Dude! Your semi sarcastic frustration with your shop and your pet peeves about yourself, all remind me of myself. Great ideas, nice welds "be sure to leave your drill chips on the table, so they get stuck in your arm." Great instruction with a commentary I can relate to. KK
Got some ideas from your vid. I like it because it’s materials that I can find, and not professional grade expensive. If I had $4k to spend on a table, I likely would need to watch this channel for ideas. Thumbs up.
I’m not sure how your channel came up on my feed even though I often watch similar items.. must admit I kinda judged that it was gonna be a joke.. Man you’re the real world deal.. great video, totally relatable.. keep it up. 👍
Wow that looks great! But now you are in danger of becoming an organized person. Next you will be arranging your impact socket drawer by size? LOL! Great video and you are spot on with your welding table. Thanks for sharing. 👍
I make medieval armor and I am starting to build my new shop and i ordered one of these tables and i was planning on doing some mods on it and this video gives me some good ideas,thanks. I have used trailer hitch tubing vertical stands for years and they make great tool stands.
Perfect. I just bought one last week. Good upgrades. Keep it up. One tip when using S-hooks to hang things…if it’s like my bbq grill’s hooks, I knock those off every time I take something off them. A zip tie can help close the end to keep it hooked.
Nice job … I appreciate you sharing your internal peg board struggle. You dug deep and I’m glad you added it. Sometimes you need to do these garage projects they can be rewarding. And have a beginning and a end.
Great video. I like these ideas and will likely try some myself. I like the vice mount, as I would never have thought of that myself. I think that I would add some triangular bracing to the mount under the table. I like to beat on stuff in the vice and I think the bracing would help keep the welds from cracking.
I picked up the same welding table from Vevor. I ended up paying $105 dollars for it. It is "ok" for what it is. I found a 3" jaw Wilton Bullet vise at a consignment shop for cheap and bolted that to mine. The table is perfect to wheel out side and do dirty work on so you don't get your rust dust, grinding, dust, and dirt in your shop.
Putting mine together soon... Suggestion... the clamping bolt on the receiver underneath placed on a flat side only holds well in one direction. IF you put the clamp bolt on a corner pointed towards the opposite corner... it will push the 2" into the opposite corner and hold both ways... Good job tho!
I thought I just finished modding my HF table. I put their 18" magnet across the legs on the end and did expanded on the shelf so it self cleans. Going to add to it again. Cheers
I have the Harbor Freight table. I installed wheels and bolted the shelf support to the legs because they only had tabs to hold it in. I want to put a shelf under (I am thinking concrete board) but I am struggling with how to keep all the clamping/fixturing pieces out of the way, organized and easy to grab. I love your cross brace idea for those twisty flimsy legs. I have also used mine for wood working setup and gluing.
I'm not saying Bauer is up there with DeWalt or Milwaukee or anything like that but I've had mine for a couple years and I run a fabrication shop and you know it's lasted me fine, it's not perfect but it's lasted I wouldn't say I wouldn't recommend them I'm just just you're buying what you get and just know that you're getting what you're paying for, that's it
Agree on the HF table... thicker top (although you will need to do work to flatten it, as the frame underneath the top plate was warped on mine) and a L channel lower frame that I dropped a 1/8" steel plate into for holding equipment and tools. I did have to cut and reweld the lower frame because it was not square. Overall, this really helped a lot in squaring and stabilizing the table. In addition, I added the Home Depot steel pegboard to hold tools and welding magnets, and a plasma cutter water pan mount to the table to save space in my shop. Pretty happy in how it turned out.
My take on the like & dislike of the review videos would be those who have all the tools they'll ever need don't like the videos and those who are still growing in the crafts like the videos ! I like them and am still learning and adapting so 👍 GREAT VIDEO
Yeah, I really like being able to review inexpensive stuff that works for the hobbyist. The guys that watch my channel for the car stuff usually aren't into it. I do understand.
