I think this turned out pretty nice. I bought this .75" thick aluminum top a while back and just never got around to making it into a table until now. The legs and bracing are extras from roll cages. 1.75 mild and 1.625 CM with 1.25 upper and diagonal bars.

Wheels will support 300# each so I could throw a motor on top of this table and repair if needed...

I think it turned out pretty nice.

 

Everytime you arc to the table (if you strap your ground to your table like I do) it's going to take a chunk out of the aluminum. (more so than mild steel)

Looks good...do you have level "able" legs? I wouldn't put my tig rod right there either because I like to lean over the table...and it would poke me or I would bend the rod/contaminate it.

Good fab tho.

 

Not really, I've been using this same setup at work for 3 years. Looks brand new besides being scratched up from use.

The rod does not protrude from the edge of the table so when you lean on it you are not touching the rod. And if you are doing something important you should always wipe your rod and material down with acetone or similar as I'm sure you know.

 

I keep all my in rod in rod guards...so they dont get contaminated to the extent rod that is being exposed to the shop environment.

 

I like it but wouldn't you be much more comfortable if you didn't have the front lower cross brace and all the stuff under the table? That way you could put your legs in there and get much closer....I mean where do you work the pedal? It's always off to the side?

Nice job either way.


Oh ya blow out that nice machine...it's dusty

 

Yeah Ernie, I see one container, go buy 20 of those and it hardly seems worth the money. But that's just me, I go through rod quicker than I keep it so it is always turning over. If you don't do it much and you want to screw on and off the cap every time you need a piece of filler go for it. I wouldn't get jack done that way but I'm guessing you don't do it that much.

I've just learned what is practical and what is not. For long term storage it is very useful but not when time is literally money.

 

Essex, it's 42" tall. This table is designed for you to be standing not sitting. I have found that is more productive and versitle to be standing than sitting. If I do have a lengthy welding task that I can sit at, I typically use my bar stool and really just lean against it.

If the table was shorter then yes that would have been the design.

 

I have a grip of them...i twist off the cap and take out as many as I need :-P seems really easy to me.

 

I use PVC tubes just like that to store my filler, never had any contamination issues....

 

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thats what you think tony...just look at your welds. They look like ****...way too much contamination.

 

I just try not to pour oil and antifreeze in the tubes with the filler.

 

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lol... you say that like its happened before

 

looks real good just wondering why you stole my name lol

 

Looks good, but I would definitely invest in some rod guards. Yes they add up but there well worth it.

 

rod guards ? lol, i dont see why he cant go purchase some rubber caps similar to the red ones on the smaller tubes....

i like the table

 

People on here are so funny. The sealed rod containers were origionally designed for stick welding, to keep moisture away from the flux on the rod. There is very little benefit to the sealed containers in TIG welding. Do you guys store your MIG wire in a sealed container from the container store also? Now I'm not saying that they aren't useful or don't do any good but there is no reason to store all of your consumables in those. I just don't see the point and it is much slower no matter how you try to debate it.

If you pull out enough rod for the job, you are exposing the rod you set aside to the same "shop conditions" you were trying to avoid?!? Aside from that, if you go to the welding supply TIG wire is shipped in a cardboard box in bulk (10#+) hardly seems muh different from what I'm using.

You guys crack me up. We aren't welding inside a purged container, in a clean room, on unobtanium...

iIsimsIi : my last name is Sims, is that yours also?

 

It gets wet in the shop at times, therefore the mild steel will build up water on them and rust. By right these are suppose to be vacuum sealed. Mig is a little less forgiving then tig, when it comes to contamination. I'm just saying if it was me, plus I know how sparks fly around here, so those would get filled up with crap sooner or later.

I pull out 1 rod at a time, then cut and whip with acetone.

 

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I like the look and the easibility to move them around, personal preference thats all. $7 bucks a pop is not that big of a deal to me.

Don't get me wrong, I like the table, we all have different ideas when it comes to things

 

You guys are nuts, i have filler rod that's been sitting under my table in PVC tubes for over a year with not the slightest amount of rust on them at all. I agree with Sims, only people who are using those sealed containers and keeping them sealed are the guys that aren't welding very often at all.

When i buy my filler from the welding supply store it comes in a plastic bag, far from sealed. Maybe i'll bitch at them next time i go in.

 

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I have an issue with moisture getting in, it does not help that we get flooded a lot here

 

Does your filler sit on the floor? What kind of "issue" do you have with moisture? How do you know when they're contaminated?

 

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haha the garage is sinking, there fore it floods. Bought a pump to fix that, geez the last bad snow storm we got with wind gust of about 50, it was snowing inside here at times

Filler use to sit on the floor, now everything important is off the ground.

The rod guards are mainly for looks, and just the sense of cleanness, specially when you have ocd and your a neat freak

And the one day I actually noticed when it was cold, them warm in the morning, everything basically had a little layer of moisture on it.

 

But did the layer of moisture actually cause any problems with the filler? I've never noticed it to.

 

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Yes, on the mild steel it actually did. On about 1/4 from the bottom up when it was in water.

 

So they were actually sitting in water? Are you talking about ER70 filler?