I Beam Welding Table

Place a straight edge long enough to cover all the spacers on top of the beam.

I beam welding table.

I beam welding table built this table in the shop a few months ago and figured some of you might like to see it. See how others have handled storage for welding machines rods gas tanks angle grinders chop saw vises clamping and more. Awesome welding table i beam supports with replaceable c channel as the top. 50 diy welding table and cart ideas and designs get inspired get inspired with ideas designs and pictures for building your diy welding table or cart.

A hydraulic press would have been easier to use but i don t have one. We are constantly tack welding jigs to make parts or jigs to assemble parts to the tables which there are 5 main tables most being 5 x 10 x 1 and a new 16 x 12 made from 16 x 1 2 inch beam channel. American wide flange beams according astm a6 metric units for full table with depth width web and flange thickness and section area rotate the screen. Econ welding also offers general fabrication services and can provide a range of additional custom order.

On the underside of the top beams i will have 2 pieces of the i beam ran perpendicular to the top beams to add width wise stiffness and also my mounting point for the table legs. I had about an 1 8 gap in the middle. Perfect for clamping and it looks sick. Didn t cost much and is extremely convenient for building larger projects.

Table is 42 across and 16 long would have made it longer if it would have fit. Welding the spacers onto the beam will mostly likely cause some bending. Make your fish plates narrow enough so you can get horizontal welds between the plate you re adding and the flanges just weld to the web not the flanges cut a radius on both ends weld all the way around. Weld your beams together then fish plate the web on both sides i do this quite often.

See which work surfaces will work best for you. Size wise it will be 28 wide using 4 beams side by side i can t go much wider than this due to lack of shop space by 6 long might go longer depends on shop space.