so after years of setting my black & decker workmate on fire, i finally decided that it's time i had a proper table for welding and grinding. i've got a good idea of what i want for a table, nothing fancy and nothing too big (don't have the room for a big table).
i'm in the process of getting the materials together. so far, i've got a 4ft x 32" piece of 3/8" plate for the top and enough 2x2 1/4" wall square stock for the legs. so i'm good to go for the legs and top. my question is about what i should use for the rest of the framing. i'm undecided here... should i go cheaper and use some 3" 3/16 or 1/4" angle iron? or, should i go for some square tubing? i was thinking some 1.5" 3/16. price isn't everything, but it's certainly a factor. your thoughts?
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I find that I no longer like the 36" tall table. By the time that I stand looking down at it for several hours I get a pain in the neck. Two of my newest tables that I have at school are 42" from floor to table top including casters. The fab table that I have at my home shop is 40"x60"x1/2" with 3"x3"x1/4" square tube frame with 3" schedule 40 legs. I'm using automobile floor jacks that have wheels to move the table.
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Boy the automobile floor jacks is a good idea. In fact, since I do not have too much space in my garage either, I am designing a table that has a detachable unit for my welder/gas bottle, so I can store and move everything together and separate them when I am ready to weld. I was thinking about using a jack, so I am glad that you already have the experience with them.
I've also seen a lot of different height recommendation for welding tables...from 30" for sitting & gas welding on up. I'm 6'1" so I went for a 36". I cut the legs 35", but I'm using side mount wheels from an old two wheeler dolly for the rear and nothing on the front. I put the rear wheels higher up the leg so there is only like 3/4" of height difference between the front & back. I'm not too keen on the casters at this point, I want it to be pretty firm so I can pound on it and bend on it. I left enough leg at the bottom, below the lower shelf, that if I decided down the road to do casters I would just hack the legs down and add casters. If you're just welding on it and want caster then get them first before you cut. I'll snap a few pics of mine.
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