having to make 20 metres of railings and a pair of 4m gates i didnt fancy doing it on the floor again, so bought some 80x3 box section, and a 2mx1m slab of 8mm plate then got to work making a bench, basically, got the materials at the same time, so put the plate on a couple of trestles and built the frame on top of that, checking levels of course
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just to check straightness
all welded using the new wolf inverter mma (which is now broken and being sent back
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got bored with the arcing so put the legs on with the mig-
all clamped up with 50mm box round the edges for clamps (frame 100mm smaller in length and width)
and the finished article, has shopping trolly castors bolted to it, moves easy enough, two wheels at the back are welded in line with the length of the table so that its less likely to move about, the two front wheels swivel about. note the jack under the leg to make it level due to the floor being dipped
the plan is that it'll sit along the wall of the garage, next to the old bench but when needed i can easily move it into the middle of the room, its a bloody solid bench, and very flat too, so im quite happy with it, although i may put some sort of rack or drawers underneath it, after all its just wasted space
ps. only cost 80 quid for the frame (lots left over) and £105 for the plate, so a good table for £185, well chuffed
any commments/ideas welcome
a big thanks to:
welderpaul - for the idea of leaving an overhang of plate for easy clamping, remember him saying it in some thread!
archie's workbench thread for good ideas on materials and build sequence http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=9009&highlight=workbench
tig paul- for showing how to build the frame using a level and without having a flat surface to work from,
tig paul - for explaining how to check the flatness of the plaate using a steel rule
tig paul - for showing a clamp to pull down the centre of the plate to the frame....
, just to check straightness
all welded using the new wolf inverter mma (which is now broken and being sent back
) got bored with the arcing so put the legs on with the mig-
all clamped up with 50mm box round the edges for clamps (frame 100mm smaller in length and width)
and the finished article, has shopping trolly castors bolted to it, moves easy enough, two wheels at the back are welded in line with the length of the table so that its less likely to move about, the two front wheels swivel about. note the jack under the leg to make it level due to the floor being dipped
the plan is that it'll sit along the wall of the garage, next to the old bench but when needed i can easily move it into the middle of the room, its a bloody solid bench, and very flat too, so im quite happy with it, although i may put some sort of rack or drawers underneath it, after all its just wasted space
ps. only cost 80 quid for the frame (lots left over) and £105 for the plate, so a good table for £185, well chuffed
any commments/ideas welcome
a big thanks to:
welderpaul - for the idea of leaving an overhang of plate for easy clamping, remember him saying it in some thread!
archie's workbench thread for good ideas on materials and build sequence http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=9009&highlight=workbench
tig paul- for showing how to build the frame using a level and without having a flat surface to work from,
tig paul - for explaining how to check the flatness of the plaate using a steel rule
tig paul - for showing a clamp to pull down the centre of the plate to the frame....
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