New Fab Table

[jkesselr]

Hey guys, I just bought this fab table. It is 4'x6' and the top is damn near 1" thick. I got it for a song, so I didn't ask many questions and got it out of there before the guy changed his mind. I need clamps that fit in the round holes. Any idea what kind of clamps this would take? Also, it is a bit too low and it would be nice to move it around the shop on a rare occasion. Any recommendations on casters?

 

[superduty1]

Sweet table - nice find. 1" thick.... Must weigh a ton.

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[bczygan]

How much "singing" did you do?

Bill

Top is half a ton.

 

[Mohawk Dave]

Trick Tools

Stronghand

Weldtables

Bessey

just to name a few to start googling.

Kick *** table, dude!

 

[LXCam]

Very nice!

 

[ddawg16]

How much "singing" did you do?

Bill

Top is half a ton.

More like 978 lbs not including legs....

This is a genuine "YOU ****" moment

 

[tarbellb]

For casters look at:
RWM
Albion
ER Wagner
Shepard
Laird
Colson

as for clamps, Mowhawk Dave nailed it. Or buy and frankenstein some.

 

[jkesselr]

Thanks for the leads guys, I will dig into the casters and clamps.

As for singing... $275... I think I did okay...

 

[whateg01]

at the local makerspace, they bought these (https://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-bar-clamp-96210.html) clamps, cut the end off and welded 5/8" round stock to the ends.

Dave

 

[jkesselr]

That’s not a bad idea for light duty clamping. I assume the round holes and bar stock just get put in a bind and stay put, yeah?

 

[Mohawk Dave]

That’s not a bad idea for light duty clamping. I assume the round holes and bar stock just get put in a bind and stay put, yeah?

That's the way even heavy duty clamping is done. No threads needed. Clamp slides in hole and will bind when you tighten the F-Clamp.

 

[jkesselr]

Awesome, thanks, guys!

 

[tarmy]

For casters look at:
RWM
Albion
ER Wagner
Shepard
Laird
Colson

as for clamps, Mowhawk Dave nailed it. Or buy and frankenstein some.

I use RWM and ERWagner casters...won’t flatspot and very stout...







Suckage on that deal OP...

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Nice score.

As said, if the holes are 5/8", standard tooling for Stronghand/Buildpro will work.

I like this style the best. https://fireballtool.com/build-pro-inserta-pliers/

I recently got some of these, which I like better than the tab/slot ones I have.
https://genuinemetalworks.com/products/4-genuine-speed-square

 

[lis2323]

Great deal on the table. [emoji481]

For that weight steel casters would be a good option.

 

[NUTTSGT]

You sure didn't get hurt on that deal.

 

[jkesselr]

Great deal on the table. [emoji481]

For that weight steel casters would be a good option.

Yeah, I was thinking steel or cast iron or something of that sort. I would really like to figure out a way to make the casters retractable or something. I like the weight of it sitting on the floor, but it is a little low and I would prefer not to have to always use the forklift if I need to move it. Is there any kind of Jack for lack of a better term that could be used? Basically when the jacks are retracted, it sits on the wheels, but otherwise it sits on its feet to keep it from moving. It looks like your table might have something like what I am referring to.

Maybe I am overthinking this...

 

[jkesselr]

Being able to use “jacks” to level it would be really handy, too!

 

[jkesselr]

Nice score.

As said, if the holes are 5/8", standard tooling for Stronghand/Buildpro will work.

I like this style the best. https://fireballtool.com/build-pro-inserta-pliers/

I recently got some of these, which I like better than the tab/slot ones I have.
https://genuinemetalworks.com/products/4-genuine-speed-square

Oh wow, those are badass! I am going to have to pick some of these up!

 

[lis2323]

Yeah, I was thinking steel or cast iron or something of that sort. I would really like to figure out a way to make the casters retractable or something. I like the weight of it sitting on the floor, but it is a little low and I would prefer not to have to always use the forklift if I need to move it. Is there any kind of Jack for lack of a better term that could be used? Basically when the jacks are retracted, it sits on the wheels, but otherwise it sits on its feet to keep it from moving. It looks like your table might have something like what I am referring to.

Maybe I am overthinking this...

Here’s a close up of the adjustable table levellers.

 

[jkesselr]

Here’s a close up of the adjustable table levellers.

Where did you get the table levelers? Are they pretty stout? This is literally 1,000 lbs of table.