Rolling work/weld table?

[Mr. Asa]

Apartment living is kicking my **** in the workspace area. I have a detached garage that I can store my greasy metal stuff. Problem is I don't have enough room in there to work and store.

I need something that will let me do heavy duty work, but also be able to bring back inside and lock up. To give an indication of the level of stuff, my next two projects are porting a cylinder head, then rebuilding a transmission.

This thread had some good starter stuff, but nothing that really knocked it out of the park (although I keep returning to this https://www.harborfreight.com/900-lb-capacity-multipurpose-scaffold-63050.html)

Anyone have some good suggestions for a rolling work table? A rolling toolbox might be a good solution, but I don't know if I want to go that hard into it.

 

[OccupantRJ]

I see all kinds of work tables on FB marketplace for sale, some with casters and some without. If you can find a suitable table casters can be added.

 

[welder4956]

A Workmate folding table would work fine for what you described and be easier to break down and store than a rolling scaffold. The Workmate doesn't roll, but is very easy to fold and put away.

https://www.amazon.com/DECKER-WM425-Portable-Project-Center/dp/B00PTX62Q4/?tag=atomicindus08-20

If it has to be able to roll, something like this would be good: https://www.amazon.com/LARBANKE-Hea...Worktable/dp/B0CHHMNHBV/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[75gmck25]

I bought this Harbor Freight welding table and then replaced the height adjusters with casters I bought at Home Depot. Very easy to roll it out of the way into a corner when not needed. This table also offers the option of removing the top and setting it on top of another table or stand.

36 in. x 24 in. Modular Welding Table with Welding Fit-Up Kit

Amazing deals on this 36In X 24In Modular Welding Table With Fit-Up at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

 

[jblnut]

I have a buddy that lives in an apartment and rents a detached garage. He has setup an equipment trailer as a mobile work platform of sorts with a welding table and tool boxes on it so he can pull it a short way out of the garage and do stuff and shove it back in on a moments notice. He also does transmission work and has set up one side of the trailer with a SS topped table that is sloped with a rim around the edges and a drain hole at one end that drains into a tank with a pump. When the tank is full he pumps it into pails and hauls them away. If memory serves he has metal storage under the tables to store new and misc stock. It's a slick setup. He has some drill powered thing that hooks to the hitch to move it in and out.

 

[nadogail]

I have a Harbor Freight rolling Mechanic's Cart that i added the piece that was cutout of a prefabricated countertop on as one of my several rolling work tables. I cover the top with a scrap of Hardie Board to protect the laminate when i am welding.

 

[Mr. Asa]

I have a buddy that lives in an apartment and rents a detached garage. He has setup an equipment trailer as a mobile work platform of sorts with a welding table and tool boxes on it so he can pull it a short way out of the garage and do stuff and shove it back in on a moments notice. He also does transmission work and has set up one side of the trailer with a SS topped table that is sloped with a rim around the edges and a drain hole at one end that drains into a tank with a pump. When the tank is full he pumps it into pails and hauls them away. If memory serves he has metal storage under the tables to store new and misc stock. It's a slick setup. He has some drill powered thing that hooks to the hitch to move it in and out.

That sounds like a really slick setup. I'd love to see pics.

 

[tarmy]

I made these…

 

[metalmagpie]

Old 55 gallon drum and a 30x30x3/8" plate. When you're done, turn the drum upside down and lean the plate against a tree. Every year or so knock off any loose rust and wipe down with boiled linseed oil. After a few years it won't rust anymore.

I used this exact setup for about a decade once. I got some dang nice projects done on that little table.

Someone gave me the piece of plate and I scrounged the steel drum so it didn't cost me a dime.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Old 55 gallon drum and a 30x30x3/8" plate. When you're done, turn the drum upside down and lean the plate against a tree. Every year or so knock off any loose rust and wipe down with boiled linseed oil. After a few years it won't rust anymore.

I used this exact setup for about a decade once. I got some dang nice projects done on that little table.

Someone gave me the piece of plate and I scrounged the steel drum so it didn't cost me a dime.

That rolling table looks a little flimsy.