My Welding Table

[Gearhead559]

http://www.stronghandtools.com/pdf/brochure/BuildPro Lit 0908_LQ.pdf

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do i even want to ask a price?

 

[ddrewyor]

Good lord what does that thing weigh?

I found a website that gives weights of steel and it looks like the plates are ~ 350#s each. All total, I calculated about 950#s.

Dave
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Caribbean cooking

 

[Keep]

WOW hope you do not have to move it very often. Very solid bench.

 

[Jononon]

do i even want to ask a price?

Possibly not !

 

[Gearhead559]

Possibly not !

 

[Rocket]

Nice Mobile tables guys

Heres mine I made a few years ago.

 

[Todd.Brock]

nice table and all.. but talk to me about that elephant sized english wheel!!

 

[Rocket]

nice table and all.. but talk to me about that elephant sized english wheel!!

A bit of subject (sorry!)

The wheel is home made too
but I imported the upper wheel, quick release & the anvils (Hoosier)
The main frame is made from 10mm (3/8") plate, with the different sizes holes welded in (mostly steam pipe) then 5mm wrapped on the inside & out. The holes where just for looks, but ended up adding a heap of strength. The adjuster I made myself. It tapers from 6" to 3" where the wheels are.
It was left ruff finish before painting to look like it is cast.

I built it a while ago, it is now much traveled, as it was the only wheel at the first few Metal Meets here in Australia, but a 8 hour drive from here. It's even been on TV a few times

Edit: You can still se the weld marks on the mobile bench from when I welded it.
It had to be set up with the 6" edge on the bench & then blocked up to the 3" side, so the centre line was level. Even the mounting faces for the adjuster & anvil holdr ended up perfectly square to each other in both directions, so no twist at all

 

[gsport]

i was going to build one and found this on craigslist for $50.00, couldn't pass it up...

 

[russlaferrera]

I built this. It's 26 X 50 X 1/2 SS top with 3 X 3 X 1/4 angle iron legs. I have about $100 invested.

 

[mesquiteforge]

I usually weld on the the ground/concrete floor. Most of my projects are large enough that I would have to have a huge table to handle them. I have always wanted an Acorn Platen table, but have not had a lot of luck finding one that my poor **** can afford...

Acorn's description:
Acorn Platens are high tensile strength gray iron sand castings featuring 1 3/4" square holes spaced on 3 1/2" centers. The top surface and side edges are machined to a flatness of 0.005" per linear foot. We offer four standard sizes, as noted below, any of which can be easily bolted together expanding the work area to meet your requirements. The platens will offer a lifetime of service with quick, easy and accurate set up from the smallest piece to a maximum of six tons depending on platen size.

Ship: Common Carrier as class 70

Model Dimensions Load Capacity Weight Price
3030P 3' x 3' 4 tons 700 lbs. $1375.00
2650P 2 ½' x 5' 4 tons 850 lbs. $1875.00
5050P 5' x 5' 6 tons 2000 lbs. $2875.00
5060P 5' x 6' 6 tons 2500 lbs. $3625.00

 

[Rocket]

Personally I need a set up/ chassis table, so this is a fairly priority.
I should have bought one from the clearence of a car manufacturer not far away, but I just could not afford it at the time. One with drilled & taped holes every 4 inches would be great, but costly considering the amount of steel I would need
Oh Well, maybe the chassis jig will have to come first