New steel workbench plans

[Trick-Tools.com]

Hey, Just a thought for you. This isn't just a sales pitch, I truly love this table. The StrongHand RhinoCart is an awesome table that I think would fit inline with what you are looking to build. Ive been using one a lot this past year and it seriously is a great table, so good that I am buying one for my house. We even have a hitch style vise mount for this table! We (trick-Tools.com) have them on sale until Monday at 11.59pm for $2250. That includes a 60 piece basic fixturing kit to get you started. Here is a link and specs on the table.

https://www.trick-tools.com/StrongHa...54830-K1-10380

The 48 x 30 inch Rhino Mobile Fixturing Station is unlike any welding cart on the market! This revolutionary design takes the popular BuildPro welding table top, with it's precision finish and unique modular fixturing design, and combines it with a handy mobile cart. The nitride treated steel top features a black oxide finish and is reversible if one side is damaged.
The package comes complete with a 66 piece fixturing kit and the cart features heavy duty casters as well as leveling feet for more permanent placement. The 36 inch tall cart features plenty of storage shelves to keep necessary fabrication tools readily at hand.

•Capacity: 1500 lbs
•Size: 48 x 30 inches
•Flatness: +/- .004 inches per foot
•Finish: Standard
•Hole diameter: .625 inch
•Hole spacing: 2.000 inches
•Plate thickness: .625 inch
•Weight (pounds): 470
•Dimensions (LxWxH): 48 x 30 x 36

[SSLance]

That is pretty slick Brycen...thanks for sharing.

If I needed a welding table only I'd look that way for sure. I need a regular workbench as well and I don't think I'd like a bench full of holes for doing the rest of the stuff I do which will most likely be way more than actual weld fab jobs.

What I am thinking of though is rearranging how I set this table up keeping in mind that I may end up with a fab specific table down the road.

[DBasher]

x2 on the clamp bar, one on each of the short ends.
The other thing I like is a power strip, one cord running power to the table sure comes in handy.
Fun project

[Trick-Tools.com]

Originally Posted by SSLance

That is pretty slick Brycen...thanks for sharing.

If I needed a welding table only I'd look that way for sure. I need a regular workbench as well and I don't think I'd like a bench full of holes for doing the rest of the stuff I do which will most likely be way more than actual weld fab jobs.

What I am thinking of though is rearranging how I set this table up keeping in mind that I may end up with a fab specific table down the road.

I understand. This is more that just a welding table but it know where your coming from. What I have done with this table for jobs with small hardware and such is to throw a piece of 16g sheetmetal on it. other than that I use it for all different fab work and it handles it well.

[DBasher]

Another thing that’s nice is a row of cubbies under the top for sliding your grinders, hammers and what nots into. It makes it real easy to keep the top clear and easily access the tools you’re using for the project.


Is it done yet?

[SSLance]

I believe this is called "project creep"

Friend just showed me his and now I'm rethinking several things with the design...

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/...d.php?t=400967

[dontlifttoshift]

.....down the rabbit hole he goes.

Check out Dukers table, too......oh and Dr Clydes. I think there is a guy trying to amass all of the table threads into one thread.

In the end, simplest is best for me. I built two, 4x5 tables. They are identical, have 8 receivers, leveling feet, ground 1" tops with no holes, and no wheels. I have a pallet jack to move them around.

Put the welder on it's own cart. Dragging the whole table to tack something on the car is nuts. I don't like shelves underneath either but opinions vary on that.

I had a 3/16 table for a while and didn't much care for it. Steel tables turn up all the time on CL, it's worth looking.

[DBasher]

A buddies CL score. After cleaning the top with a wire wheel and flapper disc it’s ready to do work. It’s as heavy as it looks and doesn’t move.

[SSLance]

Originally Posted by dontlifttoshift

Put the welder on it's own cart. Dragging the whole table to tack something on the car is nuts. I don't like shelves underneath either but opinions vary on that.

It's on a cart now that is not very user friendly. Maybe that can be my first project on the new bench, build a new welder cart...

I'm bouncing between closing the table in completely or using expanded steel for lower shelf. Just remembering the grinding dust and slag mess on lower shelf of my last bench and trying to keep that from being an issue again.

[gerno]

Originally Posted by SSLance

I plan on it being my work bench for most everything I do, including welding, fabrication, assembly work, tinkering... It's on the small side is the reason for not putting the vice right on the top and making the other devices removable as well. You are happy with 3/16" top? It's about $50 more to upgrade to 1/4" and I'm considering that.

How do you like the expanded metal lower shelf? Would you do that again or put 3/16" sheet down there instead? Pros or cons?

I like the clamp bar, want to do something like that as well. I think I need to raise the top a bit to make a bit more room on shelf below for argon tank and welder side panel to lift. Maybe 2" up to 38" total height.

I would go at least 1/4" if not more. Crazy how quick metal warps when its heated/ hammered on.

Like other's have said I would use the receiver idea. Almost everything I have in the shop is on 2" tube so I can move to the 2.5" receivers i have everywhere.

I really like the expanded metal vs a solid plate for shelves. It keeps the dirt levels down. I have long shelves on the walls too with expanded metal. I use the shelf for random things but I would not use it for the welder as others also said. its a pain if you need to move it around all the time.

As far as height, I made mine so it was comfortable when sitting on a stool and welding. Newer weld table is a but taller and can no longer sit. thought that would be an issue but it really hasn't been as of yet. I also thought to use a wieldable top then add a cover out of steel or wood that has 5/8" bolts aligned to the holes in the weld table so you could remove the solid plate top if needed for fixturing.

That car from Trick tools is pretty bad ass too