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Portable welding tables

Another portable shop welding table.

32" diameter, 1.25" thick, 395 pound net weight.

Sits extremely well even when using the vise but can be slid easily across the shop floor.








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Those are nice but my fave is that folding green one but I can do without the holes. I wanna use the same clamps I am carrying in the bucket.

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Hmmm... 1 year BEFORE I was born.... and I am old... I think I am around 56 this year of 2022... I quit counting around 49... to depressing as to how fast life goes by..

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Originally Posted by whtbaron

Avoid pink and yellow polka dots....

Already have a clown under the hood….


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Avoid pink and yellow polka dots....

Portable welding tables

@whtbaron

I thought about it, but didn't want to make it look like the circus was in town ...


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Like small print
Also the stinger hook too.

Dave

Originally Posted by Lis2323

Here you go, Dave.... [emoji3]






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Looks a lot better than when you started... the orange makes it pop, maybe a thin band around the table top and shelf?

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Originally Posted by smithdoor

Good looking table.

Dave

Here you go, Dave.... [emoji3]






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Good looking table.

Dave

Originally Posted by Lis2323

My 55 year old portable weld table makeover is done.

I ended up adding wheels and a swing up handle

Not digging the paint ( soft iron) but it's all I had around last night.






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My 55 year old portable weld table makeover is done.

I ended up adding wheels and a swing up handle

Not digging the paint ( soft iron) but it's all I had around last night.






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Originally Posted by VaughnT

Dang. That's pretty nice. As for the base, I think putting that on top of a hydraulic lift cart would make pretty much the ideal welding table if you were looking for something that was movable and multi-function. https://www.northerntool.com/shop/to...6310_200696310

I like this idea, definitely come in handy, especially for around the shop. Not sure how it would be for traveling though.
Remove the top and replace it with a fab block and you have a pretty capable table that can carry a load.
In most cases the handle could be removed and casters can be locked.

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Looks great and simple

Dave

Originally Posted by Lis2323

Might just use the handtruck for moving any distance ...




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Might just use the handtruck for moving any distance ...




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Move the wheels 5 or 6 inches away from the legs, then, the wheels can even be off the ground.
As you lift the opposite end, the wheels will touch, and cause the legs to come off the ground.

With the wheels spaced away from the legs, the table will work kinda like a wheelbarrow,
stable on the original legs, until you are ready to move it, then the wheels come into play,,,,

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Originally Posted by whtbaron

Bottom tray is going to need some drain holes if it's going back outside. I need to park a bunch of my stuff outside your shop door until it "bothers" you...

LOL.

Yeah I just plunked that heavy steel tray there to see how the size and shape looked for perspective.


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Bottom tray is going to need some drain holes if it's going back outside. I need to park a bunch of my stuff outside your shop door until it "bothers" you...

Portable welding tables

Originally Posted by psacustomcreations

Could you add some casters pointing backwards on the two back legs that are just above the floor? That way you only have to lift up the leg with one side to roll it around.
You could also just drill the holes and have the casters removable.

Good option which I may do, Pat.

atm I am thinking of using this axle setup to raise the table height an inch or two ( presently 35") which would also provide a more stable base. Either way I would add a fold up handle on the other end for lifting and steering.




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Originally Posted by Lis2323

I'll leave it for now. Still needs cleanup and anything else that occurs to me.

Hmmmmmmmm,, how long will it have to set outside to get the original patina back?? ` `

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Originally Posted by John T

I like the heater to warm up yer feets......

That photo was taken after the ambulance left


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Originally Posted by Lis2323

Here’s my portable table I built in 1965.

I like the heater to warm up yer feets......

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Could you add some casters pointing backwards on the two back legs that are just above the floor? That way you only have to lift up the leg with one side to roll it around.
You could also just drill the holes and have the casters removable.

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Makeover Day 3 and 4, buts who's counting.

2" square hole cut in top, square tube stub welded in place for vertical receiver.

What I deemed a usable pattern of 5/8"d holes drilled in top.

Cable hangers and rack for clamps added.





I'll leave it for now. Still needs cleanup and anything else that occurs to me.


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Portable welding table makeover Day 2

The holes in the top were filled and legs squared up somewhat.

2"square receiver stock drilled and tapped three sides 5/16"NC






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Originally Posted by Lis2323

Here’s my portable table I built in 1965.



I still use it. Sits just outside my shop door.


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Okay this table was getting a little embarrassing to look at.

One leg wasn’t perpendicular, the top wasn’t square and had a few torched holes. Also it wasn’t flat because it was a section of scrap from a round water tank. Various weldments from juvenile “fixtures” rounded out the amateur farmshop vibe.

First off the top got a trim (now 20”x28”)







A kerf was cut and filled with a hot 7018 pass to take the bow out..





Perimeter underside framed with 1”x1”x3/16” angle …







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