Steel plate welding table. Using a everlast mig welder. The worlds finest welding and fixture tables. Adjustable angle and fence give you a variety of welding options. But if you want to clamp a piece of 316 wall 3 square tube down so it stays square during welding then a sheet metal table top isnt going to cut it.
I made this table for light to medium welding using three pieces of 6mm plate to avoid having to haul around a single heavy steel plate. Sorry for the high pitched noise my pressure regulator. Topic welding industry general welding discussion welding table top thickness by wickerdave date 06 13 2013 2309 can i get away with using 14 steel for a 4 x 8 welding table. If all youre doing is small thin wall or sheet work then yeah 316 is fine.
Welding table top material choice and thickness 04 01 2014 0626 pm i called a metal supplier near pittsburgh earlier today about buying a 36 x 24 plate of steel to use as the top for a section of a work bench we are building into my sons new garage. I wanted a table that would be easy and inexpensive to build have clamp access anywhere on the top and have a flat working s. But the price of steel has gone way up since then. Building a simple welding table from scrap steel and a nice 34 plate i got at an auction.
Hardened steel plasma nitrided finish delivers a premium resilient wear resistant corrosion resistant surface. In addition with a steel table the welders work clamp can be attached to it and parts placed on the table will be electrically connected with the tables surface. My table is 3 x 6 x 12 thick. When it comes to the top plate bigger is always better.
Designed for conductivity connect your welding clamp directly to the welding table safely out of the way of slag and spatter. Weve seen a hundred benches made with 14 inch thick steel tops and theyre always dented or wavy from welding warp. A steel welding table is a basic necessity for any welders workspace since welding on a wooden surface can present a very real fire hazard. Personally i wouldnt use anything less than 14 plate for a table.