Welding table redesign

dzljon · Sat Jan 03, 2015 2:05 am

I currently use a table 6'x3' and I going to make it 4'x3', one section is a t-slot table from a big knee mill and the other part is 3/8 plate

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Sat Jan 03, 2015 2:24 am

Nice work. One thing to point out, on your mill table, cast iron sucks for getting the welding ground across to the part. I don't know why but it does. We used heavy old fitting benches for welding once and the power never jumped cleanly. (I know about direct grounding and all that but, Y'know) switched to steel benches and happy times. For that section make a grounds attachment with the copper wire wrapped around it like jody has.

dzljon · Sat Jan 03, 2015 2:34 am

Thanks!

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Sat Jan 03, 2015 3:51 am

No worries cob.

dzljon · Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:03 pm

A little more progress

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motox · Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:50 am

dzijon
i like the corner braces at the top of the bench!
craig

dzljon · Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:50 am

motox wrote:dzijon
i like the corner braces at the top of the bench!
craig

Thanks:)

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Rick_H · Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:43 am

Looks good!

dzljon · Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:01 am

Started to add some color

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dzljon · Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:44 pm

Cut my vise mount from 3/8"

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jwright650 · Wed Jan 07, 2015 2:41 pm

Nice cutting!...Super job

dzljon · Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:29 pm

jwright650 wrote:Nice cutting!...Super job

Thanks:)

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dzljon · Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:46 pm

Vise mount

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Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:25 pm

dzljon,

That's a nice idea, but I could not put a vise like that on an arm, regarless how heavy.

I do a lot of fabrication, and I would want to take advantage of the meat of that vice... I would beat the hell out out of it, and that arm would not hold, it would bounce. I want solid support from the striking surface to the floor, and your vice arm does not provide that. As a simple welding support, it's fine, but very expensive for such a limited purpose.

Steve S

xwrench · Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:26 pm

Beautiful job. Nice work, and from what I can see, a nicely laid-out shop as well.
Cheers.
-Eldon

dzljon · Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:30 pm

Otto Nobedder wrote:dzljon,

That's a nice idea, but I could not put a vise like that on an arm, regarless how heavy.

I do a lot of fabrication, and I would want to take advantage of the meat of that vice... I would beat the hell out out of it, and that arm would not hold, it would bounce. I want solid support from the striking surface to the floor, and your vice arm does not provide that. As a simple welding support, it's fine, but very expensive for such a limited purpose.

Steve S

Thanks for your view but I used brass shims to make a nice fit and it does not bounce, and for my use in the shop is does very well

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dzljon · Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:31 pm

xwrench wrote:Beautiful job. Nice work, and from what I can see, a nicely laid-out shop as well.
Cheers.
-Eldon

Thanks it always a work in progress to learn how to use space efficiently

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dzljon · Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:36 pm

xwrench wrote:Beautiful job. Nice work, and from what I can see, a nicely laid-out shop as well.
Cheers.
-Eldon

I hide everything here

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Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:50 pm

I'll wail on the anvil of my vice with a 3# hammer, with all I've got, which is why your extension mount wouldn't work for me.

I think it's beuatifully executed, and if it does everything you ask of it, then it's perfect.

My comment simply meant it would not work for me and the way I would use it.

Steve S

dzljon · Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:52 pm

Otto Nobedder wrote:I'll wail on the anvil of my vice with a 3# hammer, with all I've got, which is why your extension mount wouldn't work for me.

I think it's beuatifully executed, and if it does everything you ask of it, then it's perfect.

My comment simply meant it would not work for me and the way I would use it.

Steve S

No problem, completely could see where you are coming from

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dzljon · Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:55 pm

Made the vise greasable

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dzljon · Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:29 pm

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
Mark Twain

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dzljon · Sun Jan 11, 2015 8:29 pm

Made gussets for the vise mount

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xwrench · Sun Jan 11, 2015 10:03 pm

I'm thinking of something very similar to mount an arbor press to the side of my bench. Looks good.

Cheers.
-Eldon

dzljon · Mon Jan 12, 2015 11:38 am

Cool:)

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