Hi Ratha, I purchased the plans for this table and am excited to get it built. By any chance do you know the model number for the casters you used? There are a lot of options from that company
Hey Ratha - awesome work mate, and greetings from Australia. I have a degree in mechanical engineering, and there's not one thing I would change about your design or execution. Well done. Respect. If I had a table like that I would be looking for an excuse to use it every day.
Hey John, love your channel, you call it like it is about the auto industry with no bullsh*t! I've put a lot of friends onto your videos and one wants a new car so I gave him your link. Cheers from Eddy, Orstralya!
This video was suggested to watch and I'm so glad I did. I think this is one of THE best laid out and functional welding table I think I've seen! Trust me, I've done my research on welding tables in the past. My first one came out horrible! Your attention to fine detail, planning and craftsmanship is incredible! Let's not forget the job well done on your videography. Awesome job brother and thank you for posting the plans and video for us.
Ratha well done with your welding table! As similar professionally made welding table costs @ $1800 Aussie dollars including clamping and fixtures. That table is smaller than yours. I did like the addition of the catch trays as they will be great for reducing how much crap falls down onto your tools stored below. A second benefit is when a screw or nut or something else small and value falls through the holes and it will, it will be easier to find it in the tray rather than searching through your stored equipment. I was surprised that the wood router and carbide bit worked so well as a Carpenter of 36 years I was actually expecting disaster. I thought that the 3 inch hole centre’s was an interesting choice. Have to think about that one and see how it works for you. You will find the table is great for cabinetmaking projects but be prepared to oil your table first with a canola oil spray like used for cooking and to lay down wax proof paper when doing a large glue up because there will be glue spills and runs no matter what. Same thing goes for painting items, a protective surface benefits your project and your welding table. Mark from Melbourne Australia
A decent 1200mmx2400mm table in Australia with a 12mm plate is going to cost $3500 minimum. Even worse if you want a fixture table. $1800.. what a laugh
Отличная работа и респект мастеру! Шикарный сварочный стол! Мне о таком только мечтать, потому как размеры моей небольшой мастерской не позволят его разместить)
Mate this is excellent, everything about this table is great so well thought out and the finish is out of this world! I would pay big money for a table of this high quality!
1/2” top is the star of this build. I was quoted a small fortune for a 30”x48”x3/8” top. Can’t imagine how much that top set you back... Great build. Subbing!!!
I was able to purchase a remnant 5ft x 8ft x 1/2” thick plate in my neck of woods for about $400. I could of saved another $60 bucks had I had them cut it down to 3.5ft x 5.5ft. But I figured it was nice to have extra for future projects. If I purchased a new 4x8x1/2 thick plate it would of ran me $560. So I guess it kind of all depends... The crazy part is I actually wanted 3/4” thick plate just to future proof it for life. But that was $$$. Thanks for the sub!👍
One of the most difficult metal working tasks I have found is to drill a hole in an exact location compared to multiple other holes. That you were able to DIY the top of a welding table is downright amazing
Really nice table, and those welds are really gorgeous. Subbed and I can't wait to see what you'll produce. Now that this video was recommended to many people, I bet your channel will skyrocket soon :) Great workflow, great skill, soft and no non-sense narrating and top notch videography especially for a small channel like yours. Keep up the good work and the efforts on that RU-vid channel it will pay for itself soon enough :)
First off - Go Dawgs! Sub'd cos the project was awesome, filmed/edited perfectly and you come across as an awesome individual. Keep the projects coming.
Sweet build, thanks for the video. I just had to rewind when I saw that blade on backwards, glad you caught it, no better way to smoke a blade. Though a backwards blade is a valid technique for cutting thin sheet or corrugated roofing etc.
Hey Ratha, I wish to learn about the "Traditional Carbide Saw Blade" that you used for cutting 1/2" steel plate in several increments. You didn't give the link to such a saw blade. The link you provide is direct to DIABLO 748 only. Thank you for your advice. Panoo (THAILAND)
I built 2 welding tables as my first project. Since then I haven't welded a single thing I needed on the table, rather I have welded everything on the floor because everything I have built was larger than the table.
