Welding Tips and Tricks

The table from weldtables.com or commonly known as CeriFlat was the first thing I ever welded. Don't have pictures of the actual welding. It's slightly over welded and would have been plenty strong with less weld.

The table came delivered bolted to three boards. I had already planned ahead that I was going to mount a 44" Harbor Freight top cabinet underneath the table. But was not expecting CertiFlat to supply the boards to mount the cabinet to the table. Very convenient and saved me a trip to my woodshed. The boards are notched so that there is no way the cabinet can slide. I installed threaded inserts into the board ends and a machine screw and round plastic spacer keep the cabinet from moving.
The cabinet itself is much heavier than anybody could lift. I built a platform the same height as the boards mounted in the table. Then slid the cabinet from that platform into the welding table. Now that the cabinet has tool in it the entire table feels like a tank.

I made the wooden, glass bottomed, plane in the early 1990's for flattening things in the workshop, like sharpening stones. Either use spray adhesive and sandpaper or self stick sandpaper. I worked this over the table for a long time after first going over it with a mill file. The top is very flat and I love the table and the drawers. My shop is very limited in space and I work careful so I'm not concerned damage the the cabinet. If it burns it burns.

The table was welded with Hobart FabShield .030 with a Hobart 210 in DCEN

Kirk

Run to your favorite gunsmiths shop and grab a piece of rifle barrel. Weld that stub onto the leg of hoist table for a better ground. Won’t rust, it’s out of your way, and solidly attached.

Good idea. It's been difficult to get ground on that table. Lots of hit trigger and wire knocks over work piece.

Can you see I have some bare copper wire attached to ground like Jody had in a video ages ago. That worked good on that part because I have it directly on the bolt in picture 7.

What I basically have learned is to ground directly to the part if possible. At least for the wire feeder.

It's not always funny when you pull the trigger and the part falls on the floor. Especially when you got mig gloves on and wearing leathers.