My tiled welding area

[Steve from Socal]

This is the beginning of several significant up-dates and renovation in my humble garage. This is my first attempt at tile work and it is a work in progress. I had originally planed to grout the tiles to the table however, I will use a 1/2 inch square tube and grout. The 1/2" tube allows me to level the table without disturbing the tiles.

The table is around 7000 pounds and the dimensions are; 11 feet long, 36 inches wide and 36 inches high. The tiles are 12 inch square and are applied directly to the drywall. I am going to paint the under side of the shelves and seal the grout.

Steve

 

[mrgm]

i like that a lot, looks good. that is one heavy @ss table, where in the world did you get that thing

 

[Kevin54]

This is the beginning of several significant up-dates and renovation in my humble garage. This is my first attempt at tile work and it is a work in progress. I had originally planed to grout the tiles to the table however, I will use a 1/2 inch square tube and grout. The 1/2" tube allows me to level the table without disturbing the tiles.

The table is around 7000 pounds and the dimensions are; 11 feet long, 36 inches wide and 36 inches high. The tiles are 12 inch square and are applied directly to the drywall. I am going to paint the under side of the shelves and seal the grout.

Steve

How would grouting disturb the tiles? Are they NOT fastened to the table? But if they are. grouting would be a heck of a lot easier, and more uniform. Other than that comment though, the area looks good. I like it

 

[Perryk]

Just curious how the table weighs 7000 lbs?....

 

[bdkruger1]

Just curious how the table weighs 7000 lbs?....

Looks like a machine base to me, which means it's pretty much solid cast iron. There's some pockets and cavities, but I could see it weighing 7,000.

 

[Steve from Socal]

How would grouting disturb the tiles? Are they NOT fastened to the table? But if they are. grouting would be a heck of a lot easier, and more uniform. Other than that comment though, the area looks good. I like it

The way the floor is sloped both down to the door and down from the wall, I have to use some sort of filler to span the gap. Had the table been flush with the wall the grout would have been fine.

Steve

 

[harrisor]

Awesome

 

[Jack Olsen]

That looks great.

Is it porcelain or ceramic tile? I know that with my ceramic tile, slag and some grinding will leave burns in the surface. But the nice thing about tile is that even with burns in it, it still looks good. And of course, it won't ever catch fire.

Looking forward to more.

 

[unclemoak]

That looks pretty nice!

I'm also curious about the table. Where do you acquire such a thing?

 

[Steve from Socal]

These are Home Depot ceramic with a dull glaze and an uneven finish, that should camouflage small events! Most of my welding is TIG and ALL my grinding except spot grinding is done out side. Phase three of the work includes a grinding shed on the side of the garage. I wanted something durable, pleasing to look at and, massive enough to fit with the table.

The "table" is actually a vertical right angle plate from a horizontal boring mill. Reliable had two sets of these for sale on eBay and I just knew they would go cheap because of their size and weight. They were listed at 5000 pounds and by my calculation of the total area they are 6900-7100 pounds. There was a center stage that came with these that was 36X48" that allowed the upper section to move 12" in or out. I thought about cutting it down using it to allow the right side to adjust but, it was not designed for horizontal use.

Steve