I have one of these and the first thing I did was take the longer front lower brace and moved it closer to middle so I can get my legs or a stool at least halfway under it. Then I put metal roofing material on lower back and sides to detour sparks from getting to far ( paranoia I guess ) I will do similar on top with angled sides I think using something stronger that won't flex and maybe make it quickly removable. Kinda like your vise idea. I do need to make bottom sturdier for sure
@@madgingercustoms if course. I spend more time on that than making other stuff but it’s all satisfying and what more could you want than to be satisfied?
Great ideals, Dave! Vertical vice/tool mount is awesome! Since the Vevor/HB tables are so inexpensive, would it be worth buying 2 of them (or more) and laying one on top of the other effectively doubling the thickness and weight of the table? They could be skip-welded together for rigidity. This,of course, is assuming (aw-ohhh!) that the tables are identical with the holes drilled in the exact same place. It might not be worth the trouble if you could buy a 1/4" thick table of the same dimensions for $350-$400.
Little peg board baskets might work better holding those cut off wheels and flap discs so they don't go flying when you go to move the table. I'm gonna pimp out a Hobo Freight table next time they go on sale, thanks.
That table top is a bit on the thin side for the clamps to stay vertical. It also doesn't help that these holes are 16mm instead of 5/8"..... sooooo yeah, that's why your clamps get canted at 30 or so degrees from vertical.
When you mentioned the magnet right after the comment about the metal shavings I thought you were gonna mention how to clean up using both. Add a plastic shopping bag or doggo poop bag and pick it up using the magnet.
Re: vise mounting- If the head of the bolts hitting the table becomes a problem, cut the heads off and weld the bolts into the holes in the plate. Then the plate can lay flat on the table.
Thanks for sharing your ideas. I’m pulled between the HF and spending a bit more coin and getting the Fireball DIY table for $575 😮 I’m getting tired of china junk
Cool video. What is the small rectangle box you have zipped tied to the tig hose? Does a foot pedal require that? Curious because I have a welding machine but haven't gotten into tig yet, usually just use the mig and stick but it has tig capability and I'm really thinking about getting a bottle and foot pedal and giving it a go and I don't think I have seen any other tig set ups with that small box like you have. I also watched a video that said to save money on bench dogs just use 5/8 shoulder bolts and cut off the threads. Found them on eBay only for 40 bucks for like 5. Not a money saver when I can just buy 5/8 dogs on Amazon for way cheaper. Thinking about reaming the holes to 3/4 or 19mm cuause it seems like wood working bench dogs would also fit and I already have those in metal of course.
Dang, I always thought a fixture table would unattainable for me because of the price. I thought, I had to have a thick table top. Do you see yourself adding a holed plate to any of the sides for horizontal clamping?
"Ruined camera lens": Clamp a "spit" shield in front of the lens (like they do for microphones). A thin sacrificial sheet of plexiglass/acrylic (8.5x11 ?!).
I have a arccaptain 200 ac/dc and I am learning how to tig with it and I need a place to start if you don’t mind can I get the settings that you have on your machine amps and am welding 1/8”and 1/4” steel thanks for the awesome nfo
3/32 tungsten, 3/32 or 1/8 filler, 1/8" 100 amps 1/4" 160 amps but that's max roll in and then back out as you heat up. I'm not a professional welder though.
You think your hands are bad.. try having a stroke!!! seriously i've gotten my stroke affected hand back to the point where i can peel an orange. Doctors said i'd never get it all back but slowly its happening and i'm proving them wrong... i WILL weld again..
Dude! Your semi sarcastic frustration with your shop and your pet peeves about yourself, all remind me of myself. Great ideas, nice welds "be sure to leave your drill chips on the table, so they get stuck in your arm." Great instruction with a commentary I can relate to. KK
Appreciate it!! Thanks for watching!
Cool stuff, Dave! Thanks for sharing your ideas and your execution of those ideas. Love to see the process.
Appreciate you watching!
Got some ideas from your vid.
I like it because it’s materials that I can find, and not professional grade expensive.
If I had $4k to spend on a table, I likely would need to watch this channel for ideas.
Thumbs up.
Appreciate you watching it!!
I’m not sure how your channel came up on my feed even though I often watch similar items.. must admit I kinda judged that it was gonna be a joke..
Man you’re the real world deal.. great video, totally relatable.. keep it up.
👍
Really appreciate that! Thanks for checking out our video.
