Gidge
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That table is a work of art --great job !
Chuck's Ultimate? Welding table build
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ford33
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Nice work on your welding table.
Garage layout. 30ftx40ft with 10th ceilings
I have my shelf set up as kinda a wall. That back half of the garage is the shop area. Here is the entrance. I plan on removing the long wood bench eventually and replacing it with a bench with prolly 2 harbor freight tool boxes built into it. Right now that wood bench is like 36inch deep and 16 ft long. For now it's a good place to store my Steel and what not. The previous owner installed the shelfs around the garage they are nice for storage. They are about 2ft wide and 2ft from the ceiling.
Here is a shot of the storage side of the wall shelfs. I some peg board on the back of it just for extra storage. It was a full 4ftx8ft sheet
I finished you turn to the right when you walk in you can see the shelf wall. The shelfs are 6ftx8ftx2ft I think I bought them at home depot about 7 ish years ago. You can see the 4 plex outlet I added at the end of the shelf it's pretty handy. And you can see the cord real on the ceiling that's also come in pretty handy. The furnace is a propane powered Reznor 75,000 BTU that seems to do the trick in the winter
On the shelfs I kinda have stuff organized... The wood box thing is like 360ish inches wide I made it in high school to store my R/C car stuff. I just have miscellaneous stuff in it now. And it was my old Welding bench area for years. (I know it is wood)
Then the next wall has a storage rack I build years ago to hold the boxes with 4 pull out trays I still need to buy 2 more of those, nut and bolts are in the yellow bins, drill press with a project behind it (powered hacksaw that needs alot of work). Then the sand blaster that I still need to hook up. It's a grizzly model G0707 it seems well built from looking at it so far.
Then we have the Grizzly G4003G 12x36 lathe. It has worked well so far I have had it close to 2 years. I wanted to buy it before the daughter was born even though I haven't used it a whole lot as the daughter has been keeping me outa the garage. Witch is OK she is a blast. Soon I can bring her out there more. I need to talk the wife into me buying a bridgeport mill before our 2nd child lol.
Hey is one of the 1st projects I did on the lathe. I was working on the in laws dock so I build some new hubs. Prolly would have been cheaper to buy them but what fun would that have been.
All done before paint
To the left of the lathe is a shelf with more storage bins drill bit storage and some lathe tooling. Then the cutting torch and the welders Millermatic 210 I bought that prolly 11ish years ago. Been a good welder haven't had any issues with it.
Last corner of the shop part of the garage is the book box corner, shop radio and what not.
This is the gagrage part of the garage. I try to be able to leave enough room to get the truck in the gagrage to work on if I need to.
Anyways thanks for looking
I have my shelf set up as kinda a wall. That back half of the garage is the shop area. Here is the entrance. I plan on removing the long wood bench eventually and replacing it with a bench with prolly 2 harbor freight tool boxes built into it. Right now that wood bench is like 36inch deep and 16 ft long. For now it's a good place to store my Steel and what not. The previous owner installed the shelfs around the garage they are nice for storage. They are about 2ft wide and 2ft from the ceiling.
Here is a shot of the storage side of the wall shelfs. I some peg board on the back of it just for extra storage. It was a full 4ftx8ft sheet
I finished you turn to the right when you walk in you can see the shelf wall. The shelfs are 6ftx8ftx2ft I think I bought them at home depot about 7 ish years ago. You can see the 4 plex outlet I added at the end of the shelf it's pretty handy. And you can see the cord real on the ceiling that's also come in pretty handy. The furnace is a propane powered Reznor 75,000 BTU that seems to do the trick in the winter
On the shelfs I kinda have stuff organized... The wood box thing is like 360ish inches wide I made it in high school to store my R/C car stuff. I just have miscellaneous stuff in it now. And it was my old Welding bench area for years. (I know it is wood)
Then the next wall has a storage rack I build years ago to hold the boxes with 4 pull out trays I still need to buy 2 more of those, nut and bolts are in the yellow bins, drill press with a project behind it (powered hacksaw that needs alot of work). Then the sand blaster that I still need to hook up. It's a grizzly model G0707 it seems well built from looking at it so far.
Then we have the Grizzly G4003G 12x36 lathe. It has worked well so far I have had it close to 2 years. I wanted to buy it before the daughter was born even though I haven't used it a whole lot as the daughter has been keeping me outa the garage. Witch is OK she is a blast. Soon I can bring her out there more. I need to talk the wife into me buying a bridgeport mill before our 2nd child lol.
Hey is one of the 1st projects I did on the lathe. I was working on the in laws dock so I build some new hubs. Prolly would have been cheaper to buy them but what fun would that have been.
All done before paint
To the left of the lathe is a shelf with more storage bins drill bit storage and some lathe tooling. Then the cutting torch and the welders Millermatic 210 I bought that prolly 11ish years ago. Been a good welder haven't had any issues with it.
Last corner of the shop part of the garage is the book box corner, shop radio and what not.
This is the gagrage part of the garage. I try to be able to leave enough room to get the truck in the gagrage to work on if I need to.
Anyways thanks for looking
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srlbotanical
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really nice table. Thanks for sharing it!
Placer
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Great looking table and shop. I like how you laid things out.
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Nice build. Looks like someone in the family is into RC cars/buggies too! I'm from the 'old school' and had an MRC/Tamiya 'Sand Scorcher' which was a cool buggy at the time (and STILL would be IMHO) It came in a kit and you had to build EVERYTHING, even down to the oil-filled shocks! A virtually water-proof radio compartment was just one cool feature. One of the funnest 'toys' I ever had or built.
