Okay...here it is before i put the top on itAttachment 371230
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Okay...here it is before i put the top on itAttachment 371230
Slight hijack-
I'm also looking at building a welding table. Where can I get 12mm steel plate cut to size on the south side of Melbourne? I'd like a nice finish on the edges, which I assume means cutting with a water jet?
This is where I am at the moment. Am going to make a draw for the bottom and then paint.....but dont hold your breath...lol
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The extra steel plate on the top is for another project.....when I get tuit
Thanks for the pics, looks great, the way everything is on the one bench and can be moved around.:2tsup:
My only concern would be the acetylene cylinder sitting under the bench, if it's not turned off properly, there could be a problem with sparks there!!!
Kryn
It depends what you are welding and if you weld directly to your top.
I had a similar dilemma about 6 years ago when I made my lightweight 600 x 900 mm topped welding table.
On top of the frame I temporarily placed two pieces of 700 x 450 mm x 6mm steel pieces and they have been there more or less ever since.
I leave a 50 mm slot between the sheets for increased clamping edges
When larger piece of metal have to be clamped down I take the pieces off and clamp to the bench frame because it's now possible to clamp to more spots than the outer edge of the sheets
When welding small pieces I tend to use a (removable) offset 6" vice to hold the work, or clamp to the edges of one of the sheets.
The easily removable vice on that table has been a real winner.
https://youtu.be/ysBByYj5Blc
BTW that bench has a lot more bracing on it now including a 5th leg directly under the vice.
After doing this for 6 years the only thing I would change is perhaps use thicker pieces of plate?
Things would be different if I was welding lots of HD and/or larger objects and I would then start with a much bigger HD table.