Wow that looks great! But now you are in danger of becoming an organized person. Next you will be arranging your impact socket drawer by size? LOL! Great video and you are spot on with your welding table. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Impact sockets are in a Betty Crocker recipe box. Not kidding lol.
I make medieval armor and I am starting to build my new shop and i ordered one of these tables and i was planning on doing some mods on it and this video gives me some good ideas,thanks. I have used trailer hitch tubing vertical stands for years and they make great tool stands.
Funny thing, I love watching people make armor and weapons!
Perfect. I just bought one last week. Good upgrades. Keep it up.
One tip when using S-hooks to hang things…if it’s like my bbq grill’s hooks, I knock those off every time I take something off them. A zip tie can help close the end to keep it hooked.
Awesome tip with the zip ties. I'm absolutely going to do that.
Nice job … I appreciate you sharing your internal peg board struggle. You dug deep and I’m glad you added it. Sometimes you need to do these garage projects they can be rewarding. And have a beginning and a end.
I figured I already spent the money on it. Why not!
Looking great Dave!👍🏻😎
Thank you sir!
Great video. I like these ideas and will likely try some myself. I like the vice mount, as I would never have thought of that myself. I think that I would add some triangular bracing to the mount under the table. I like to beat on stuff in the vice and I think the bracing would help keep the welds from cracking.
I thought about it and planned to gussett it but I always run out of time. Thanks!!
I picked up the same welding table from Vevor. I ended up paying $105 dollars for it. It is "ok" for what it is. I found a 3" jaw Wilton Bullet vise at a consignment shop for cheap and bolted that to mine. The table is perfect to wheel out side and do dirty work on so you don't get your rust dust, grinding, dust, and dirt in your shop.
It gets the job done.
Putting mine together soon... Suggestion... the clamping bolt on the receiver underneath placed on a flat side only holds well in one direction. IF you put the clamp bolt on a corner pointed towards the opposite corner... it will push the 2" into the opposite corner and hold both ways... Good job tho!
I see that as best as well but it's not an issue of keeping it straight I don't think. I suppose if you wanted to use it to level something.
Great job on that table! Thanks for making the video enjoyable and informative.
Thanks for watching it!
I thought I just finished modding my HF table. I put their 18" magnet across the legs on the end and did expanded on the shelf so it self cleans. Going to add to it again. Cheers
Nice!
Very useful, definitely worth it, great ideas, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
Thank you for watching us!
Great thanks....lol now i have to do something like this to my Harbor Freight table....Came out sweet.
Thanks for watching!!
That's awesome, great job Dave!
Thank you!
I have the Harbor Freight table. I installed wheels and bolted the shelf support to the legs because they only had tabs to hold it in. I want to put a shelf under (I am thinking concrete board) but I am struggling with how to keep all the clamping/fixturing pieces out of the way, organized and easy to grab. I love your cross brace idea for those twisty flimsy legs. I have also used mine for wood working setup and gluing.
The X bracing really stiffens it up. Thanks for watching our video!
Just bought the HF version. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for watching!
Love what you’ve done make it functional for you awesome job
Thanks!
That table looks amazing
Thank you!
Dave, I have the Harbor Freight table, and I am taking that idea for mounting the bench vise. Never thought of mounting vertically with it. Thanks!
Awesome. It works great!
I'm not saying Bauer is up there with DeWalt or Milwaukee or anything like that but I've had mine for a couple years and I run a fabrication shop and you know it's lasted me fine, it's not perfect but it's lasted I wouldn't say I wouldn't recommend them I'm just just you're buying what you get and just know that you're getting what you're paying for, that's it
The drill works, it's the chuck that sucks.
I like all your videos, Dave!
Much appreciated!!
Agree on the HF table... thicker top (although you will need to do work to flatten it, as the frame underneath the top plate was warped on mine) and a L channel lower frame that I dropped a 1/8" steel plate into for holding equipment and tools. I did have to cut and reweld the lower frame because it was not square. Overall, this really helped a lot in squaring and stabilizing the table. In addition, I added the Home Depot steel pegboard to hold tools and welding magnets, and a plasma cutter water pan mount to the table to save space in my shop. Pretty happy in how it turned out.
