A new welding table has been on my list of things to build for the last year or so I finally picked up the parts to do.
2' x 4' x 1.5" Top

1.5" Thick so it better not warp like my one which was like welding on an ocean of waves.

3/8" Thick Walled tubing to make the legs.

I ordered 4 5000lb leveling feet from mcmaster to use to level the table since its dead weight will be in 1000lb neigborhood. Im going to finish the table next weekend when the electrican comes back to finish up the electric at my new place Ill post some pictures

 

that top is ridiculous. Complete overkill, but that's cool so

 

The price was right so I can complain it has rounded corners so I can keep some of my skin my old table has got me more times than I can count

 

rounded corners are easy, 7" grinder and 5 mins bingo bango.

even easier if you have a oxyfuel torch, cut them round, then grind 'em down. heh

 

that is going to be one small, heavy table! good luck when you have to move it.

 

6000lb fork lift, Once you buy a forklift you will never go back to moving **** by hand & dolly / 4 guys. I have a 1200 lb stair cat / power dolly I use to move stuff in tight corners

 

I made a spreadsheet to calculate the weights of metals (rounds, squares, hex, flats, tubing) a while back. According to it...

24" x 48" x 1.5" steel would weigh approximately 490 lbs.!!!
Heavy duty! I like it.

 

your math is a little off more like 613 lbs

edit I think my math is off Ill put it on my scale

 

The info I used was:
Thickness of flat (in inches) --- 1.5
Width of flat (in inches) ------ 24.0
Length (in inches) ------------ 48.0

Weight (lbs. per foot) ------- 3.4032 x thickness x width =
or 3.4032 x 1.5 x 24 = 122.5152 lbs. per foot
Take that number x (length / 12)
or 122.5152 x (48 / 12)
which equals 122.5152 x 4 = 490.0602 lbs.

I got these formulas from a steel manufacturers book at my old workplace and plugged them into a spreadsheet. They have been pretty accurate the few times I've checked them. Of course, I've never checked a chunk of steel that size before. If you have a way to weigh that "beast" let me know what you get. Also measure the exact dimensions of the piece. It could be the angle of the picture, but just looking at it on my screen if it's 2' wide it looks about 3 to 3.5' long. But I just plugged in 24" x 48" x 1.5" like you mentioned above.
Thanks.
Take care,
Mick


Modified by The Mick at 12:27 AM 12/4/2006

 

dude i hope you have a crane or somethething to lift that top. wow.

 

I got a 5000lb scale Ill put it on to weigh it

 

yikes

 

Damn, that thing wouldn't tip over in a hurricane.

 

it might tip in a hurricane but I picked up some 3/4" x 6" concrete anchors to bolt it to the floor. so I dont think it will when it gets bolted to the floor

 

Damn, your hardcore.

 

that thing's gonna weigh as much as a CRX! bad ***!

 

See heres how it works my band saw can cut a crx in half and my welding table weighs as much as one. I base all my stuff off the crx. I had a CRX till it got stolen she was so quick

 

Howitt
Did you ever get a chance to weigh that tabletop?

 

no i havent yet I had to much crap in the way of the scale I had to crate 3 items I sold on ebay and they finally got picked up yesterday

 

No rush... no rush... I was just curious, thanks man.

 

Great table.
It's going to be quite the heatsink while welding.
Use TIG!!!(lol)