You seem like the kind of guy I need to ask this question. I am going to need a piece of aluminum for a fence to clamp wood to either use a plane or router. What kind would you recommend? I was thinking 8020 with at least 7mm thick aluminum. Do you agree or is that overkill? It would be attached vertically on the apron of the workbench. Love the idea of aluminum for workbenches, clean and endless possibilities for work holding.
I’ve read it over and over multiple times and i would love to help, but its not easy to visualize. 7mm thick aluminum is the most confusing part. If you meant extrusion, then there is no 7mm extrusion. Using aluminum extrusion will be your best bet.
@@TheAluminumCarpenter yeah that was a typo. I don’t know what I was referring to on the 7mm. Ignore that. Just interested what type of T slot extrusion is the best and strongest to clamp material to vertically as if I were going to use the extrusion and clamps like a vice
Can of course. That depends on what i need the table for, but considering i always need to ensure flatness, accuracy, square, precision, i need to make a choice to “overkill” and never to worry again. At the same time, i need to weigh it down with sheer weight to prevent shifting. And, i needed the many grooves to slide attachments for different senarios, jobs, therefore my decision was such. Havent looked back since. Am satisfied. Are u building one too? Share?
@@TheAluminumCarpenter I have a shop workbench, outfeed table, and storage shelving projects in mind that would benefit from the strength and modularity of aluminum extrusion. I prefer the “overkill” approach to structural design as well, but don’t necessarily need a high degree of flatness and square precision. Cost per meter of the larger 4080/8080 profiles versus the 4040 size is a major consideration too. I’m leaning towards using the heaviest-duty 4040 extrusion with double anchor fasteners throughout my projects.
the plans come with all the parts drawn in, not leaving any part out. this is an older drawing > 2 years ago, thus it did not come with a list. but it is easily counted using the drawing. this is one of the more popular downloaded plan.
@@patrickschardt7724 hi, sketchup has a free version, web based. Its relatively easy, but i still took 2 years to get here. I have found many workarounds to still avoid the paid version so far, although more time consuming.
@@TheAluminumCarpenter oh that’s cool. Obtaining knowledge can be quick. Honing that knowledge into a skill can take years. Consequently I be can more with the free version than someone who is new but has the paid version.
sorry, I don't for one sec believe that daugther was made DIY. I am sure you had help. Actually, I am pretty sure someone else did most of the work...;)
hey, you hit me on a rough timing. she was trained by myself since young. yes, i had help from her, that was 2 person job done. and painfully i need to tell you she recently passed on, 24th february 2024. this caused me to stop making videos for a while. i wonder why you needed to be anti.
@@TheAluminumCarpenter Oh, so, so sorry to hear that. Can't imagine anything more painful. Hope you get through it with time, support and help. As for being anti, I was simply making a joke. The joke being that a man can't DIY a kid. Normally, it takes two to make a baby. That was all. A lighthearted attempt at a joke. It was of course never meant to be mean as I thought it was incredibly cool to see her help out.
uummm for the same money you paid in ali you could have bought 3 high end 3D printers. a full size milling machine, or a second hand car. wtf? why would anyone do this?
Well thought out design. Meticulous workmanship. Impressive.
Thank you…
Woah! I would like to have this table!
Nice job!
Wonderful, I was just getting all my parts for the same setup. I could use your build as a guide. TYVM for sharing. SUB😃👍👏🏻
Share your build too!
wow that is overbuilt.
Yep! 😅
Just my OCD kicking in, but I’d use nylok nuts or lock washers.
I agree with you. Im more experienced 3 years after building that.
You seem like the kind of guy I need to ask this question. I am going to need a piece of aluminum for a fence to clamp wood to either use a plane or router. What kind would you recommend? I was thinking 8020 with at least 7mm thick aluminum. Do you agree or is that overkill? It would be attached vertically on the apron of the workbench. Love the idea of aluminum for workbenches, clean and endless possibilities for work holding.
I’ve read it over and over multiple times and i would love to help, but its not easy to visualize. 7mm thick aluminum is the most confusing part. If you meant extrusion, then there is no 7mm extrusion. Using aluminum extrusion will be your best bet.
@@TheAluminumCarpenter yeah that was a typo. I don’t know what I was referring to on the 7mm. Ignore that. Just interested what type of T slot extrusion is the best and strongest to clamp material to vertically as if I were going to use the extrusion and clamps like a vice
Use 3060. All problems solved.
