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I do a shitlaod of fab work at work. Something I have noticed is people will weld angle around the perimer of the underside of the table surface. This makes it a biotch to use a c-clamp or a grounding clamp. I know its silly but just my .02. Most of the ones at work are a 3/8 top.
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I have two benches, one is 30"x48" and the other is 24"x48". Both use wheels ( two swivels, two rigids ) to help move them around, the frame is 2" square tubing, the underside bracing is 2" angle iron. The 1/8" steel top has worked fine for me, I also use a lock devise so the bench doesn't move around...the top also has holes drilled in it to accept a vise. Here's a few pics.
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Originally Posted by smokinHawk
what have you guys used for welding benches.
id like to get one fabbed up.
how thick of steel do you guys use for the top? what type?
how much did it weigh?
id like to get one fabbed up.
how thick of steel do you guys use for the top? what type?
how much did it weigh?
built my own.....scrap metal...
I built two squares out of 2 X 2 square steel tube as the legs/ends....36" tall....connected these ends with the same 2 X 2 tube to make a "table".....then put a piece of 1/2" thick steel plate on top (~24" X 42")....thing is heavy! I can hammer/bend/etc....anything I want with this table and it stays put......I'll take a pic if someone will post it...
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Take a pic Chris and send it to xlr8nss@hauln.net . I'll post it or just shrink it down to where it can be put in as an attatchment.
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I have seen a slick set-up in a magazine that I'm going to try to replicate. It was a 1/2" steel table that is height adjustable with a long stroke hydraulic jack. You can then either weld sitting or standing.
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I do Alot of fabrication from suspension to, stainless/alum tanks to equipment repair, whatever.... I used to have a 1/4" top table, 3x5' and it warped like crazy, braced with 2" box tube, so I went to the drawing board, and designed a table with 8" I beams, and a 4x8' x 1 1/8" thick steel plate top. It is awesome for anything, you can jump on the corner, and it doesnt budge, It is on 4 1000 lb casters and has four adjustable screw down leveling plates. Total weight is just under 2000 lbs.
Do I expect you to need something like that, no, but If you ever use that table as a jig, or to clamp a fixture that might warp down, or even beat on it, do not go with a 1/4" top, it wont last long. 1/2" minimum.
Do I expect you to need something like that, no, but If you ever use that table as a jig, or to clamp a fixture that might warp down, or even beat on it, do not go with a 1/4" top, it wont last long. 1/2" minimum.
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A friend has one, that works great, 1/2" plate, 4' by 8' and the support structure (something like 4by 4 box or C) is 8-10" inside the perimiter of the table, allowing for easy use of clamps around the outside. All mounted on super heavy duty locking casters, with a vice in the one corner.