Wow that's nuts! I live in Chicago which is within 20 miles of several steel mills, so that might affect the price substantially?
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Wow that's nuts! I live in Chicago which is within 20 miles of several steel mills, so that might affect the price substantially?
If you don't mind taking a drive to Wisconsin, give these guys a call. They will give you prices over the phone .Have lots of OUTSIDE steel in various sizes and shape and NEW clean stuff inside. Sheet steel too both flat and expanded.
http://www.palsteel.net/
PHONE: 262.495.4453
HOURS: M-F 8am-4:30pm Sat: 8am-11:30am Sun: CLOSED
414 South 3rd Street, Palmyra Wisconsin 53156 View Map.
I built the table frame and cabinet supports to allow easy installation and removal. I completely finished the table, and painted it before installing. To remove, I simply push it back 2", then tip the top backwards, and lift the bottom up, and slide it completely out the end of the table. When I got the tool cabinet, I measured the distance diagonally, from the bottom front to the top at thr back. That is what it neded to clear the underside of the steel top, so that it can be slid out. I welded the lower table frame to give me just the needed clearance.
On edit; this pic might give you a better idea of how the cabinet sets. Notice that on the rear support for the cabinet, the flange is facing down, so the cabinet can be slid back. So far, it hasn't moved from closing the drawers with weight in them, but I might screw a small bracket or fender washer to the support, to keep the cabinet from being pushed back.
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I finally got around to finishing this table. I had some electrical issues in my garage which affected the welds (low voltage/amperage) through about 75% of the project. Had an electrician come by and problem solved. I'm going to put a coat of paint on this beast and finish the shelves over the next few days. Thanks everyone for your help!
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Looks great. Is there a drawer or something that goes under one side? Nice design.
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Thanks!. With the home-made leveling feet, height can be adjusted from 36" to 40". I have it set to just over 36". I used 5" grade 8 bolts, welded to 1/4" discs I cut out of a piece of flat bar, so they could easily be removed (to 35.5"), or xchanged for something else, for more height.
Wasn't able to get the expanded steel I wanted for the shelves so I just started painting. So here it's is!
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