f150skidoo's One Ton Table Build

[f150skidoo]

So I sold my last welding table that i built since it was a little bit to small, I was originally planning on building a 3'x6' table with a 5/8" plate top. But i was scrolling through Kijiji (Canadian Craigslist) and found a piece of plate 3'x5'. I picked the plate up this afternoon and its 1.25" think and has been Blanchard ground, I only paid $300 for this 800 lbs chunk of steel. In the bench I'm putting a side box in each end of the table for consumable storage like what Dukers did on his build.

 

[tiggi]

Great deal on that plate, i am interested to see how it turns out. good luck

 

[saceone]

congrats on the score, 3'x5' is a nice size

 

[vekster]

nice chunk of steel for a top

 

[bimmer1980]

just curious how you plan to attach the top to your table...

Hopefully you have a method that doesn't involve welding the top direct to the legs..... That would screw up the nice surface....

 

[f150skidoo]

just curious how you plan to attach the top to your table...

Hopefully you have a method that doesn't involve welding the top direct to the legs..... That would screw up the nice surface....

I'm going to countersink six bolts into the top so it can be bolted to the frame, So i can shim the frame if needed to make the top perfectly flat.

 

[bimmer1980]

Great!! Good plan!

I look forward to seeing more pictures as you make the frame and mount the top.

 

[MarkG]

Looks like a fun project. What kind of stuff do you build?

 

[bluebolt]

That's a seriously neat overkill welding plate!

What's that white stuff on there?

 

[Jason280]

Are you sure it's only 800lbs? I have a 5x5' piece of 5/8" thick steel that weighed 625lbs, I would imagine a piece of 1 1/4" thick would be much heavier (even at 3x5).

 

[xxaler]

Are you sure it's only 800lbs? I have a 5x5' piece of 5/8" thick steel that weighed 625lbs, I would imagine a piece of 1 1/4" thick would be much heavier (even at 3x5).

Metal calculator puts it at 765lbs.

Looks good, what are you planning for legs? Also, where in Ontario?

 

[f150skidoo]

Started to do some fabrication on the table after work today. First thing was to cut the 4" x 3/8" flat stock that I drilled and taped for the caster to mount to. I then started to weld the caster plates to the 2.5" x 3/16" tubing, until my buddy stopped by the shop and we started to drink beer rather then doing any welding.

 

[f150skidoo]

So today i tackled the leveling feet for the bench since it was a lot easier to build them now and attach them to the cross member now rather when the bench is completed. I did'nt want to build a typical leveling feet (bolts) so i made mine like a trailer jack. The screw is a 5/8" all thread, the leg is 1" .125 tubing with a 2.5" square piece of 1/4 flat stock welded to it for the foot. The 1" tubing telescope into a piece of 1.5 3/16" tubing, I welded a nut to the all thread after it was installed through the 2" cross member so you can put a drill on it to lift the table.

 

[Boost Creep]

dig the leveling feet. liking your build so far

 

[f150skidoo]

So here's a mid day progress post since i can't do any welding because the power went out. Luckily i can pair my laptop to my smartphone's internet to be able to post this. First thing I did this morning is build/ weld out the two sides of the table. Out of curiosity I wanted to check the amount adjustment in the leveling legs next to the casters.

 

[f150skidoo]

Well the power came back on so i did a little bit more work today before i decided to call it quits this afternoon. First thing was i made the supporting frame's for the two side boxes. Next started to attach the two side together which now makes it start to look like a table.

 

[bluebolt]

Loving the leveling feet idea nice job!

 

[torched]

Looking good. One suggestion on the legs would be to weld a nut on the side of each outer leg so you can run a bolt in and lock down the inner leg.

 

[bluebolt]

That's a Seriously Neat Overkill Welding plate!

What's that white stuff on there?

Guess nobody caught my humor LOL.

 

[tiggi]

you waste no time, so far so good. One suggestion, I would make the top apron bigger that way you can easily clamp work.

 

[f150skidoo]

you waste no time, so far so good. One suggestion, I would make the top apron bigger that way you can easily clamp work.

I don't need to since im going to be drilling about 135 5/8" holes into the top so you can use Stronghand build pro clamp for infinite clamping.