Great job, the table looks amaizing! Just to give you a hint for the cuttning saw, if the video is correct u put the red disc the wrong way arround unless ur saw can change cutting rotation direction.
Great job man. A couple of things I would have done differently is ordered the plate from a laser or water cut cnc place with the holes already done to match the pilot on your annular cutter. Then you can set your mag drill up on them and they will be good to go. The second thing is make the perimeter flat bar four pieces instead of lots of little bits. Every day is a learning day so enjoy the ride!!
dude how are you going to model the GRINDERS AND SQUARES into your welding table build? THAT is above and beyond. Please explain. And as a fusion360 user you're making it look pretty easy lol
This dope man, love the build absolutely stunning, and love the coilover set up lol for leveling a very unique way to solve the unleveled area I dig it.
😮😮. ,,NEVER W UNDER STOOD WHY PEOPLE Grind IN SIDE WELD ❓ FITMENT GRINDING EDGE OF LEG TO CLEAR ,,GRINDING WHY ,, WELD ALL AROUND LEG ALL SIDES ,, THINK ABOUT THAT ONE ,,❓.
What an fantastic video. Great balance between detail and efficient use of time with the video. Seems professionally done. Not only do you have incredible designing, building and welding skills, you’re also a great instructor and video maker. I’m so glad I found you, thanks! Oh yeah and the table is beautiful too
I really appreciate the work you have put into the design.... Your CAD looks thorough and the video work is also amazing.... can't wait for your next project
Your build plans are hundred times better then my supervisor that does our drawings lol 😂. We don’t get 3d and no cut list on the side either. His drawlings are very very low effort. Nice table tho man!
Love the attention to details, especially being able to fine tune the surface to keep it perfectly flat. I've been trying to find a table I want to build for myself and I think I found it. Thank you
Hey Ratha, Did you buy that mag drill at Harbor Freight or on line? I want to drill out my table but don't think I'm going to need a good mag drill beyond that. Sorta a one week and done drill. Any ideas? Thanks brother.
Dude, my next goal would be creating something like this. The efforts you did from planning to creation are commendable. That's one beautiful welding table.
Solid design and perfect execution of your design! I’m gonna have to say, your son will probably be working from it soon in the future and I’m sure it will last for decades Well Done 👍🏼
you need to run those metal blades at full depth all the time. Imagine the tooth path in a shallow cut vs full depth. Each tooth has a shorter path though the material when blade is set at full depth.
Super slick build this table, exactly what I was looking for. Great seeing you lay it out in detail how you're approaching it! Thanks a lot for that. One question though, I was wondering how you cleaned the table top? I was thinking about cleaning it with acetone and then maybe gently touch it up with some very fine grit sandpaper (to try and leave the 'straightness' of the plate untouched).
$1200 total for all raw materials and items in the seen in the video. Is that too $$$ for a table build? Maybe in some areas steel prices have skyrocketed.
this is excellent work with great craftsmanship and a few really clever solution. bravo! if you were to sell this table, how much would you charge? not asking to buy, just wondering how all that work and material would be valued
.....un tavolo performante sotto ogni punto di vista, grande cura, grande precisione, cura dei dettagli, ottimo sistema di livellamento del piano......complimenti.
Dude ~ I'm glad I found your site, because you are awesome !!! Where did you obtain all this knowledge ?! I like to create and design things too. I think I need to go back to school and learn some more about engineering, iron & metal fabrication ( as well ) though. BTW: Your graphics are off the charts. I've always said that that should be incorporated in a lot of instructional videos ( vlogs ) because a lot of the times their lighting is bad and you can't always see what the person is doing. Did you incorporate what computer equipment you use for the graphics in the links ? Love the additional aid of the "Little Helper" too. I have a lot of time on my hands since I'm a retired Firefighter, so ~ I guess it's time for me to get busy. Keep up the excellent vlogs Ratha 👏 👌 👍🏽
Jeffrey thank you so much for the kind words. I have a mechanical design engineering background. But to be honest I learn everything on the Job and from RU-vid university. Currently what I do now is create RU-vid videos about the stuff I build. The CAD program I use is Solidworks. Congratulations on retirement. If funny if I didn’t do engineering for school I would of became a firefighter as well. That was my second career choice. And thanks again for visiting the channel. 🤙🏾
@@RathaSochenda I didn't expect to hear from you so soon but I appreciate your prompt reply. BTW; money will be coming forthwith to support your site. 😊 Thanks
Stumbled across you weld table build while trying to find the end of RU-vid. lol Great build, love the thought process and video. Big time wood woodwork here , I would have NEVER guessed using a wood bit to chamfer the holes would of worked. Interesting...
