mini welding table

[5030]

I will say one of the handiest things I acquired under an abandoned project boat quite a few yrs ago was a beat up very portable Black and Decker workmate with a cheap hf or similar screw clamp on 3-4" vice on it. Definitely not for welding, but for most other things in the field.

Had one for at least 15 years now.

 

[jjeff]

In any case once again posts on this forum gave me another idea and motivation on what to do with an old but usable bench vice I have lying around, a few scraps of steel and either a receiver on a sxs, ATV, vehicle, or my old cheap portable Menards black Friday special welding table. Thanx.

 

[2manyrocks]

HF has a small clamp on vice for $25. 2-1/2 in. Table Swivel Vise

 

[ArlyA]

HF has a small clamp on vice for $25. 2-1/2 in. Table Swivel Vise

I'm getting this one at HF. It got a pretty good review from the farm project guy and only cost $70.

 

[jjeff]

So are you planning to use some plate to mount vise using bolts, welding a square tube off the bottom of plate to sleeve into a ever so slightly larger diameter tube welded flush to work surface and braced securely to the movable table your building? That's what I'd attempt to do if side mounting is not an option. I'd use square tubing instead of round cuz I wouldn't want the vice to rotate however putting it on castors you still might be fighting it. My 2 cents and I look forward to seeing the project completed for ideas. I think I'm making mine to slide into a receiver, I'll probably also weld a few random pieces of square tube on steel tables where a vise might come in handy occasionally.

 

[ArlyA]

Yes, the vice will be installed on a 2" tube and normal receiver welded into the top of the table, just like you have on you car or truck. The base will be a old truck split rim with a 6" pipe rising from that. If you make them from something round, they are quite easy to roll around.

 

[jjeff]

Ok, definitely curious to see this please post a completed pic if you take one.

 

[Gordon Gould]

24" X 36"

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[ArlyA]

It will largely be like this stand.

 

[CliffordK]

Harbor Freight is supposed to have a cheap welding fixture table.

36 in. x 24 in. Modular Welding Table with Welding Fit-Up Kit

Amazing deals on this 36In X 24In Modular Welding Table With Fit-Up at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

Ok, so it looks a little flimsy, but it might be worth considering,

 

[ray66v]

I made this rig pretty fast, and I am very happy with it.

It's a sold vice stand, that also holds a welding table.

I have some smaller clamp on vices to use on the welding table as needed.

I also added some steel casters to lean it back on, so I can move it around easier. And, it takes up very little space.

 

[WranglerX]

This is my weld table, measures 26x28 inches and 1/4 inch thick because that was what $20 got me..... Vise is mounted with two bolts and so far I have never had a need to remove it....


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[California]

I have nearly no work space, so for a small welding table, was dreaming of building a small one, with the top 20" x 20 x 5/8 plate and mount in on a spit truck rim as its base.

Also put a 6" vice on it to hold steel to be welded.

If you really mean small, and limited space where you are -

I mounted a vise alone on a HF grinder pedestal (subsequent to the photo below). Free-standing, this accommodates weird shapes.

My 'welding table' was welded up from five scrap TV wall mounts to make a 12 x 36 work surface. There were already many slotted holes, handy to clamp material down. The base is a small tractor rim.

I sometimes bring the vise on its pedestal over to near the work table, for long objects. Each weighs under 50 lbs, so easy to move around.

After using these for a few years now, I haven't found a need for anything more elaborate.

 

[ArlyA]

I'll have the table about 20" x 20 and with a vice.

 

[WranglerX]

If you really mean small, and limited space where you are -

I mounted a vise alone on a HF grinder pedestal (subsequent to the photo below). Free-standing, this accommodates weird shapes.

My 'welding table' was welded up from five scrap TV wall mounts to make a 12 x 36 work surface. There were already many slotted holes, handy to clamp material down. The base is a small tractor rim.

I sometimes bring the vise on its pedestal over to near the work table, for long objects. Each weighs under 50 lbs, so easy to move around.

After using these for a few years now, I haven't found a need for anything more elaborate.

This is my free standing vise.... Actually Blacksmith leg vise...

 

[California]

This is my free standing vise.... Actually Blacksmith leg vise...

Those are great. I have a similar leg vise, barely visible behind the work light in my photo above.

It has C [Columbia], on a horizontal cast web behind the fixed jaw, where it is bolted down to the workbench. But somebody cut the leg off below the hinge.

And down at the far end of the workbench there is a barely-visible classic red Craftsman 6 inch vise.

Dad's social life was buying yard sale 'treasures'. Now with four mounted vises, I haven't found a use for the 50 lb monster vise or one other vise, that I discovered in the barn 'miscellaneous' jumble after Dad passed.

 

[ArlyA]

I got the rim cleaned up and painted today. I'll post pics when they are available.

 

[jwmorris]

Another option is to drill the tabletop to match the mounting holes in the vice and weld nuts to the bottom of the tabletop. Would be okay for occasional use, but if you're constantly taking the vise on and off a faster mounting system would be nicer. The only thing about using receiver tube is that adds a lot of weight.

Drill and tap the table top and use a cordless impact for the fasteners.

Is vise is better than most for positioning, have another axis to move parts around in.

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Probably why the bowling ball one has always had my interest.

 

[2manyrocks]

One problem with bolting a vice to a welding tabletop like I suggested is weld spatter may (will?) find its way into threads left open.

 

[ArlyA]

One problem with bolting a vice to a welding tabletop like I suggested is weld spatter may (will?) find its way into threads left open.

Also takes to long to get your vice on and off. I'm putting it on a 2" square tube receiver type base.