Welding table build

[ovrszd]

Or build a hopper and removable tray like I did for my burning table.

Did I mention how much I'm learning on this thread!!!! Thanks for the pics Shield Arc. I gotta have one of those!!!!

 

[Shield Arc]

While your building, build one of these to burn circles with. Get a wheel off a truck or car, so you have bearings for the table to rotate smoothly. You'd be surprised how nice of circle you can burn with this.

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

You might consider building a water box to go under the cutting table. It will help keep slag and hot sparks from flying around when using the plasma.

No heat in the shop....would an ice box be of any use?

Or build a hopper and removable tray like I did for my burning table.

I'd already planned on some version of this. It will only collect the middle portion, not the 2" overhang but I don't expect to do much cutting in that area

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

While your building, build one of these to burn circles with. Get a wheel off a truck or car, so you have bearings for the table to rotate smoothly. You'd be surprised how nice of circle you can burn with this.

Thanks for the idea. I've got a couple of old bearings off my wife's old car that would work well for that. When burning larger diameters, how do you keep the tip at the proper height from the material?

 

[ovrszd]

While your building, build one of these to burn circles with. Get a wheel off a truck or car, so you have bearings for the table to rotate smoothly. You'd be surprised how nice of circle you can burn with this.

Now that Rocks!!!! So you punch a mark in the center of whatever plate you are cutting from, then attach the holder to the torch, put the sharpened tip in the punch mark and rotate the table???

Is the tightener that fastens the holder to your torch made from an electrical wire split nut connector???? How ingenius is that!!!!

Save both of those pics.

 

[Shield Arc]

I wish I could take credit for this idea, but it's been around every since I started in the trade. Which tomorrow will be two whole weeks.

Yes they are electrical split nuts.


What I do is use a center punch to mark the center of the circle. Use a pair of dividers to scribe the circle. If I want the inside piece I start my cut on the outside of the scribe circle, once I punch through the plate I drag the point on the circle attachment to the center punch mark. If I want the plate with a hole in it. I start my cut on the circle and cut out to the scribe line letting the point on the circle attachment drop into the center punch mark. On real thick plate sometimes I'll even drill a hole so the torch starts easy.

 

[farmer2009]

Shield good ideas. It sounds like you been at it for more than two whole weeks.

 

[Shield Arc]

It sounds like you been at it for more than two whole weeks.

Tomorrow.

 

[Shield Arc]

how do you keep the tip at the proper height from the material?

The bottom key stock it tapped. I think I used something like a 10 x 24 cap screw cut the head off and ground a point on it. Find the height you like, use the jam nut to lock the 10 x 24 cap screw so it won't move on you.

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

The bottom key stock it tapped. I think I used something like a 10 x 24 cap screw cut the head off and ground a point on it. Find the height you like, use the jam nut to lock the 10 x 24 cap screw so it won't move on you.

Not quite what I meant...that sets the initial height but what keeps the torch head from dragging? Been a long time since I've used mine and was only self- taught at that. I know you need to keep a bit of space between the tip and material with a plasma cutter, doesn't a torch work the same way?