I’ve been in the industry for 4 decades plus, though ur build was so so until u addressed the issue of flatness . Awsome solution to a necessary fix and can be adjusted after a year of work. Keep it up , you’ll do great my friend 👍👍
Beautiful build. I recently built a welding table myself and I wish I had the chance to watch this film before, I think I might have used some techniques you used. Thanks for sharing!
This is one of the best welding table fabrication videos I have seen in terms of scale and precision. Hope to see more good works in the future. I am currently doing some metal works in others workshops. I don't have my own. But in their workmanship precision are not satisfactory. So I hope to start a workshop of my own. I have 3 questions for you. 1. What grade of steel do you use for the tabletop and frame? 2. Would it rust over time? 3. If yes, then what steps do you take to prevent it(except painting)? Please enlighten me :). Thanks, Brother.
Great build! Outstanding process used with "basic" tools. I would say that this is comparable to anything produced by big companies with hundreds of thousands in tooling. Truly genius bud!
Awesome job. I like how you can flatten out the table top with the bolts and how the wheels are adjustable in height. I like how you made the frame using flat bar (I used 2x2 tubing which wasn't as good). I use Solidworks for everything and I like your animations! First video I've watched of yours and of course I subscribed to your channel. Excellent table and video! Thanks for posting!
Really nice work. One thing I noticed that I didn't see in the comments is, it may be worth isolating the electrical outlet from the table. I don't know for sure it's needed, but ground faults can do weird things, especially when you have an older house with unknown or suspect history.
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That’s a great video mate! Any tips on weld sequencing to keep it all square. I find my welds seem to pull things out of square. Very jealous of the finished product. Well done
I try to tack everything first then do a cross hatch pattern when completed each weld bead. If something slightly out wack I’ll bend it back. Sometimes I’ll tack in a spare cheater piece to keep things from shifting. Then grind off the racks to remove the spare piece.
Truly great job. The one thing I don't fully understand is the adjustability of the casters and then the adjustability of the table top itself. Why is there two ways to adjust it?
The adjustment on the casters are only needed if you have an uneven floor. This makes it so that your table doesn’t rock. The adjustment on the table top is for the flatness of the plate itself. It’s Bc when steel comes from the plant they are a actually cut from a roll “ like toilet paper” into sheets. These sheets aren’t machine flat so you may have a sheet that has some high and low spots. The adjustment from the bolts on the table allow you to somewhat correct it so it’s more “flatter” hopefully that makes sense.
Nice table!! Nice trick on laying out all the 5/8" holes with that simple angle fixture. I have a 4x8 with a 1/2" top also and didn't drill holes. I just weld to the table if I need to clamp out in the field, but I'm tempted to put some holes in it after watching how smoothly yours went.
Love it ! Nice work! only thing I would’ve done different was drop the top off to have it the holes water, jetted or laser cut. That’s a lot of holes to drill by hand.
Awesome video! Scared me when you put in that steel demon in your circular saw backwards - I saw you fixed it though before you started cutting. Great work!
Good video…. Love the tools…. Any reason you did not add Brandon Lund table build to the playlist? Just curious ……. Planning to add holes to my 3/8 table top…… need to rent a mag drill✅
Nice video man! I Enjoyd it alot! Just curious about that red sawblade. Was it backwards, or is it supose to be like that? Ive never seen that before 😅
Haha good eye. It was initially backwards when I installed it so that the viewer can see the labeling since it’s only on one side of blade. Then off camera I quickly flipped it to the correct configuration before any cutting was done.,
Wow! This is class! As a SolidWorks user, I can really appreciate the work that even went in to the design of this table! What are the clamps called that you are using on the table top? The ones that fit into the holes. I cannot find them anyplace. Thanks a mill for sharing this. Greetings from Ireland!