Totally awesome build.
Where did you buy the aluminum profiles and connectors?
Link? 🤓
I am the local supplier. Website coming soon.
@@TheAluminumCarpenter any update on site?
Hi, the website will take a while longer. there is too much to prepare for completion ahead. But keep a lookout. progress is there.
@@TheAluminumCarpenter any updates on the website?
would love to support!
what are dimension of table ( length, width and height)?
What is the wide size the table
What size extrusions have you used here? 8020, 8040, 4040 etc?
There are 4040 & 4080, soon u will see my usage of 15, 29, 30, 40, round series….
@@TheAluminumCarpenter Could you have used 4040 for the entire project? I’m wondering how necessary it was to use the 4080 size. Thanks!
Can of course. That depends on what i need the table for, but considering i always need to ensure flatness, accuracy, square, precision, i need to make a choice to “overkill” and never to worry again. At the same time, i need to weigh it down with sheer weight to prevent shifting. And, i needed the many grooves to slide attachments for different senarios, jobs, therefore my decision was such. Havent looked back since. Am satisfied. Are u building one too? Share?
@@TheAluminumCarpenter I have a shop workbench, outfeed table, and storage shelving projects in mind that would benefit from the strength and modularity
of aluminum extrusion. I prefer the “overkill” approach to structural design as well, but don’t necessarily need a high degree of flatness and square precision. Cost per meter of the larger 4080/8080 profiles versus the 4040 size is a major consideration too. I’m leaning towards using the heaviest-duty 4040 extrusion with double anchor fasteners throughout my projects.
@@TheAluminumCarpenter also, I’m a new subscriber and I look forward to seeing new videos!
Do your plans include list of components? Also, where do you procure the components from?
the plans come with all the parts drawn in, not leaving any part out. this is an older drawing > 2 years ago, thus it did not come with a list. but it is easily counted using the drawing. this is one of the more popular downloaded plan.
what a beast! whats the load capacity on this thing
Never really got to measure 😀 huge assembly projects have been done on top of this!
Can you please build one shelf with drawers for me and how much?
Pls contact us at thealuminumcarpenter.com and give more details on your requirement.
Great build. Did you make a model of it before hand? You seem to know where everything goes
If so what program did you use?
Hi thanks, i did use sketchup for it. You can see it in the videos as a rotating 3d model.
@@TheAluminumCarpenter is Sketchup easy to use? How much is it?
@@patrickschardt7724 hi, sketchup has a free version, web based. Its relatively easy, but i still took 2 years to get here. I have found many workarounds to still avoid the paid version so far, although more time consuming.
@@TheAluminumCarpenter oh that’s cool.
Obtaining knowledge can be quick. Honing that knowledge into a skill can take years. Consequently I be can more with the free version than someone who is new but has the paid version.
Severe overkill for me, I have a 1 ton milling machine on 4 of those castor/legs rated at 600kg each
Yes i agree! 😊
Yea wgaf he doesn’t tell you is this is $5k in extrusion
Its definitely not so much bro 😉
@@TheAluminumCarpenter sorry $3k
sorry, I don't for one sec believe that daugther was made DIY. I am sure you had help. Actually, I am pretty sure someone else did most of the work...;)
hey, you hit me on a rough timing. she was trained by myself since young. yes, i had help from her, that was 2 person job done. and painfully i need to tell you she recently passed on, 24th february 2024. this caused me to stop making videos for a while. i wonder why you needed to be anti.
@@TheAluminumCarpenter Oh, so, so sorry to hear that. Can't imagine anything more painful. Hope you get through it with time, support and help.
As for being anti, I was simply making a joke. The joke being that a man can't DIY a kid. Normally, it takes two to make a baby. That was all. A lighthearted attempt at a joke. It was of course never meant to be mean as I thought it was incredibly cool to see her help out.
uummm for the same money you paid in ali you could have bought 3 high end 3D printers. a full size milling machine, or a second hand car. wtf? why would anyone do this?
Thanks. Cos extrusions are not that ex in my part of the world.
@@TheAluminumCarpenter thats a complete lie. EVERYTHING is expensive in singapore! :)
@@TheAluminumCarpenter whats the name of your supplier in singapore? il look them up and order from them.
@@freelectron2029 hehe 🤪 i completely agree with you on this statement!!! Life is super tough, even for the expats here!
“The Aluminum Carpenter” just google it and you will find.