DIY Welding Table - Reckless Wrench Garage

I make a custom welding fixture table on this episode of the Reckless Wrench Garage. I used my existing table of .25 thick steel and a mag drill from Evolution Power Tools. The mag drill I used is the S28MAG with a 5/8 annular cutter. After drilling over 200 holes I made a tray for the clamps and stops and I shortened the table height by 10 inches for more comfort while sitting. This turned out to be a great fixture table for welding!
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[@wizrom3046]

An intelligent, sensible approach. 👍 Too many youtube guys are obsessed with going bigger and better than everybody else, but I like your table. 🙂

[@MacsSpecialitiesMotorsports]

Sweet Mod to the old welding table 💪The Mag Drill defiantly paid for itself and now you dont need to buy an expensive welding table, Nice work 🤛

[@leslieaustin151]

Nice job, thank you. I enjoy looking in on home made welding table videos. Mine is not the peak of welding table flatness or size or rigidity. But with the gift of an old steel-framed computer table from a school I had the basis I needed, it’s 2 feet x 4feet. I got a 3mm plate to fit it, laser cut to 18mm holes on 50mm hole-centres and it does for me. If I had to drill my own holes or I did the job again I think I’d choose 100mm centres (4 inch centres) because 50mm/2 inch centres mean a lot of holes and they must weaken any thinner plate and make it more likely to flex, and droop a bit in the middle. But as you say, DIY and save some dosh! Thanks again, Les

[@jbarstrailerfab]

Looks awesome! Nice work

[@matthewtucker4636]

Awesome work.

[@robertholcomb6200]

Slick way to get it done. Thanks for sharing! I am hoping for a reunion soon with your old RecklessWrenchGarage partner.....bet he is jelly of your new shop! I sure am!!!! Enjoy!

[@bulletproofpepper2]

Thanks for sharing. I have been loading up my arsenal to make whatever I want also. It is very satisfying to build and not buy over priced.

[@joshtonry4291]

Not only over priced but under sized on the material they use for these products. It's nice being able to make something strong enough to last for decades and not just some years

[@jarredsegal6842]

Every tool you build is another tool (you can’t build) that youll be able to afford to buy to expand your abilities even further Besides every tool you build is just more experience you’ll have at building It hones your craft for the projects that really count Ain’t nobody gonna care how perfect your tire changer is Nobody gonna pick at the hydraulic press not being the latest and greatest Same for sand blasters or refractory furnaces My motto is if I can make it for the same as it costs or close but I end up with a better product than that’s something I should be building in my down time Basically he just bought the mag drill for free and ended up with a fixture table that’s of higher quality than the fixture tables you can readily buy And every tool has a mount exactly where you wanted it

[@the_freedom_ford1666]

Need more ranger build, going through Reckless Ranger withdrawal!!! 🤣 Great seeing new videos, thanks Chris

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

It is in the works! I have been taking a bit more time on the fabrication stuff, but it is coming. Next video is a Ranger video! Thanks for watching 🍻

[@rogertaylor8615]

That came out very nice good job

[@alexanderzaretsky823]

Nice. Thanks for the sharing.

[@blocky10]

Nice project completed. Thanks for sharing as it’s given us wannabe’s something else to add to the ‘must try’ list 😂

[@austinadventure]

Nice change to the table! i gotta get a mag drill, use them at work and annular cutters are sweet.

[@575conbon]

And here I am excited that I just bought two 90 degrees vises to make a perfectly square frame on my garage floor, to mount a piece of 3/8" plate steel to for my very first fab table 😅 similar to you, tiny 2 car garage, so it's built to be small but maximize space

[@traxxgoingwild]

Well you should be excited. The only comparison you should be doing it to yourself from the day before. Everyone progresses and achieves at a different pace. So yeah. Watch others but use it to learn and not to down yourself with things someone has already and you don't.

[@zernicht9r286]

i do the same last month but i have a fein kbm 50u the king of magnetic core drilling mashines i make a hole in under 10 seconds. Good work man

[@melgross]

Very good.

[@yukselbastan4687]

Very usefull table 👍

[@denny244]

Only 1000 dollars in tooling for a 50 dollar table. I appreciate this.

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

Most garages that need a welding table already have the tooling. When I was looking at fixture tables anything decent starts around $700

[@wannago2moab]

I wish they were only $50… I just priced certiflat tables out last weekend. 😮

[@denny244]

Maybe I should clarify. The table you already have is 50. I know a bit of an exaggeration but still.

[@denny244]

And I'm a big fan of polishing turds

[@thrashmetal7588]

@@denny244 I’m going to guess you haven’t bought any steel in a good amount of time! Just take the video for what it is! 😐😑😐

[@cristianpopescu9258]

Tnx, i need to make the same thing with my welding table.

[@robertwhite3860]

Great job on your table. Can you let me know where you got the 5/8th fixture clamps and studs as they have the ball bearing ends to them and that's what Ive been looking for to adapt to my table and tools.

[@davetyrrell5535]

What Clamps are you using. Inspirational build video....Thanks

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

I got the clamps from Amazon amzn.to/3SdHjuk

[@markkaminski2416]

Being familiar with mag drills and annular cutters, how many buckets of slugs and shavings did you create?

[@jvawelding]

Do u start from center of the table for 2 inch center

[@thrashmetal7588]

Did you drill through you table frame when you done this?

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

Yes. The frame 1/8 thick square tube and I drilled through the top layer.

[@josephhalas1676]

Where did you get yor table tooling from?

[@joshtonry4291]

What kind of blades are you using in your chop saw and your circular saw? This would seriously step up my game. Table too, but the blades is what I need

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

Both of the saws are using Evolution mild steel cutting blades.

[@joshtonry4291]

Thankyou

[@johniii1220]

How do you like the Morgan Clark shop apron?

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

It's pretty awesome! Really handy to keep pens that I used to all set somewhere and lose lol. And it keeps the metal dust out of my clothes

[@1966cambo]

Love the comment that fixture tables are kinda expensive, have you checked out Fireball Tool? There table is like $10,000!!!

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

Fixture tables can get very expensive! But the really nice ones are very precise, very level and very thick!

[@horaciosalinas8145]

Thickness of the table

[@OjaiBonsai]

What’s up with the other Kris? Hope everyone is good

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

Kris is doing well, he is still active duty military and will be back again

[@wannago2moab]

A friend of mine uses an old cast iron table saw. Idk what the machine shop charged him to put all the holes in it but it wasn’t cheap. Works good though. I’ve been wanting to get a nice table but I keep spending my money on stupid stuff like the house payment, and the electric and gas bills. 😂

[@Ich_slage_dich_in_dominos]

2000x1000 table top 10mm thick with 16mm holes I can get it made for 650$

[@akbychoice]

Rarely would you need to drill the complete table.

[@notsofamousdave5799]

For the price of a magnetic drill that you probably got for free you can buy one. Not everyone has $500 for a magnetic drill that has limited use

[@MrAlaska66]

Rent one for a day.

[@pdnetzer9561]

Where did you get you 5/8 pins and hold down clamps?

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

I ordered those from Amazon amzn.to/3XFed7a amzn.to/3H44e4h