Welding bench/table.

[K18 NOB]

Hi,

As ive just started getting into TIG i decided its time to have a good sturdy bench to work from rather than the shanty old thing i was using.

Happened to have a tonne of 6mm angle iron laying around so i woke up fresh faced this morning and set to it. I wasnt after making anything fancy with storage or anything like that. I simply wanted a good, large, sturdy platform to call home.

Managed to get it done in a few hours and if the sheet metal had arrived it would have been finished. sadly ill have to wait until monday for that. Its nice and solid. before the lower supports were in place i stood on top of it and jumped up and down several times which had no effect on it what so ever. Its even better now with everything in place.

 

[K18 NOB]

After being cocked around by a supplier I have eventually finished the bench. It's a bit of a beast and took 3 of us to turn it over.

What have I learned? I need a more powerful mig! Mine did ok but had to wait a while for it to cool down between welds. That's the thickest I've welded with this machine.

 

[Kent]

Three to turn that over?

 

[K18 NOB]

Weighs 160kg. Third guy didn't do much tbh but was handy to have

 

[Kent]

Did this one single handed 3500x 1500 x 10 top lol
Not easy mind. You did right getting a lift

 

[Burdekin]

The top alone is over 400kg, add in the legs etc and you're probably looking at 1/2tonne.

 

[Kent]

The top alone is over 400kg, add in the legs etc and you're probably looking at 1/2tonne.

Yep and man built stonehenge without cranes

 

[K18 NOB]

Good effort!

Men were men when stone henge was built though