Great video! The Fireball Tools fixture table makes for quick and accurate work. Big time saver and makes your work turn out EXACTLY the way your customer wanted it. Thank you for sharing your fabricating journey.
Fortunately not $30k, but at just over $12k, it's a giant leap for the budget of this startup. We moved into this shop as we built our house and vast amounts of randomness followed. I need a significant amount of shuffling and purging before there would be any entertainment value in a shop tour. Currently, it's a blend of metal shop, mechanic shop, yard/lawn maintenance, hunting gear, house construction tools & job remnants, etc. It could make a lot of you feel better about your shops and garages.
They did a better deal on blemish tables, for something thatll last forever if you look after it that saves you a hell of a lot of work making it yourself, and saves any mistakes I think it's a fair deal.
It was my rush to get a new slug gun scoped and sighted in before dark that was the big motivator. I couldn't find a cardboard board box large enough, so making the target stand idea came to mind. My excitement for the table skyrocketed as I discovered how fast, accurate, and simple the table made this project. It's a little disappointing the workspace wasn't prepped, but the real goal of getting sighted-in was accomplished.
Well welcome to RUclips, just subscribed, will be interesting to see how you get on over the coming months. I have been looking at welding tables for a while (just small ones) but really like what Jason has done with those tables, been on his channel for years. How you managed to get one is a puzzle, as he seems to be sold out all the time, even stocked out in Europe. We can get Fireball Tools tables here in the UK, but they are imperial and even now in my 60's I still prefer metric having been brought up on Imperial. I note he is doing a 28mm table, but that would be truly overkill for me. Best of luck going forward.
It took a while of checking daily to find one in stock, but it was worth it. I wish we were on the metric system, unfortunately, I don't use it enough to be proficient with it.
Making your frame square saves time in the proceeding operations, such as cutting the panel square with minuim effort. The clamps are as important as the stops, together they are a system.
The Rusted Ox must have hit the lottery... There's easily $12k worth of table, squares, clamps, etc. there. I have owned several of the fireball squares for a few years now and can confirm that they are invaluable. Once you fabricate with them, you will NEVER look at another cheap magnetic HF square again. Seriously, they are a must have, and worth every penny.
No lotteries for me, but that option would have been less painful. Tool investments rank higher in my world view than most things, my old truck is proof of that. It pulls a dump trailer that is worth more. Maybe I have my priorities mixed up this table is awesome and worth saving for
@@rustedox3174 Nope, your priorities seem appropriate and I feel the same way. Buy once, cry once. I actually bought Jason's plans for the homemade bench vise, and though it didn't turnout exactly like his (I don't own a fancy plasma cutter like his, just a basic 2D table) the vise is every bit as functional and SOOOOO damned strong! Once you get yourself all organized, you might consider buying his plans for $5 and make it a project for a video. It was actually pretty easy and fun... and quite a conversation piece in the shop.
@Matthew Peterson congrats on completing the vice project; I bet that took a chunk of time and is rewarding every time you spin the jaws closed. I was just looking through his plans; maybe it can be a project down the road
They got a couple of clamps out quickly. I replied again that it appeared they didn't notice all the other missing items. I couldn't tell from the packing slip if everything else was on backorder or had been missed, so I emailed them again. The email response was, "We have made the reshipment on your order." That was a couple of days ago. So we wait
@Rusted Ox yeah I had to send back the ones I ordered due to manufacturer defects all over them. Still waiting to receive the new ones. Been 2 months now!
the table is super nice, but no way id buy this behemoth for a back yard hobby shop, for 12k I can build a killer plate table 1 inch or 1.5 inches thick and drill the holes I need when the job requires it. that money would go a long way for some nice tools and equipment that would be in much higher demand on a regular basis.
no doubt about it, but there are a lot of areas where I can use a cheap tool and get by (like my 1999 truck), haven't seen that option for the functions this table system performs.
Great video! The Fireball Tools fixture table makes for quick and accurate work. Big time saver and makes your work turn out EXACTLY the way your customer wanted it. Thank you for sharing your fabricating journey.
Thanks, I'm sure I can still screw things up, but the table makes it a little harder
You must of spent 30k on all that. Awsome stuff. You need to do a shop tour inside and out your place looks amazing.
Fortunately not $30k, but at just over $12k, it's a giant leap for the budget of this startup. We moved into this shop as we built our house and vast amounts of randomness followed. I need a significant amount of shuffling and purging before there would be any entertainment value in a shop tour. Currently, it's a blend of metal shop, mechanic shop, yard/lawn maintenance, hunting gear, house construction tools & job remnants, etc. It could make a lot of you feel better about your shops and garages.
