My $100.00 Welding/Work Table

[chh]

That's a good looking table. You might check ebay from time to time if you want locking casters. I've seen some heavy duty military surplus ones on there before in the business and industrial section.

 

[cmuncy]

I was looking at some earlier on eBay, but the killer is the shipping costs. I haven't given up hope yet though.

 

[Bubba Tex]

Unless you guys might have anotehr suggestion?


Here's a pic of the piece I cut off:

It's approx. 3' x 5'.



If you want to haul it to San Antonio, I have another suggestion for you...that's exactly what I want!

 

[AlanB]

You might think about taking off two of the casters and putting on legs of the same height.

Then weld a nut in the center between the two legs to act as a point.

Then make up a small dolly, that when you push it down, it has a pin to go up and lift from the before welded nut (dolly like you move trailers around with by hand)

It is sounding more complicated then it actually is as I explain it.

Many of my dads shop tables are set up that way, and they all use the same dolly and it works really well. The tables are solid as a rock on the two legs / two wheels, yet very easy to move, no brakes, no extra nothing.

 

[cmuncy]

I understand what you wrote, but boy oh boy I'd really need a long lever to lift that end of the table up. I figure the table as a whole weighs about 1600 pounds so that would be 800 pounds to lift and spin.

Ouch...

Reminds me of the woman that I buy feed from. She must be all of 100 pounds soaking wet. Getting her dolly under 10 bags of feed is like watching a circus act. So now when I get feed I just grab the dolly, take care of business, and pay her before I leave.

 

[AlanB]

It takes less then you would think.

 

[Brad_Blazer]

Nice table. A wire wheel on an angle grinder will do a lot of cleaning up.

I like this type of floor lock better than locking casters.
http://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/114/gfx/large/22845tp1l.gif
Not so cheap on Mcmaster but maybe ebay has some.

 

[2manyrocks]

If you just put a c-clamp or spring loaded clamp on a couple of the wheels, that ought to stop it from rolling on its own. Or if you buy some more wheels for the 3 x 5 table, get 4 locking ones to match what you have. Put two lockers on each table and two regular ones.

If you do any work outside your shop, the 3 x 5 table could be very handy left outside as a work surface without any rollers.

 

[Jimmyp5]

Great table, well worth the time and effort!

 

[cmuncy]

If you just put a c-clamp or spring loaded clamp on a couple of the wheels, that ought to stop it from rolling on its own. Or if you buy some more wheels for the 3 x 5 table, get 4 locking ones to match what you have. Put two lockers on each table and two regular ones.

If you do any work outside your shop, the 3 x 5 table could be very handy left outside as a work surface without any rollers.

I like that idea, plus it is small enough where I might be able to roll it around outside.

I still need to get some I beams from our scrap heap at work and make some legs for it.