The Bench

Micheal H

I was getting fed up of having to cobble together a table out of tressels, pallets, anything even remotely flat for welding or just any other general guntering. So decided to build myself a proper welding/fabricating table to make life a bit easier.

Pretty happy with how it turned out. Now I just need to find a project to do to make all the effort worthwhile!

emaherx

Micheal H wrote: »

I was getting fed up of having to cobble together a table out of tressels, pallets, anything even remotely flat for welding or just any other general guntering. So decided to build myself a proper welding/fabricating table to make life a bit easier.

Pretty happy with how it turned out. Now I just need to find a project to do to make all the effort worthwhile!

Very nice.

Reggie.

Micheal H wrote: »

I was getting fed up of having to cobble together a table out of tressels, pallets, anything even remotely flat for welding or just any other general guntering. So decided to build myself a proper welding/fabricating table to make life a bit easier.

Pretty happy with how it turned out. Now I just need to find a project to do to make all the effort worthwhile!

Serious job

Aravo

Micheal H wrote: »

I was getting fed up of having to cobble together a table out of tressels, pallets, anything even remotely flat for welding or just any other general guntering. So decided to build myself a proper welding/fabricating table to make life a bit easier.

Pretty happy with how it turned out. Now I just need to find a project to do to make all the effort worthwhile!

That's a serious setup.

kk.man

Micheal H wrote: »

I was getting fed up of having to cobble together a table out of tressels, pallets, anything even remotely flat for welding or just any other general guntering. So decided to build myself a proper welding/fabricating table to make life a bit easier.

Pretty happy with how it turned out. Now I just need to find a project to do to make all the effort worthwhile!

Alsoute brilliant!... U have the same vice as me.

Micheal H

emaherx wrote: »

Very nice.

Reggie. wrote: »

Serious job

Aravo wrote: »

That's a serious setup.

Cheers! Thought I might as well try and put as many bells and whistles as I could fit onto it while I was at it.

Odelay

Micheal H wrote: »

I was getting fed up of having to cobble together a table out of tressels, pallets, anything even remotely flat for welding or just any other general guntering. So decided to build myself a proper welding/fabricating table to make life a bit easier.

Pretty happy with how it turned out. Now I just need to find a project to do to make all the effort worthwhile!

Good god! That’s a winner! Super work.

patsy_mccabe

Some job. 4 grinders. No changing discs there. What saw is that?

Micheal H

kk.man wrote: »

Alsoute brilliant!... U have the same vice as me.

Silverline one as well? Fairly cheap vice for all the features it has. Very handy to be able to rotate in all directions and the pipe clamps on it too. I doubt it'll last as long as the old Record vice I have on another bench, but time will tell

tractorporn

Micheal H wrote: »

I was getting fed up of having to cobble together a table out of tressels, pallets, anything even remotely flat for welding or just any other general guntering. So decided to build myself a proper welding/fabricating table to make life a bit easier.

Pretty happy with how it turned out. Now I just need to find a project to do to make all the effort worthwhile!

Next project should be another one! Quality work there, you have zero bother selling one. I'd buy it

Micheal H

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Some job. 4 grinders. No changing discs there. What saw is that?

There are two things you can never have too many of... clamps and grinders

The saw is an Evolution Evo355. Great machine, absolutely sails through steel.

https://evolutionpowertools.com/eu/evolution_evo355.php

Micheal H

tractorporn wrote: »

Next project should be another one! Quality work there, you have zero bother selling one. I'd buy it

You wouldn't want to be in a hurry for it. I think i started making that one back in March!

kk.man

Micheal H wrote: »

Silverline one as well? Fairly cheap vice for all the features it has. Very handy to be able to rotate in all directions and the pipe clamps on it too. I doubt it'll last as long as the old Record vice I have on another bench, but time will tell

Actually mines a Jefferson but yes has all those features. The old vice here was installed in my grandfather's time and it gave up last year. My new one cost 149ein the local hardware I thought it was a steal.

Sami23

Micheal H wrote: »

The saw is an Evolution Evo355. Great machine, absolutely sails through steel.

https://evolutionpowertools.com/eu/evolution_evo355.php

What size girders would that saw cut and is it easy to cut angles with it ?

tractorporn

Micheal H wrote: »

You wouldn't want to be in a hurry for it. I think i started making that one back in March!

I'd wait!

In all seriousness it's a lovely piece of work. I watch videos on YouTube of stuff like that being made but I wouldn't have the skills to bring it all together.

Limestone Cowboy

Micheal H wrote: »

I was getting fed up of having to cobble together a table out of tressels, pallets, anything even remotely flat for welding or just any other general guntering. So decided to build myself a proper welding/fabricating table to make life a bit easier.

