it back in place without moving the other benches or dragging the non-swivel casters.