pressbrake1
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These are mine , Steve above had one at the same time as I had one cut out for a pal but mrs say no!
i bet there are members on here who could laser cut the table top for you then buy the box section your self then make oneWhat about getting the dxf files and sending them to be laser / plasma cut and build your own?
That's what I'm doing in this shutdown, I need a better welding table and although I've a cnc plasma, it's doing nothing to earn its money at the moment.
Files were free from plasmaspider with a few tooling files too, and I reckon I'll be into it for less than £200 in materials once it's done.
Just an idea.
They’re quite nice but the prices aren’tI have seen the siegmund in person, the surface coating on them is the best thing about them (the rest of the table seems pretty good) I dont know what they use but it looks a bit like a non stick frying pan. Seems to hold up pretty well against weld splatter and surface scratching.
I have not seen anything like this on any of the kit style tables.
If it's a modular table you plan to extend at a later date check the ebay seller does all the add-ons you want.
The only ones I have seen have all been laser cut so the cutting itself should be pretty good.
Once you get it you can check it's all going to fit properly and has been cut to the correct dimensions and check the sheets are flat enough.
After that you will be on your own.
How accurate it ends up will depend on how accurately you can check the parts in the first place (youncould always return it at this stage if it's out of spec) then how well you can put it togeather.
You will need a decent square to check it against and it's not going to end up any more accurate than whatever you have to check it with.
Some of the designs (certiflat etc) should be bang on providing you get all the tabs/slots set properly but even then there must be some sort of compounding error over something 2m long!
Weld distortion will be an issue as well, a starting point on choosing a kit would be to look for one that includes instructions/weld sequence. Brazing might be an option to reduce distortion? I dont know if anybody offers a bolt-togeather version that's supplied with a packet of shims?
I got the above table done for £600+vat so not badi bet there are members on here who could laser cut the table top for you then buy the box section your self then make one