My Little Welding Table
Well, everybody posts pics of their welding table, so here's mine. This was my first actual welding project since I got my 250EX. I spent a lot of time building my cooler, but there was no welding involved so it didn't count. I should say first that I figured that this would be a good way to get to know the welder and to try to re-learn TIG. I actually received formal TIG training, but its been a long time - I think Nixon was president at the time and they were calling it Heliarc. I was initially repairing chromoly truss work on light aircraft airframes and fixing cracks in inconel exhaust stacks.
Anyway, I didn't need a big table right now since I'm just piddling around with small projects. I scored a piece of 3/8" plate about 34" x 27" for $30 so that became the right size.
I had a bunch of 1-1/4 thin wall (1/16") tubing from an old fence we took down, so I used that for the frame. Its a little light for a welding table but I figured since mine is small it would work OK. I decided to bolt the top to it, so I got some DOM and cut some bushings and tacked them in place on the ends of the top rails. This way, I can crank down on the bolts without crushing the tubing.
Still got a ways to go with my beads, but I was able to stick it together.
Here's the finished table
I was debating where to put a holder for the torch, so while I'm deciding, I got some stainless rod and bent it up and tacked it to a piece of angle iron. I stuck some flea market magnets to the angle iron and then stuck that to one leg of the table for now.
Here's my welder and homemade cooler set up. My next project needs to be a welding cart so I can give my wife her garden cart back.
Regards,
-RP
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