How many welding tables?

[crooklyn]

Ok so how many welding tables do you have and why?
I have a 4' x 3' table and now my father inlaw want to build another table 6' x 32".

The shop is only 560sqft
I think we would be better off building pipe stands and horses for when welding longer pieces.

This is just a hobby shop not welding full time more fun for his retirement and for me to work on my quad and toys

 

[Ilikeike]

I like two,sometimes I'll have a project spread out on one,and need another for something else.
Two small ones at home and two large ones in the shop at work.

 

[kaymccampbell]

I have two. A fixed bench 3x8 in the corner for small stuff. It is also my main auto and metal shop workbench. Then I have the lift which makes a nice adjustable table.

 

[matt_i]

What's the purpose of 32" x 72"? that seems really long and skinny...unless the 36 x 48 is crowded with stuff.

It all depends what kind of work you are doing. For my needs I have a single bench and tig weld on it. For big stuff I take it outside and usually stick weld on it.

I can see the utility of a table with a grid of tapped holes or a platen & accessories. But currently don't have room for those tools nor the work to fully utilize them.

 

[4 FN 27]

I have 3. One is a bench 48 x 96 for more sit down type smaller part jobs. This one has Peg Board so I can hang all my clamps and whatnot. A shelf built in on top for tubing and a shelf built across the bottom for squaring blocks and anything else I may need to build a "frame".

Also have a 60 x 72 Blanchard Ground 5/8 thick Table for bigger projects and frame type work.

And I built a 48 x 96 Low table with a 1/4 thick top with 3/8 dia holes on 3 inch centers for fixture type work. I need to add the legs to this one so I can raise and lower it as needed. I have them designed just need to make them yet.

I am still in the process of moving in to the new garage behind the house.

 

[sberry]

I have 2, one with a vise. The benches themselves are not much but the location is everything.

 

[crooklyn]

4 FN 27 and sberry
You guys have huge sweet shops!!

Thanks for the input much appreciated all

 

[4 FN 27]

4 FN 27 and sberry
You guys have huge sweet shops!!

Thanks for the input much appreciated all

Thank you. A 40 year dream come true after a lot of sweat and blood...your shop isn't too shabby either. Well thought out and well planned!!! Nice work!!!

 

[astroracer]

I have three dedicated welding tables. One small 12" diameter table, and two others on casters that were repurposed from trash picked bathroom vanities. They roll where ever they are needed.
Here is the bigger one under a wagon frame I was building.

Not good pics of either but you can tell what I did. This is the smaller one. it is used mostly for layout and grinding but has seen it's share of welding.

Mark

 

[nadogail]

My tables a 24" square with a vise bolted on it, and a half sheet of Hardy Backer thrown over two sawhorses.

 

[58Yeoman]

I've got one that is about 24" square that I got from work, and never use. It's also got a pipe vise bolted onto it.

 

[sberry]

My shop is super custom to the nature of the work. Not super sophisticated but very ergonomic, as close to perect as a pair of vise grips can be. There is a bit of extra walking in some cases but very little congestion. In summer and nice weather I work out of side door and it's a pull in for welding. I can drive in to work area or reach outside.
The walk way to any area is straight, past wash sink, past tool box and along side island benches.

 

[sberry]

I really need to draw some floor plans. I see some university ones not so good, they didint analize the human traffic.

 

[metalmagpie]

I am a big fan of one welding table with outboard supports as needed for larger pieces. Big welding tables are great if you have the floor space but I never have and never will. Tables have the problem too that they fill up with clutter.

metalmagpie

 

[Conniptor]

I have zero! I use the garage floor for welding, but I don't weld too much or often. If I had more space I would like one though.

 

[bobcatdan]

I could say I have four area to weld. The main bench where the welder sits next to. It's nice for a quick bench project to just lay it on the bench and go to it. I normally just leave the ground clamped right to the bench. My other bench has a steel top and I have welded a lot stuff on it. My roll around lift cart has proved a handy welding spot. Although I haven't used it for welding, I can't rule out never welding in my pedestal mounted vise.

 

[AJO]

2 benches, 5 ft. x 14 ft.x 1/4 for layout and weld and 30" x 48" x 1/2 for straight welding.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Just one portable welding table with a 2'x3' top.

 

[zkling]

Quantity:1
Reason: Lack of space
Type: Cast iron
Size: 32"x20" ?

If I had more space I'd have a cast iron t-slot or the like jig table and a mild steel table for rough work that can take a beating.

I have 3. One is a bench 48 x 96 for more sit down type smaller part jobs. This one has Peg Board so I can hang all my clamps and whatnot. A shelf built in on top for tubing and a shelf built across the bottom for squaring blocks and anything else I may need to build a "frame".

Also have a 60 x 72 Blanchard Ground 5/8 thick Table for bigger projects and frame type work.

And I built a 48 x 96 Low table with a 1/4 thick top with 3/8 dia holes on 3 inch centers for fixture type work. I need to add the legs to this one so I can raise and lower it as needed. I have them designed just need to make them yet.

I am still in the process of moving in to the new garage behind the house.

That's your GARAGE? At your house? Dimensions?

 

[dbabicky]

2 smaller 30" x 36" tables and the Snap-On KRBC60T cart/welding table to arrive soon.

 

[K13]

I have zero! I use the garage floor for welding, but I don't weld too much or often. If I had more space I would like one though.

Grab one of these best $130 I even spent.

http://www.stronghandtools.com/stronghandtools/products/nomad.php

 

[Conniptor]

Grab one of these best $130 I even spent.

http://www.stronghandtools.com/stronghandtools/products/nomad.php

Wow! Thanks a lot! Wife will be getting me that for Christmas!

 

[Brian_WK]

Wow! Thanks a lot! Wife will be getting me that for Christmas!

This is another option from Miller costs a bit more but the top is 3/8 plate steel instead of stamped.

http://www.zoro.com/miller-electric...1rGIQUvzvSp_2RLtoI0dzxoCASTw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

I don't have one but I borrowed one for a week from a friend and was happy with it.

Brian

 

[K13]

This is another option from Miller costs a bit more but the top is 3/8 plate steel instead of stamped.

http://www.zoro.com/miller-electric...1rGIQUvzvSp_2RLtoI0dzxoCASTw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

I don't have one but I borrowed one for a week from a friend and was happy with it.

Brian

I looked at the Miller one when I bought mine and the added cost and weight made the Stronghand one a better option for me when I had to take it down and pack it away everytime I used it. I also wasn't always working on a flat surface so the tilting table was another huge plus over the Miller one. For the money the Stronghand table is a very good table. I was very pleasantly surprised at how robust it actually is. I honestly feel it is probably the best bang for the buck I have ever spent on a tool.

 

[sberry]

I don't know how good a bench they are but not obscenely priced for the convenience of gathering up the materials and some paint. It would cost that much with other company logo.

 

[sberry]

I have made several carts, traded some around. A salvage dryer cabinet and a plate top would be the ultimate in cheap but for 400 would consider a HF44 box with a plate top added.
I am coveting one to replace my old wreck but I don't got to use it as a bench. If it was a space issue its something I would consider, instead of hangers for all the tools toss them in box.