Building a Welding/Fabrication Table
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- Опубликовано: 14 мар 2020
- Finally got around to building a welding table. The frame is 2" x 2" x 1/8" steel tubing. The top is 3' x 4' x 3/8" steel. Welding projects are a LOT easier now.
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I like how you talked through the build and didn’t edit out any mistakes. Nice job!
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.
Good video. I just finished a weld table build on a budget. Paid $195 for a cart with a 42"x31"x1/2" steel plate on top and bottom with steel legs and casters. I disassembled the cart and welded the plates to a frame I made out of 1 1/2" galvanized square tubing that came from a job I did in the past. I ended up with a relatively flat table but I do have a 1/16" gap in the center where the two plates butt up to one another. I've found that most DIY and hobby welders don't need a dead flat table and you can weld your way around most tables that have some deviations. Certainly in my case I don't believe I will ever notice the center gap.
Awesome video very impressed with a lot in this video, first and foremost your attention to safety wearing masks and as you mentioned about hernia you learn to not lift what you don't have to. I don't weld but would love to I have the $99 harbor freight welder and do simple stuff with it. After watching this i am guessing you probably wish you put wheels on this table with the size of the shop you have mobility would of been great albeit you could add them now with a little modifications kind of a swing down like you might have on a trailer. Also I liked how you didn't cut much out you let us see your mistakes which a lot of people would cut out, reality is much better to see everybody doesn't do it perfect the first time, period. Keep them up you have made me a subscriber.
Gotta have one.. cheers!
Looks awesome well done
Thank you! It’s one of the best improvements I’ve made to my shop.
Bary nice
Nice job, bummer about the top plate being warped/bowed.. Easy fix though...
Thanks! Yeah it really sucks having to shim stuff up when I’m working on larger projects. I have the steel to fix it but I haven’t had the motivation to flip the table over and weld it in. This thing is not light! 😂
With the right wire and settings you can burn through the scale on the light stuff no problem especially on that type of project.
I welded that all with a 110v welder cranked on high so the cleaner the better. Recently I upgraded to a 220v MIG, though.
Makes sense congratulations on the upgraded welder.
20:50 this is what I'm afraid that will happen while watching the whole process..
It was my fault. If I would have used more top edge bracing I wouldn’t have that dip. Also a thicker top plate would help. I wanted to leave the edge open with no support to make it easier for clamping down work but I should have just put some sort of bracing there. I think I’m going to try to find something like a 3/4” plate that’s a little larger than my top is and just weld it on. It works just fine for smaller projects but I have to shim the work in some areas for larger things.
Hi, I'm new to welding. Can you tell me why some people use a flat top and others use square tubing? What are the benefits of each kind?
Also, you said you would mention something about clamping later in the video but didn't.
The square tube top allows you to use a clamp to hold down your work in more locations. I can only clamp my work near the edge of the table unless I drill a bunch of holes, which I plan to do later.
@@LucidAutowerks Thanks. Is part 2 coming out soon? How are you going to fix the non-flat top?
Hopefully I’ll get to part 2 soon. Been super busy and no time to work on the table. I’ve been using it a ton though. I plan on welding more tubing to the underside to fix the bow. I didn’t think the steel plate would sag but apparently it does 😆 If I had used thicker steel for the top it wouldn’t be a problem.
That table top is a bummer man. I had a bunch of smart ass things to say, but the top made me feel bad. How'd you fix it?
😂😂😂 it works fine for 95% of the stuff I weld. Anything big I just shim the part flat. I’m probably going to find something thick like a 1/2” or a 5/8” plate and weld it on top.
I left out bracing along the front and back so that I could easily clamp stuff to the table but I should have put them in and only left a few inches of the top overhanging. Live and learn I guess.
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Hey Tim. What would you like me to comment on?