Homemade Welding Table on the Cheap (

[@samengler539]

Nice job Martin. It’s always good to make good use of scrap.

[@DIYMyWay]

Thank you, Sam! You got that right. Besides saving money, it’s a good feeling to be able to repurpose stuff that would otherwise be wasted.

[@RCAFpolarexpress]

Good Morning Sir, 🌞Any Welding Videos or any project From You Sir are OUTSTANDING 👌😇👍 Thank you for your updates on your Homemade Welding table Cheers 👍👍😇😇👌👌🍻🍻

[@DIYMyWay]

Thank you, Dave! More to come on improvements to the welding table. Cheers!

[@GPOutdoors]

Great that you are able to do your own welding Martin! My neighbour Guy keeps trying to teach me but honest, I can not see when I drop the shield. LOL. Cheers!

[@DIYMyWay]

Hi Gord! Most of my welds aren’t pretty but they have all held up so far. Is the welding helmet an auto darkening one or just a fixed shade? Auto darkening makes all the difference because you can see right up to the moment you start welding, then if set to the right darkness it protects you eyes but lets you see the weld pool. Don’t give up yet! Welding is a super power worth learning! Thanks for watching!

[@N0Fumar]

I'd recommend getting some "retractable" casters. I have some on my workbench and they're unbelievable. Allows you to move it around when you want, and then put the legs of the table on the ground. Then you're not relying on cheap wheel locks to keep the table steady.

[@DIYMyWay]

Hi there NoSmoking! That’s exactly what I plan to do. Thanks for watching!

[@clcphoto]

Would not have thought of using T-Posts. Very clever!

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? Martin this is the kind of project I am drawn towards. The ones that we make with scrap and left overs form other shop activities. This is a great looking table. The channel for the sides and drawer are perfect eh. A great place for the grinders to hang at the ready!! Very nice and thanks for sharing. Take care!!

[@DIYMyWay]

She’s goin’ good, Mike! Yes, I know. Your repurposing projects inspire me to do the same. Yep, the lip on that 14ga c-channel is perfect for hanging my grinders. Any thicker and the DeWalt grinders wouldn’t fit. Thanks for watching!

[@pondacres]

Yeh great! That sliding door is a nice touch. For me, I'd add locking castors to this, but yours is a nice build using whatcha got.

[@DIYMyWay]

Thanks 👍

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Nice Job, Martin. Using scrap metal... Now you're really DIY'ing My Way!

[@DIYMyWay]

Thanks, Ed! I try to whenever possible. Thanks for watching!

[@gckshea]

Thanks for sharing, Martin! That's what I need. Add the shop, too...I need that!

[@DIYMyWay]

Hi Douglas! Yes, make your self a welding table then build a shop around it. 😄 Thanks for watching!

[@qfdforme]

Nice welding table. It looks like your Easyflux welder has held up well. And, your welds have improved. Early pandemic I bought a Klutch welding table with tools for $100 on sale. Put some locking casters on it and I am all set for small jobs. Same unit today is $250 at Northern Tool.

[@DIYMyWay]

Thanks, Bill! Yes, it has. I’ve been pleased with it thus far. My welds aren’t pretty but they’ve all held so far. Sounds like you got a good deal! Thanks for watching!

[@MJADoingStuff]

That is the perfect size welding table in my opinion. Thanks for the video Martin😁👍🚜💨☀

[@DIYMyWay]

Hi Mitch! Yes, I think so too and it a perfect height for me so I don’t have to bend over much. Thanks for watching!

[@MillCityJam]

Great use of materials. I think you mentioned in your Chipper Vid that you were going to use the shipping crate as a welding table. Thanks for including the dimensions.

[@DIYMyWay]

Thanks, Steve! Yes, I did mention it in the chipper video.

[@houndsmanone4563]

Simply love it, Martin. Man, am I slightly envious of the nice roomy working area you have there. Maybe one day I'll get serious and build the workshop that I really want but right now all the neat ideas you and others show are giving me some nice ideas. The hardest thing I've been trying to tackle is how big of a workshop do I want vs how big of a workshop that I need. As always, I've enjoyed your video. Thanks; & a full-watch. Don 👍🏽🤠 1/22/23

[@DIYMyWay]

Hey Don! Glad you love it! The reason I have so much room is I went bigger that originally planned and never regretted it. So my advice is to decide how much space you need then go at least 50% bigger. Thanks for watching!

[@martyb3783]

Very nice. Its impressive that you only used scraps to make it. Well done!

[@DIYMyWay]

Thank you very much, Marty!

