Do you need a metal table to MIG weld?

 

You dont need it. But it would be very helpful. With a metal welding table u just clip the ground to the table and lay the piece you are gonna weld on it.

 

So, if you don't have a metal table, you'd ground straight to the work piece, right?

 

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Yes

A clean surface on the metal table is important for a good circuit completion. A nice heavy welding/setup table is great but very diffuclt to move around and have in a small shop.
A nice light frame with a thinner plate steel top is a good compromise. (and by thinner I don't mean sheet metal )

 

im welding up my table this weekend.. its THICK!

its been a pain in the *** to weld without it, been doing lots of stuff on the ground/on cinder blocks.. kinda sucked

 

If your using the table as a ground, then yes it has to be metal. If you ground it to the peice, then the table makes no difference.

Rich

 

Does the whole table has to be metal? Or just the working surface top?

 

i would make all the table out of metal , i have one that i built about 6 years ago it is 32'' x 32'' and i made the top out of 3/16'' plate not to hard to move around but very strong