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Welding tables and welders show em off thread !

Discussion in 'The DIY Room' started by Pallet Pete, Nov 8, 2013.

  1. Pallet Pete

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    What you guys got for welding tables ?

    This will be my new table :D No more welding on the concrete. :drunk:
     

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  2. Pallet Pete

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    Here is the finished table. I cut the lags and welded wheels on from my tool chest. The table I found free but I had to buy the top plate so less that $100 invested. :thumbs: And yes the wheel welds look like crap. I had to hold the wheels and tack them in place and while doing that the darn cat ran by ( seriously ) and freaked me out. He almost went up in a ball of flame......
     

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    That's cool! Welding is something I would love to learn but haven't done yet
     
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    Does the concrete floor of the garage count! Lol
     
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    I have 2 metal shelves out of old pop truck with 4in pipe for legs
     
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    I'll snap some pics of my setup later. its isn't movable because it weighs a ton and that's what my vice is mounted to. I don't want it rolling around...
     
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    I have the same setup.
     
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    I also have a Hobart 140welder ,an plasma cutter ,Lincoln tombstone stick welder,tig
     
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  9. fishingpol

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    Nice table Pete. It is good to have space and a roof overhead. I'm just starting out, but my worktable is more of a stand that an anvil I bought, was attached to. It is portable enough to bring outside. It is around 80 lbs. It is easy to clamp to. Quick jobs are done on a large maple round outside the basement. Welding spatter and sawdust like each other too much. Smoke would be an issue too.

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    I just bought a basic mig welder about a month ago. I have a lot to learn, but it is a pretty good skill to acquire.

    Today, I chained my large anvil to it's base. I cut a link in the chain to make it the right size and closed and welded it back up. The angle grinder made it purdy. It is very tight to the base now. I have other small projects lined up, and I am always looking for more.

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    Pete, I like the electrical outlet box right on it. Very handy.
     
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    I have a nice 4x10x3/4" welding table, I'd love to be able to take a pic for your fellas, but it's under at least 8" of other chit!
    I have "OFSS" or open flat surface syndrome, it's a sad, horrible condition that forces me to clutter up any OFS in my shop immediately. :eek:
     
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    I see'd a neat table once. Permanent placement. Was probably 4'*6' had the vise mounted hood over it ect. What set it apart was a top that was expanded metal to let slag ect fall thru and a cone welded below the table top that funneled all the shtuf that fell thru into a wheeled trash tray that you could pull out to empty and the weld krap wasn't all over the floor. Power wired under table top for grinders wire brushes ect. And a double ground lead one permanent on the table and one loose for off table welding.
     
  13. Moparmyway

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    Nothing fancy;
    Miller 350lx Syncrowave and Miller Spectrum 875 Plasma
    Millermatic 250 MIG
    Self made bench with electric and lighting switches

    My welding table is the vice, floor, or car/truck I am working on
     

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    Oh yeah ................ also have a Miller Bobcat 250 (twin cylinder Kohler)
    Have to wait until tomorrow for a picture, as I just found out that I wont be leaving work until midnight tonight
     
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    :popcorn:
     
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    I have the exact same problem! Oh and a welding table buried. It's really bad because I'm a high school shop teacher by trade so my home shop is packed and I have a whole other school shop to fill...
     
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    You guys need the HF portable table then, you fold it up when done and nothing can set on it.:D
     
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    what kinda tig machine?