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I was into R/C cars since I was a little kid although I never had enough money to buy one till like 1996 I milked alot of cows for that lol. The car was a Kyoshso Sandmaster MK2. Nitro powered I had alot of fun with that. Then a year or 2 later I bought a RC10GT I had to put that together to the old school way. That thing was fast. The neighbors had a Tamiya lunchbox I think it was called when I was little.
I use to have just as much fun putting the kit together and fixing it then driving the car. Now days everything is ready to run pretty much kinda lame.
It's been quite awhile sense I have fired up the RC10GT though I was just thinking about it the other day
I use to have just as much fun putting the kit together and fixing it then driving the car. Now days everything is ready to run pretty much kinda lame.
It's been quite awhile sense I have fired up the RC10GT though I was just thinking about it the other day
Almost finished
I have the air compressor set up in the farthest corner from the shop part to help with noise. I build a stand for it so I could drain the water out of it easier. Then a stand next to it with the refrigerated air dryer and for the smaller air compressor.
The plan is to be able to run either compressor alone or both together if I need alot of air.
Although I am kinda putting the air system on hold until I sell the Honda Motor cycle and buy a bridgeport mill so I won't have to redo the airline drops.
I started running copper airlines in the shop to I plan on running 3/4 inch loop around the top with 1/2 inch drops where I want air.
Thanks for looking
I have the air compressor set up in the farthest corner from the shop part to help with noise. I build a stand for it so I could drain the water out of it easier. Then a stand next to it with the refrigerated air dryer and for the smaller air compressor.
The plan is to be able to run either compressor alone or both together if I need alot of air.
Although I am kinda putting the air system on hold until I sell the Honda Motor cycle and buy a bridgeport mill so I won't have to redo the airline drops.
I started running copper airlines in the shop to I plan on running 3/4 inch loop around the top with 1/2 inch drops where I want air.
Thanks for looking
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Duker
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Chuck, I have to bump your thread to tell you great table, I especially love the color! 
Some how I missed this before but was searching air dryers and your thread popped up. Love the pics of the shop as well. Regards Duke
Some how I missed this before but was searching air dryers and your thread popped up. Love the pics of the shop as well. Regards DukeChuck, I have to bump your thread to tell you great table, I especially love the color!
Thanks not going to lie your table gave me some ideas. I will get around to finishing mine one of these days. Mostly just have to wire the outlets in and a few odds and ends to rap it up.
I am still working on my air set up to I plan on being able to run the little one or the big one seperately or together. Prolly be soon as I will prolly need the sandblasting cabenet for the new project restore a 1998 toro wheel horse 520lxi.
What do you use for a air dryer.
Thanks for looking
Duker
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I am currently using an old school setup right now that old paint & body guys call a 'Drive Shaft'" which is a long, large diameter pipe where air comes in from the bottom and exits the top. The large surface area cools and condenses the water. It's not a 100% but it's enough combined with a cup filter to be able to run a blast cabinet without clogging in humid Houston. I am building a new shop so I was checking out those who had refrigerated systems as I want to be able to shoot some specialized finishes for the furniture I build.
Just read whole thread and have to say Welding Table is TERRIFIC !! 
LOVE the red color to match the toolbox. What paint and color did you use ???
For your lift mechanism on table, did you consider screw jacks on each side ?? You could get 2 cheap from junkyard and weld them in. Either a speed handle or cordless drill would spin the screw jacks.
Idea for your feet on welding table. How about hockey pucks that you mill out to fit over the steel feet ??
Also LOVE your shop and good luck finishing out the airline system.
LOVE the red color to match the toolbox. What paint and color did you use ???
For your lift mechanism on table, did you consider screw jacks on each side ?? You could get 2 cheap from junkyard and weld them in. Either a speed handle or cordless drill would spin the screw jacks.
Idea for your feet on welding table. How about hockey pucks that you mill out to fit over the steel feet ??
Also LOVE your shop and good luck finishing out the airline system.
Just read whole thread and have to say Welding Table is TERRIFIC !!
LOVE the red color to match the toolbox. What paint and color did you use ???
For your lift mechanism on table, did you consider screw jacks on each side ?? You could get 2 cheap from junkyard and weld them in. Either a speed handle or cordless drill would spin the screw jacks.
Idea for your feet on welding table. How about hockey pucks that you mill out to fit over the steel feet ??
Also LOVE your shop and good luck finishing out the airline system.
Thanks I kinda have a red theme as my truck, 2 four wheels, motorcycle, 3 red garden tractors, work bench and there Welding projects I generally paint red lol. I don't recall the name of the color I think it was like fire enigine red or something.
I thought of alot of different lift mechanisms although not the screw jacks. I kinda wanted to use like electric actuators but they where pretty expensive and I already kinda spent alot on the build. I thought about using phenmatic cylinders to lift it to but that seemed like alot of airlines ever where that would prolly start leaking and being a headache after a few years. The other mechanical ideas I had would have taken to much room up under the bench then I couldn't put that tool box in it.
I like the way it is not simple and those jacks where only like $12.00 each.
I like that hockey pucks idea to although I already can't move it with just the steel feet.
Shop is starting to get dialled in still need a few things. Next on my list to buy is a bridgeport mill.
Thanks for looking