I built this over the period of a few days in class so I thought I would post it up. It will mainly be used for TIG welding. Tell me what you guys think. I made sure to leave plenty of space to clamp to the table all the way around, and the top is 1/4in thick.

let me know what you guys think. -Eric

 

hey thats really nice! look at the one i just made tonight. took me 2 hours. i like it. i wish i had the space for one that big good job!

 

I wish I had the metal to build a table like that.

Materials cost alone is ridiculous these days!

 

i have a local place where i can get materials for a table just like that for around 100$. none has looked at my welding table thread. i made it for 28$

 

yea I guess I got lucky. The top piece was brand new stuff we had in the yard, it cost me $80, Or atleast that's the price the instructor and I decided on, which ended up saving me some money. And yes, metal prices are out of the roof right now.

 

1/4 is kinda thin if you put a lot of heat into it it will probably warp....
did you run ribs along the underside of the top?

 

I thought about that actually. In our old shop we had a table that was bigger than this one using 1/4" and it never had any issues. That table also endured much more than this one will. I'm still considering ribbing the bottom more, I guess it wouldn't hurt.

 

yeah price is getting up there lately.

My welding table is a 1/8" sheet of 4'x8' that has the long ends bend 1 up 1 down. and it has 1/8" wall 2" square tube legs. cost $300 for material and the bends to be made.

it is way stronger then i thought it would be.

really nice table OP

 

you guys have to know where to look. i found an old road plate at a scrap yard...5ft x 3.5 ft x 3/4" for $50 :D

but the OP's table looks nice, i was just bustin his ***** about it being too thin

 

You can't get that much material for that price especially the square tube.. thats not true at all.
and btw people did look at your welding table thread

 

True, any honest metal supplier will not sell that much material for that cost. The price it costs me was around 80$, but we're talking SERIOUS discounted prices.

Our local metal yard has hooked us up a lot in the past; well, atleast when the owners duaghter is working =P.

 

would you like to make a bet? i can get 24 feet of 10gauge 2"X2" tubing for 34$. and the plate he used for no more then 30$.......

 

I do.

 

I can get 5 lug for 20 bucks....wanna bet

jk