 

[saceone]

drilling with a regular drill ,waterjet , magdrill ?

 

[f150skidoo]

drilling with a regular drill ,waterjet , magdrill ?

Besides a waterjet the mag drill is the only way to go. My last table i built i drilled full of holes with twist bits and a rented mag drill. But this time I'm going to run annular cutters and probably buy a small mag drill.

 

[saceone]

Any good small mag drill model I should look for?

 

[f150skidoo]

It was to cold to work outside at my job today so I stayed home and did some more work on the table. I did'nt get much done but i welded in the two side box support frames and welded on the 1" tubing to support the wire mesh shelve between the tool boxes.

 

[f150skidoo]

Any good small mag drill model I should look for?

I don't really care what brand it is as long as it drills holes. Amazon sells Evolution mag drills for $550, A lot of people on here likes Evolution's saws so i'm thinking of buying there mag drill.

 

[saceone]

I don't really care what brand it is as long as it drills holes. Amazon sells Evolution mag drills for $550, A lot of people on here likes Evolution's saws so i'm thinking of buying there mag drill.

Lol good point.

Let us know how it goes!

 

[f150skidoo]

Well I screwed up, I made the tolerance in the tool boxes frame way to tight so the box won't fit down in the angle iron. I knew i should of test fitted it when it was just tacked up not when its fully welded out. I used a carbide burr in the die grinder to grind out the inner fillet welds in the angle iron but it still was'nt enough room. So I'm not to sure on how to make the extra room with out doing some major cutting do you guys have any suggestions?

 

[torched]

One option might be to make a frame work with some 2" sq tubing that will fit into the angle frame. Then bolt the frame to the bottom of the cabinet. Another thing you can try is making some relief cuts in the angle iron and trying to bend it out.

 

[f150skidoo]

The tool boxes has to sit down in the angle since there's only 5/8" clearance between the box and plate, I've toyed with the idea to cut out the front part of the angle and weld in some 2" flat stock to gain the 1/8" from the thickness of the original angle.

 

[torched]

After looking at more closely it looks like it is only hanging up at the front in which case it looks like your on the right path. I think you could just cut out the side of the angle and it would never be seen and still be structurally sound.

 

[ibedayank]

easy/cheap way... bend in the bottom of the tool boxes it's only sheetmetal after all

 

[vintagespeed1956]

..I knew i should of test fitted it when it was just tacked up not when its fully welded out..

cut it out, grind, re-do. never finish weld anything without test fitting. i've cut out a bunch of welds because i didn't learn that lesson sooner.

 

[f150skidoo]

Well after spending the whole day trying different things to make the tool boxes fit with out major cutting and not being successful i decided to give up. I did'nt want to spend all the time to cut everything apart to make it fit so i just slapped down a piece of 5/8" plywood over my mistake and called it good. So now its just a regular old welding table and i'm going to be building a tool cart to incorporate my two side boxes.

 

[jhn9840]

Now you have a very nice welding table and soon you'll have a tool cart to add to the collection. Two things are always better than one.

jhn9840
John

 

[fnieto]

Why couldn't you cut the angle flange off leaving the bottom in place and slide your tool boxes in? (basically a long notch to accommodate the box)
You can't give up that easy, build it like you wanted.

 

[f150skidoo]

Why couldn't you cut the angle flange off leaving the bottom in place and slide your tool boxes in? (basically a long notch to accommodate the box)
You can't give up that easy, build it like you wanted.

I did try that but it would not sit down in the angle nicely. I just did not want to do all the cutting to make them fit like i originally designed.

 

[f150skidoo]

So this morning I welded in two 5/8 round bar for clamp storage and made a base for the vise that slides into the receiver tubing using 3/4" plate and obviously 2" tubing. Once those two things were completed I started to build the tool cart, And yes i did triple check that the side boxes would fit lol

 

[Strouty]

Are you sure it's only 800lbs? I have a 5x5' piece of 5/8" thick steel that weighed 625lbs, I would imagine a piece of 1 1/4" thick would be much heavier (even at 3x5).

Steel is 490 pounds per square foot.

Yours should weigh 656 pounds and his should weigh 766 pounds.

 

[xxaler]

******** Princess Auto has some hideous vices. Measure the diameter of that handle and I'll make you a proper one.