They did a better deal on blemish tables, for something thatll last forever if you look after it that saves you a hell of a lot of work making it yourself, and saves any mistakes I think it's a fair deal.
Thanks for sharing! One of those tables is on my wish list. Looking forward to seeing the work you do with the table and tools.
Thanks, move it too the top of your list next to the cnc tables, mills, lathes, ect. Too many amazing tools out there.
Yes, yes you were excited. So excited you started filming before you'd prepped your workspace. I understand the excitement of a new "toy" however!
It was my rush to get a new slug gun scoped and sighted in before dark that was the big motivator. I couldn't find a cardboard board box large enough, so making the target stand idea came to mind. My excitement for the table skyrocketed as I discovered how fast, accurate, and simple the table made this project. It's a little disappointing the workspace wasn't prepped, but the real goal of getting sighted-in was accomplished.
@@rustedox3174 Fireball Tool makes a fixture cart, you could make you own cart but that time could be spent on profitable projects.
Fireball Tools are top notch
yes they are
Great table, but you also need to set more blocks or other fixtures to prevent warping
Definitely, if the projects requires tighter tolerances
Well welcome to RUclips, just subscribed, will be interesting to see how you get on over the coming months. I have been looking at welding tables for a while (just small ones) but really like what Jason has done with those tables, been on his channel for years. How you managed to get one is a puzzle, as he seems to be sold out all the time, even stocked out in Europe. We can get Fireball Tools tables here in the UK, but they are imperial and even now in my 60's I still prefer metric having been brought up on Imperial. I note he is doing a 28mm table, but that would be truly overkill for me. Best of luck going forward.
It took a while of checking daily to find one in stock, but it was worth it. I wish we were on the metric system, unfortunately, I don't use it enough to be proficient with it.
Making your frame square saves time in the proceeding operations, such as cutting the panel square with minuim effort. The clamps are as important as the stops, together they are a system.
I did use them before I started welding. I am still waiting for all may tooth blocks which will be a great addition
The Rusted Ox must have hit the lottery... There's easily $12k worth of table, squares, clamps, etc. there. I have owned several of the fireball squares for a few years now and can confirm that they are invaluable. Once you fabricate with them, you will NEVER look at another cheap magnetic HF square again. Seriously, they are a must have, and worth every penny.
No lotteries for me, but that option would have been less painful. Tool investments rank higher in my world view than most things, my old truck is proof of that. It pulls a dump trailer that is worth more. Maybe I have my priorities mixed up this table is awesome and worth saving for
@@rustedox3174 Nope, your priorities seem appropriate and I feel the same way. Buy once, cry once. I actually bought Jason's plans for the homemade bench vise, and though it didn't turnout exactly like his (I don't own a fancy plasma cutter like his, just a basic 2D table) the vise is every bit as functional and SOOOOO damned strong! Once you get yourself all organized, you might consider buying his plans for $5 and make it a project for a video. It was actually pretty easy and fun... and quite a conversation piece in the shop.
@Matthew Peterson congrats on completing the vice project; I bet that took a chunk of time and is rewarding every time you spin the jaws closed. I was just looking through his plans; maybe it can be a project down the road
I seen you got one of the factory second tables, was there any blemishes on the top surface? How bad are the blemishes? Worth the savings in cost?
the voids seem to be on the sides. I should do a quick video showing the surface voids.
@@rustedox3174 that would be really nice to see the surface quality of the actors second tables
Did you hear back about getting the rest of the stuff you ordered?
They got a couple of clamps out quickly. I replied again that it appeared they didn't notice all the other missing items. I couldn't tell from the packing slip if everything else was on backorder or had been missed, so I emailed them again. The email response was, "We have made the reshipment on your order." That was a couple of days ago. So we wait
I was wondering if your 90 degree blocks have a over lap where they bolt together.
If I understand your question correctly, they don't
@Rusted Ox yeah I had to send back the ones I ordered due to manufacturer defects all over them. Still waiting to receive the new ones. Been 2 months now!
the table is super nice, but no way id buy this behemoth for a back yard hobby shop, for 12k I can build a killer plate table 1 inch or 1.5 inches thick and drill the holes I need when the job requires it. that money would go a long way for some nice tools and equipment that would be in much higher demand on a regular basis.
no doubt about it, but there are a lot of areas where I can use a cheap tool and get by (like my 1999 truck), haven't seen that option for the functions this table system performs.