They seem awful bent to be welding tables lol.
My take on the like & dislike of the review videos would be those who have all the tools they'll ever need don't like the videos and those who are still growing in the crafts like the videos ! I like them and am still learning and adapting so 👍 GREAT VIDEO
Yeah, I really like being able to review inexpensive stuff that works for the hobbyist. The guys that watch my channel for the car stuff usually aren't into it. I do understand.
I have one of these and the first thing I did was take the longer front lower brace and moved it closer to middle so I can get my legs or a stool at least halfway under it. Then I put metal roofing material on lower back and sides to detour sparks from getting to far ( paranoia I guess ) I will do similar on top with angled sides I think using something stronger that won't flex and maybe make it quickly removable. Kinda like your vise idea. I do need to make bottom sturdier for sure
Those are great ideas!!
Ayyyy!!! There u go I'm proud of you Dave good job!!😊
Thanks! Appreciate it!
Strong work Brother!
Thanks!
That's a awesome table now!!!
It really does help the functionality. Thanks for watching!
X2 on the pole barn thing. The center post in my shop needs to go!!! Looking good!!
Yeah we are hoping to move south and I'm hoping to get some sort of functional work shop.
This it guys like us do 90 percent of the time: make stuff more convenient in case we ever need to make something useful outside of our garage.
I think everyone loves to personalize their stuff to work better.
@@madgingercustoms if course. I spend more time on that than making other stuff but it’s all satisfying and what more could you want than to be satisfied?
Nice video. Well worth the watch !
Thanks!
Love the metal shavings tip 😂
Uncle Dave is here to help lol
Good looking bench.👍
Thanks!
Great job! thanks for the inspiration!!
Thanks for checking it out!
Very good - you done good.
Thank you!
Nice job, i was looking at those for a while but needed something bigger,
Bolt 2 together?
@@madgingercustoms If they were made in such a way it was a case of just bolting two together,. i went and bought a 6mm sheet instead👍
Just subbed. Cool video. Made me laugh. Good job on the table!
Thank you!!
Good job !
Thanks!
Great ideals, Dave! Vertical vice/tool mount is awesome!
Since the Vevor/HB tables are so inexpensive, would it be worth buying 2 of them (or more) and laying one on top of the other effectively doubling the thickness and weight of the table? They could be skip-welded together for rigidity. This,of course, is assuming (aw-ohhh!) that the tables are identical with the holes drilled in the exact same place. It might not be worth the trouble if you could buy a 1/4" thick table of the same dimensions for $350-$400.
Great video it gave me some good ideas
Little peg board baskets might work better holding those cut off wheels and flap discs so they don't go flying when you go to move the table. I'm gonna pimp out a Hobo Freight table next time they go on sale, thanks.
I put the peg hooks on the inside and they hold all my flap discs.
That table top is a bit on the thin side for the clamps to stay vertical. It also doesn't help that these holes are 16mm instead of 5/8"..... sooooo yeah, that's why your clamps get canted at 30 or so degrees from vertical.
Yeah but they will do that job regardless. We aren't building car frames. Maybe just some exhaust and turbo kits.
Should use carriage bolts or weld a stud into the plate to make it flush. Other than that it looks awesome!
Thought about it but it really doesn't matter if it sits on the bolt heads or the plate.
Great Job I love it !!!
Thank you!
Very Cool! Love it.
Thanks!
When you mentioned the magnet right after the comment about the metal shavings I thought you were gonna mention how to clean up using both. Add a plastic shopping bag or doggo poop bag and pick it up using the magnet.
I didn't think about that but thanks for the tip!
I've throw out a ton of those Mico rags, metal chips just never want to come off them!!
Yeah I lose a lot of them that way.
You forgot one important thing reinforcing the under Side of the top surface. Great job on the rest of the table.
Excellent 👍
Thanks!
Well you're giving me ideas
Nice!
Re: vise mounting- If the head of the bolts hitting the table becomes a problem, cut the heads off and weld the bolts into the holes in the plate. Then the plate can lay flat on the table.
Thks forcthe video
Thanks for watching it!