Pretty happy with how it turned out. Now I just need to find a project to do to make all the effort worthwhile!

That has no place in the guntering thread. Serious job.

enricoh

Sami23 wrote: »

What size girders would that saw cut and is it easy to cut angles with it ?

Had a version of that in work n it was unloved by all. The noise off it was brutal n it eat discs that were pricey. Ok for 1 or 2mm box but rsj forget it

Micheal H

Sami23 wrote: »

What size girders would that saw cut and is it easy to cut angles with it ?

Haven't cut any girders with it yet, but I doubt 180mm girders would fit. I'll check tomorrow and let you know. Yeah, it's easy to cut angles with it, but it reduces the size you can cut. Have done 60mm box at 45 degrees with it no bother.

tractorporn wrote: »

I'd wait!

In all seriousness it's a lovely piece of work. I watch videos on YouTube of stuff like that being made but I wouldn't have the skills to bring it all together.

Funnily enough I heavily "borrowed" a lot of the design of this table from a YouTube video I saw ages ago. Not so long ago I didn't have the skills to make this either, but all it takes is a welder and bit of practice. A grinder and a good coat of paint to hide all the mistakes is a big help too

enricoh wrote: »

Had a version of that in work n it was unloved by all. The noise off it was brutal n it eat discs that were pricey. Ok for 1 or 2mm box but rsj forget it

The discs are pricey alright, but I've only gone through 3 of them in just under 2 years. The first one I used up in the first month because I was using it the same way I'd use an abrasive chop saw and forcing it into the steel. Once I got the hang of it the discs will last ages. The current disc went on 9 months ago and cut through 30mm round bar today without breaking a sweat. I'd never go back to an abrasive saw again.

Limofarmer

Micheal H wrote: »

I was getting fed up of having to cobble together a table out of tressels, pallets, anything even remotely flat for welding or just any other general guntering. So decided to build myself a proper welding/fabricating table to make life a bit easier.

Pretty happy with how it turned out. Now I just need to find a project to do to make all the effort worthwhile!

Ha I recognise that 😉.
Fair play to ya that turned out really well . From what I saw of it in the flesh at the early stage of construction the workmanship was top class.

Micheal H

Limofarmer wrote: »

Ha I recognise that ��.
Fair play to ya that turned out really well . From what I saw of it in the flesh at the early stage of construction the workmanship was top class.

Well thanks very much. If I knew you were going to see the finished product on here first I wouldn't have put it up... it's ruined the surprise for ya next spring! haha

RobinBanks

Micheal H wrote: »

Pretty happy with how it turned out. Now I just need to find a project to do to make all the effort worthwhile!

Unreal job. Fair play to ya

p dogg

Very tasty bit of work there Michael H. I work as a fabricator off farm and I've something quite similar, I'd put my house on it that you're a fabricator also!!!! Holes drilled in the bench worktop are a serious job for adjustable stops, clamps and the likes.

SCOL

I'm looking at building something like that for my shed, appx whats the cost of the material ?

jd06

RobinBanks wrote: »

Unreal job. Fair play to ya

Wow that's serious. 4 baby grinders. I fabricate myself off farm, wouldn't mind something like that
What the top made of
Send a few more pics if you can
Amazing job. Well done

blue5000

This Deserves it's own thread, pulled the comments from the guntering thread.

Great job Micheal, any links to where you got the inspiration on youtube. I came across some good woodworking ones, but nothing like that. Just wondering if you are sawing a long piece does it interfere with what's already on the bench or can you usually work around it?

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNyOAOTMl5grahBoOEdzBSg

patsy_mccabe

Could be a business in it for you OP. Great Oaks grow from little acorns, as they say.

stock>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KakrAehc-ic

here is one...........................................

Micheal H

Jaysus, I never thought there'd be this much of a reaction to it. I'll need to hire an assistant to keep up with all the replies!

I only have 20 mins before I have to run out the door again, so will try and get through them all now as quick as I can.

Sami23 wrote: »

What size girders would that saw cut and is it easy to cut angles with it ?

Followed up on this for you today. The maximum opening with of the vice is 190mm, so it'll take a 180mm RSJ. I had a short length of stuff that came from an old hayshed, so decided to chop a bit off it and videoed it. It's an old disk, and the steel from this shed is a hell of a lot stronger than what's in RSJ's nowadays, so it was under a bit of pressure, but got through it in about 40 seconds. Nice clean cut, no burr and no heat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC6PO1IrYEY

p dogg wrote: »

Very tasty bit of work there Michael H. I work as a fabricator off farm and I've something quite similar, I'd put my house on it that you're a fabricator also!!!! Holes drilled in the bench worktop are a serious job for adjustable stops, clamps and the likes.

