Thread: Welding/Fab Table

Originally Posted by Grahame Collins

..................... as you are in Germany and we are mainly Ozzies

Hahahahahaha!


Now there is a detail that I did not notice in my long winded, verbose, garrulous and loquacious answer about adapting a pre-loved Aussie product from way back in time.

All I noticed was the age of daniello87 which made me think that I probably should explain what a Triton Workcentre is. Ah well, all done with good intentions.

If anyone wants to make a welding table I still have that cast iron printers stone for sale.
1400 x 1100 with a 16 mm thick top.
I also have a jig for drilling 16mm holes at 50mm centres which you can have with it.
I had this water jet cut at the Uni from a piece of 75 x 1500 x 6 or 8mm strip.
Used it to make a welding table about 600 x 1500 with an 8mm thick steel top.
Borrowed the magnetic drill from the Uni and a 16mm broach.
A broad would drill cast iron ok wouldn’t it ?
H.

I noted that the original author MK1_Oz did sheet metal fabrication. I build in sheet metal too and often fabricate larger items which may differ from other members with smaller heavier tables and requirements. I do carpentry as well particularly with plywood and melamine type sheets.


A decade ago I was given a 3000 x 900 x 10 sheet which I then reinforced with a lattice of 50x50x5 angle. I’m fairly sure it was Grahame Collins who suggested it and it worked extremely well. Prior to welding the angle, I spent considerable time levelling the sheet as perfectly as I could prior to welding. The table now weighs circa 300 kgs and is fitted with six legs, four of which have lifting castors. Btw disregard the advertised (wishful thinking) capacity of castors and buy much heavier ones. Some good ones are still made in Australia. It’s disconcerting when the castor wheel supports bend over like spaghetti as you wheel the table around. Prior to fabricating on the table, I level it as perfectly as I can using a straight edge and shim under the foot of each leg. The table top is tapped for multiple vices, bar benders etc but not for bolted clamps and fasteners.


Besides sheet metal, I sometimes build large items that overhang the table and need to move the table under the gantry to lift items off. Virtually everything in my workshop is on castors and being able to work on all four sides when fabricating can be very useful. However a 3600 x 1500 aluminium sheet proved too big even for my bench.


Anyway it’s another option that you may want to consider. Everyone’s needs are different and often a combination of various suggestions can result in something most suitable to your individual requirements. Some of the attached pics are a few years old, improvements made since then - Peter

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