So I finally found someone who makes all of the annoying mistakes I do!
Did we just become best friends?
@@madgingercustoms I think there should only be one of us in a given workspace! Thanks for the videos.
Thanks for sharing your ideas. I’m pulled between the HF and spending a bit more coin and getting the Fireball DIY table for $575 😮 I’m getting tired of china junk
I'll go check that out. Maybe I should get one and do a review and a comparison.
Thanks for the video Dave, felt like i was in the shop with you lol. What is that machine you used?
TIG is an Arccaptain TIG200P and the MIG is a MIG205Pro. If you use Mad Ginger at check out at Arccaptain you save more money!
Thanks!
Thank you for watching!
Thank you!
Thanks for watching!!
love your chanel
Very much appreciated!
Cool video. What is the small rectangle box you have zipped tied to the tig hose? Does a foot pedal require that? Curious because I have a welding machine but haven't gotten into tig yet, usually just use the mig and stick but it has tig capability and I'm really thinking about getting a bottle and foot pedal and giving it a go and I don't think I have seen any other tig set ups with that small box like you have. I also watched a video that said to save money on bench dogs just use 5/8 shoulder bolts and cut off the threads. Found them on eBay only for 40 bucks for like 5. Not a money saver when I can just buy 5/8 dogs on Amazon for way cheaper. Thinking about reaming the holes to 3/4 or 19mm cuause it seems like wood working bench dogs would also fit and I already have those in metal of course.
That is the button that acts as an on/off switch if you do not have a pedal. I prefer the pedal.
Excellent
Thank you!
Dang, I always thought a fixture table would unattainable for me because of the price. I thought, I had to have a thick table top.
Do you see yourself adding a holed plate to any of the sides for horizontal clamping?
I haven't had a need for side clamping yet but I suppose I could blast out a side plate with the plasma table.
Oh yeah, much better!
Thanks man!!
If your old pal could tig weld half that good, I'd be really happy.
I just got a new gas lens setup I'm going to try. Hoping to do more TIG in videos.
I like it.
"Ruined camera lens": Clamp a "spit" shield in front of the lens (like they do for microphones). A thin sacrificial sheet of plexiglass/acrylic (8.5x11 ?!).
I have a arccaptain 200 ac/dc and I am learning how to tig with it and I need a place to start if you don’t mind can I get the settings that you have on your machine amps and am welding 1/8”and 1/4” steel thanks for the awesome nfo
3/32 tungsten, 3/32 or 1/8 filler, 1/8" 100 amps 1/4" 160 amps but that's max roll in and then back out as you heat up. I'm not a professional welder though.
@ thanks so much you are the man I appreciate you 👍
You ought to do a welding camp or class. I'd pay for it, as long as it was reasonably priced and made for someone with limited abilities.
I'm just a hobby welder!
the base of the vice spins 360 deg
That's correct.
Pozilutely Badass!!!
Thanks!!
LIPSTICK ON A ❓ IS STILL A ❓
Lipstick on a diamond is still a gem! Exactly!
Like 47 small IS still small , nice but, fill up table space,, but looks nice👍👍
Bring back the ih truck
Next week??
NOICE!
Thanks!
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I bought a vevor too and it's a good table but the wheels are total shit!!! The swivel bearings fell out at the first use!!!
What sucks about the drill? Seems like it did drill stuff and made holes...
The chuck is almost unusable. I've had it apart twice already.
Thanks how about Hercules
Couldn't one just grind the head off the rivet then knock out with a punch instead of cutting the end off the clamps?
I'd assume so.
Saaaaaweeet!!!
🥳🥳🥳
Thanks for watching!
You think your hands are bad.. try having a stroke!!! seriously i've gotten my stroke affected hand back to the point where i can peel an orange. Doctors said i'd never get it all back but slowly its happening and i'm proving them wrong... i WILL weld again..
I have faith you will!!! Keep at it!! Thanks for the continued support. We appreciate you!
How does your wife like her truck
No idea. She doesn't really talk to me lol.
I like it so far, I'm sure I will like it more once I get to actually drive it around! 😊
Loose the stupid LOUD music. It's not a music vid.
What would you hear in time lapse?? Nothing?