Thickness of table top

[Redneck5]

What is the average thickness of your welding table tops?

Thanks
Redneck

[MatthewF]

1/4" table top

[heimbuckwelding]

well for most stuff 1/4 but if u are gunna be pounding and what not 1/2 wouldnt be bad

[seamus]

1/2" top on mine.

[littlefuzz]

3/4" x 6' x 12', The one where I used to work was 2 1/2" thick (That was a welding table!!!!)

[DSW]

2'x4' 3/4" at home. 1 1/2" at the shop, that was an auction steal, complete with a 10" vise. No one wanted it because it was so heavy. 3' w x 14' long. Our trackloader barely wanted to lift it off the trailer without tipping.

[Redneck5]

I think I will go for the 1/4". My table frame is 26"x44", no where near the 14 footer.

Thanks
Redneck

[denrep]

I think I will go for the 1/4"....

If you could somehow stretch to at least 3/8", I think that would be much better.

[Redneck5]

If you could somehow stretch to at least 3/8", I think that would be much better.

That sounds better, eaiser to go thicker now instead of later.

Thank you
Redneck

[9er]

Mine are
1/2" x 2' x 3'
and a 1/2" x 3' x 5'

try to go 3/8" at least.

[Shadill]

thicker than 1/4 is better but dam it's expensive

[MAC702]

As thick as you can afford and install!

I like skeleton tops, too; really heavy angle iron tops take a lot of fabrication skills to do properly, but once you have it, you have a very stable table with lots of places for clamps.

[Spaulding Metals]

We have one 3/4" x 4' x 20' and one 3/4" x 8' x 10'. I would say go for thicker than 1/4". You want to be able to pound on it. We have a little table to pound on that is 2" x 2' x 4'. All of theses tables were bought at auctions. Save some money and try to find an auction near you. You will save a tone of money. We bought the 4' x 20' for $300 because no one wanted to deal with moving it.

[MAC702]

A fabrication table and a pounding table should be two different tables.

[Oldtimer]

1/2' with plenty of bracing under them have stood up to everything I've thrown at them. 2'x3', 2 1/2'x4', 3'x8', they are all still flat on top.

[sunline]

I built a cart with a small 1/4 work area. very handy for tacking small stuff together but not flat enough or heavy enough for more than that.

[Jim Stabe]

Mine is 5/8" 4'x4' because that is what the scrap yard had for $0.30/lb.

Jim

[sn0border88]

1 4x8x1/2
1 4x6x2"