I made this one about a year ago primarily for welding and Fab work. It is also used by other co-workers at my work that are heavy fisted and not always 10% smarter than what they are working on so the frame may be a little over built. It is 2x4 x3/16. The top is just 1/2" plate that is 4'x8'. I like an overhang on my tables for clamping and set up. But that can be a fine line between strength or stiffness and ease of use. If your not conscientious about the over hang it can get tweaked. It also has drilled holes in the top that are threaded for attachment points and lifting eyes. We have a Gaffey gantry crane to move the 1000lb table with. I built the base to keep the legs out of my way and give max clearance. The center cross member at the floor is actually raised to make clean up easier so it doesn't trap debris. The leg configuration has also helped when the floor is less than flat or even. It has a 1/2 inch bolt threaded in at all 4 corner legs to attach you ground clamp to and cross bars at each end to hang clamps on that keep the working area more free of tools.
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Last edited by chevyIIpost; 07-13-2011 at 09:17 AM.
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