MOTractor
Silver Member
I have a 20 x 32 shop in my pole barn and I need a movable work / welding table. It will do all my farm / mechanical projects: a place to rebuild a carburetor, a place to stack the clutch parts for my tractor, a place to weld up a dolly for my grapple, a place to have a beverage... I have a read every work / weld table thread on TBN and WW (before they disappeared) that I could find and still have questions. Please tell me what you would add, change or delete. I plan on trying to document the build, so there will be more questions. :laughing: Shop floor is concrete.
I am thinking:
-3' x 5' x 3/8" top, I might go as small as 30" x 4' x 3/8"
-Legs would be 2" x 2" x 1/4.
-I plan on leaving 2-3" overhang on all sides for clamping
-Expanded metal bottom shelf for debris to fall thru.
-Bottom shelf will also be used to store the 14" chop saw, portaband...
-For working with pipe: 2 pieces of 3'x3" angle iron on one side welded to table edge for holding pipe. The angle will look like a "V".
-6" cast iron casters with a polyurethane tread. 1000 capacity each.
-A couple receiver hitches to mount things like my grinder and chain saw grinder, maybe the Dewalt metal chop saw off the short end.
-A quad outlet or power strip, one on each long side.
-Angle iron on the ends to hold grinders and clamps
Questions:
-The legs: Is 2x2 big enough? Do I need 1/4" wall thickness?
-The angle iron for holding pipe: Does it need to run the whole length? Or just a couple pieces a a few feet apart?
-Angle for pipe: should I brace it from the bottom of the "V" to the table frame?
-Top: Weld it to frame or should it be allowed to move like a kitchen table top?
-Top: Di I need to weld stiffeners under there?
-Vise: Mount to table or use a receiver hitch? I am leaning toward bolting to table.
-Casters: Would the total locks, that that lock swivel and roll, be adequate for stopping movement?
-Does 2" square tube that I buy at my local metal shop fit inside a 2" receiver?
Did I mention there will be more questions? :laughing:
I am thinking:
-3' x 5' x 3/8" top, I might go as small as 30" x 4' x 3/8"
-Legs would be 2" x 2" x 1/4.
-I plan on leaving 2-3" overhang on all sides for clamping
-Expanded metal bottom shelf for debris to fall thru.
-Bottom shelf will also be used to store the 14" chop saw, portaband...
-For working with pipe: 2 pieces of 3'x3" angle iron on one side welded to table edge for holding pipe. The angle will look like a "V".
-6" cast iron casters with a polyurethane tread. 1000 capacity each.
-A couple receiver hitches to mount things like my grinder and chain saw grinder, maybe the Dewalt metal chop saw off the short end.
-A quad outlet or power strip, one on each long side.
-Angle iron on the ends to hold grinders and clamps
Questions:
-The legs: Is 2x2 big enough? Do I need 1/4" wall thickness?
-The angle iron for holding pipe: Does it need to run the whole length? Or just a couple pieces a a few feet apart?
-Angle for pipe: should I brace it from the bottom of the "V" to the table frame?
-Top: Weld it to frame or should it be allowed to move like a kitchen table top?
-Top: Di I need to weld stiffeners under there?
-Vise: Mount to table or use a receiver hitch? I am leaning toward bolting to table.
-Casters: Would the total locks, that that lock swivel and roll, be adequate for stopping movement?
-Does 2" square tube that I buy at my local metal shop fit inside a 2" receiver?
Did I mention there will be more questions? :laughing: