Building an All Metal Work Bench

I started the day sad and lonely because I had no table to keep me company and finished the day happy and fulfilled because I now have a table in my life. Not just any table, though, the Mk-I all metal shop table. The first iteration of the greatest table mankind has ever seen. Who am I kidding, no one reads the description, its mostly just used by Google to figure out what the video is about to direct users to it. Hmmmm, maybe I need a keyword that is popular at the moment... Squid games, there you go. This is a squid games table...
Link to the video where I made the scale (fair warning, it is one of my first videos so it is horrible and almost unwatchable, but it is informative):
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[@joell439]

Nice - looking forward to Mark II and Mark III as well. 👍😎👍

[@captainhobbies1]

Welding antispatter helps keep it from rusting, and helps with spatter when you weld on it.

[@AustinCoulson]

I didn't know that, I'll check it out

[@ShainAndrews]

Best rust prevention on a steel bench? Use it. They only rust when left idle ;-)

[@awesomearizona-dino]

Nice build,,, crazy steel prices putting cramp in my steel projects. i have used stitching tacks in thin gauge to reduce warp. not as pretty buts works well.

[@AustinCoulson]

This table cost me 3x what it would have 2 years ago. I'm hoping they go down soon

[@danielmuller4662]

Hi Austin! Nice Table, I just finished a prject and I used browning paste, it came out really nice 👍 greatings from switzerland 🙋

[@AustinCoulson]

Thanks, I'll check it out

[@DeathTollRacing]

What about a 1/4” 2024 top plate bolted on with countersink socket head or elevator screws?

[@AustinCoulson]

100% yes

[@robertjohnson7728]

That's one solid workbench. It's tornado and earthquake proof.

[@AustinCoulson]

Good place to hide under

[@tylerbarrett6652]

I've heard of a concoction commonly referred to as "shine juice"... boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits mixed. Lasts 4 to 6 months and then must be reapplied but it's flammable, so probably not good to use it on a welding table. There's gotta be something.

[@tedbiernacki376]

Nice metal table building music !

[@ShainAndrews]

Man I'm behind. I saw the table in your latest video. Had no idea you made a video making it. Those squares I told you about... perfect for this stuff. Clamp two sides of a leg and just weld it. No thinking or checking. Just send it.

[@AustinCoulson]

I just checked out the monster square and I wish I would have bought it before I started this project

[@ShainAndrews]

@@AustinCoulson LOL. Sorry man, but if I have to suffer with tool addiction then so do you. His welding table... Had my eye on it for several years now. I don't do enough work to justify it, but man would it be nice to jig something up on it.

[@AustinCoulson]

I just ordered the mega square in aluminum and some of his clamps. The clamps were not very expensive, and I have cheap ones now. This should help when I do the pizza table

[@reddenley9822]

Pb blaster rust shield works great wielding table's

[@jlc55army]

Try the Gibbs oil. I've used it on car parts and they sat for years without rusting.

[@AustinCoulson]

I've been using the gibbs so far and it's looking great, but it will take some time to tell

[@gasparibarra7334]

How thick is your square tubing

[@larryhampton9069]

On the corners you can use receiver hitch mounts for vise or grinder mounts (I'm at 4:00 in the video so I haven't seen the end, put it inside the diagonal).

[@AustinCoulson]

hmmm, I hadn't thought of that. Maybe I'll do a receiver just so that I can make a few different adapters for all kinds of accessories

[@johnwright3710]

I'd just grind the top and Silicone spray it. It looks good

[@illgiveitadiytry]

Hey Austin, I am building a channel like yours only a couple years behind, but I take a lot of inspiration from you!

[@AustinCoulson]

Thanks, you've got yourself a new subscriber. It took me about a year before I felt like I had even the slightest sense that I was starting to know what I was doing, so hang in there

[@joesmucker8012]

First comment and first like ...

[@timbailey8254]

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