Thanks p dogg. No, I'm more of a hobbyist/ enthusiast amateur. I've made a few bits and pieces and done some repair work for neighbours alright, but wouldn't say I'm a fabricator. The holes in the top are a great job alright. So handy for clamping anywhere on the table.

SCOL wrote: »

I'm looking at building something like that for my shed, appx whats the cost of the material ?

Haven't added it all up yet (and not sure I really want to ) But I'll do it in the next day or two and let you know.

jd06 wrote: »

Wow that's serious. 4 baby grinders. I fabricate myself off farm, wouldn't mind something like that
What the top made of
Send a few more pics if you can
Amazing job. Well done

Thanks jd. The top is 10mm plate/sheet. Size is around 1.2m x 1.8m. Will post up more pics tomorrow when I get a chance.

blue5000 wrote: »

This Deserves it's own thread, pulled the comments from the guntering thread.

Great job Micheal, any links to where you got the inspiration on youtube. I came across some good woodworking ones, but nothing like that. Just wondering if you are sawing a long piece does it interfere with what's already on the bench or can you usually work around it?

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNyOAOTMl5grahBoOEdzBSg

Thanks blue! This is the one I more or less carbon copied...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoU5SAyjc-w

Not sure I get what you mean about when I'm saw a long piece and it interfering with what's already on the bench. Do you mean the vice getting in the way? That's the only bolted down item on the table top, and it's well out of the way of the saw's path. There's also a pull out extension to support the weight of any longer bits of steel.

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Could be a business in it for you OP. Great Oaks grow from little acorns, as they say.

ha, well judging by the amount of interest I've had in this, you never know, might be the start of a new business venture!

stock> wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KakrAehc-ic

here is one...........................................

Yeah, I saw that one a few months back. (I think I might have seen every welding table build on YouTube at this stage ) It's a serious table alright.

Sami23

Micheal H wrote: »

Followed up on this for you today. The maximum opening with of the vice is 190mm, so it'll take a 180mm RSJ. I had a short length of stuff that came from an old hayshed, so decided to chop a bit off it and videoed it. It's an old disk, and the steel from this shed is a hell of a lot stronger than what's in RSJ's nowadays, so it was under a bit of pressure, but got through it in about 40 seconds. Nice clean cut, no burr and no heat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC6PO1IrYEY

Very impressive in fairness considering that's an old disc. One of them saw's be handy for cutting rsj's for joining onto and putting up few bits of sheds around here.
Thanks for checking that out.

bamayang

Brilliant work and thread. Please document any other projects your at, that’s some tidy work.

einn32

Some job! Great workmanship. Requires the user to put back the tools in the right place though so wouldn't work around here!

Micheal H

SCOL wrote: »

I'm looking at building something like that for my shed, appx whats the cost of the material ?

Sorry was away from t'internet all weekend, so just getting back to this now.

Total cost of the steel, nuts + bolts, castors and electrics for the table is just shy of €650. A bare bones table just top and frame would be around €450. Can give you a more itemised breakdown of everything used if you need it.

einn32 wrote: »

Some job! Great workmanship. Requires the user to put back the tools in the right place though so wouldn't work around here!

ha! I used to have a similar filing system for the tools too, but I just got tired of spending half an hour trying to remember the last place I used the tool I need, so built this instead.

stock>

Micheal H wrote: »

Sorry was away from t'internet all weekend, so just getting back to this now.

Total cost of the steel, nuts + bolts, castors and electrics for the table is just shy of €650. A bare bones table just top and frame would be around €450. Can give you a more itemised breakdown of everything used if you need it.

ha! I used to have a similar filing system for the tools too, but I just got tired of spending half an hour trying to remember the last place I used the tool I need, so built this instead.

Where did you get the set of drawers for it??

Micheal H

stock> wrote: »

Where did you get the set of drawers for it??

That was a Lidl or Aldi job I got years ago that I decided to shoehorn into the table as it wasn't getting much use otherwise. Had to cut a few lumps out of it, but managed to squeeze it in. I wouldn't have liked to have done it to more expensive drawers! The big press at the bottom is very handy for keeping the welding helmet and gloves in.

Lime Tree Farm

Michael H. I’ll bet fabricating a head scoop would be no problem to you, they are pretty expensive to buy. Our one looks a simple enough design, cost around €300 a few years ago. Toothed wheel mechanism with a quick release spring. The scoop is U shaped, lined with what looks like cut out from a conveyer belt. Could be a nice little earner.