Welding Table Build

[sd455dan]

Very nice, I may steal a few of your ideas.

Me 2 - Very nice work and really like the versatility :thumbsup:

 

[MayesFarm]

I wish you were my neighbor.

 

[ovrszd]

I think we are both in that boat!

Really nice table... great work, turned out nicely. Thanks for sharing!

I want better pictures of the superduty... bet it's a lariat trim, '99-'04, likely an '03-'04 with a 6.0 diesel? Stick or auto?

It's just an old farm truck Greg. '00 7.3L auto Lariat extended cab model. I bought it with 100K miles from a retiring farmer that bought it new. Has 210K miles on it now with only normal wear items replaced. Good old truck that I hope to put another 50K miles on before looking for a replacement.

Thanks for the compliments Greg!!!

 

[ovrszd]

After Countrybumpkin's post about having two receivers I now wish I had added another receiver at the burn table end. That would let me move the vise to either end of the table.

Thanks to everyone for the compliments. I barely do good enough work to suit myself and will always see my mistakes. But I enjoy building things. There are soooooo many members on here with far superior talents than mine. I get great ideas from them. But as I mentioned earlier, most times their suggestions are above my ability to complete. So I have to settle for whatever my level of expertise will allow.

I learned early on in my Military career to never try to function at a level above your abilities, the results could be fatal.

 

[Citydude]

Nice job and thanks for sharing!

 

[ovrszd]

Nice job and thanks for sharing!

No problem Mike. Thanks for the compliment.

 

[BukitCase]

Richard, if you intend to use anything in a receiver that's heavier than you're comfortable with, here's something that's helped me - I have a receiver mounted vise that weighs around 90 pounds, and this one little mod makes a WORLD of difference in lining things up the FIRST time -

Typical "store-bought" receivers have a band around the outside of the hole, so I buy actual "receiver tube" at my steel supplier - it's 2.53" OD, and 2.03" ID so 2" square tube fits inside.

The little "notch" on the top lets you rest the end of the insert on the first part of the receiver, and THEN line up to push it in. (pic is pretty high-res, click again for closeup of tube end)

At my age, that one little change makes the difference between attaching the vise AND doing the job, versus taking a NAP in between ...Steve

 

[k0ua]

Richard, if you intend to use anything in a receiver that's heavier than you're comfortable with, here's something that's helped me - I have a receiver mounted vise that weighs around 90 pounds, and this one little mod makes a WORLD of difference in lining things up the FIRST time -

Typical "store-bought" receivers have a band around the outside of the hole, so I buy actual "receiver tube" at my steel supplier - it's 2.53" OD, and 2.03" ID so 2" square tube fits inside.

The little "notch" on the top lets you rest the end of the insert on the first part of the receiver, and THEN line up to push it in. (pic is pretty high-res, click again for closeup of tube end)

At my age, that one little change makes the difference between attaching the vise AND doing the job, versus taking a NAP in between ...Steve

You are working smarter in your old age instead of harder.:thumbsup:

 

[BukitCase]

Thanks James - I consider myself living proof that lazy people make the best inventors ... Steve

 

[ovrszd]

Thanks James - I consider myself living proof that lazy people make the best inventors ... Steve

Good One!!!! Nice tip also!!!