[@RB-tt9go]

Hey Martin, Cheap is Good! A great idea for some otherwise Scrap you had laying around. Thanks for the idea. Cheers!

[@fredvanduyne8684]

I bought a Titan aerator and used the shipping framework to build my welding table back in 2019 . Yours looks great compared to mine. I’m going to rework mine soon to add some of the features that you mentioned, however I did include a cut off saw and a vice in my build.

[@DIYMyWay]

Hi Fred! Great minds think alike. I’ll be adding a vice when I put on a solid table top and I’ll probably store my chop saw on the lower shelf to pull out as needed. Thanks for watching!

[@edwickyates5374]

Nice table from scratch, but I would think the welding spatter would fall through the holes all over your tool and having the slide draw there if plasma cutting even off the edge would cover your tools. I think I would put a thin steel divider between table top and slide draw somewhere. Like your vids, you have helped me a lot with my Kubota

[@DIYMyWay]

Thanks, Edwick! The solid top I plan to put on it will solve that problem. The plasma cutting didn’t appear to get on the tools in the drawer and I moved the angle grinder before starting. Glad my Kubota videos have been helpful to you!

[@melvinwoodruff905]

Thanks

[@DIYMyWay]

Welcome

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

Very nice Martin and super handy too. Back in the early 1990’s, there was a train derailment of new Ford pickups into the Mississippi River. The cars carrying the trucks had sheets of punched aluminum to give the cars some protection. There were gobs of them that those of us who were divers cleaned up out of the river. I wish now that I would have hung onto some of that stuff from the recovery.

[@DIYMyWay]

Thanks, Gary! Yeah, that would be some good material to have for projects for sure.

[@craigrice3887]

I like your welding table and the cost! I think that casters on the legs and only cover 1/2 of the table solid and the other 1/2 make into a plasma cutting table with a water pan to cut down on the extra cleanup of using a plasma cutter with the casters you simpley turn the table around for the project at hand

[@stanleyconrad4234]

Thanks for sharing Martin. I wish you were my neighbor, or at least close. You do inspire me to think more. Still hurts my head however. Lol

[@DIYMyWay]

Hi Stanley! So glad to hear I inspire you to think more! Apologies for the headaches, though. Thanks for watching!

[@randonloebsolvingproblems4421]

I zip tied my angle grinder wrenches to their power cords. That way I never lose them, and forces me to unplug the angle grinder while swapping disks for safety.

[@donalexander4083]

nice use of materials onhand

[@DIYMyWay]

Thanks! 👍

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

Nice table Martin and free is always a great price! lol Have a good week! See ya!

[@DIYMyWay]

Hey John! Thanks! Yep, free is my favorite price to pay for things. Hope you have a most splendid week as well!

[@augieschultz2530]

Thanks for sharing.

[@DIYMyWay]

Thanks for watching!

[@Cod-Convict]

Cool table and I don’t know how much stick welding you do but maybe add like a little rod holder for easy access for like a few rods you might be using at the time but like the table a lot

[@SolarSeeker45]

If it were my table I'd put some flat bar on the sides of the drawer so that things won't fall out. Maybe put a handle on the front as well.

[@donh8563]

I really like this guy!

[@DIYVariety]

Nice table should work great. Cheers bud

[@DIYMyWay]

Thanks 👍

[@randiegadberry5448]

I added a bench vice to my table.

[@DIYMyWay]

I have a vice waiting to go on it when I get the solid top for it. Thanks for watching!

[@lestergarcia4827]

Nice job.

[@DIYMyWay]

Thanks!

[@albertpacheco9832]

What welding machine you are used in this video can you elaborate a little bit more on that thank you

[@DIYMyWay]

Hi Albert! It is a Titanium Easy Flux 125 as reviewed in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYDRqoVulNN8jqc and REALLY put to the test in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6DYm6p8aLd-r5Y. Thanks for watching!

[@chrissample3047]

Your so smart

[@chrissample3047]

Put two wheel on one end handles on easy move around

[@DIYMyWay]

I added retractable casters to it quite a while ago. Thanks for watching!

[@chrissample3047]

Good idea Chris

[@jeffery19677]

As a professional welder who has built powerplants, refineries AND robots in a fabrication shop, I think you should not skimp on your top. Spend the money to get 1/2". Get with your local fabrication shop. I guarantee they have a piece of drop that will be big enough for your table and its stored nice and flat. They may even trim it up on the CNC plasma table and cut it to your actual specs. The whole sheet was charged to a job that only used half of it, so they would be able to give you a break on the price if they wanted to.

[@DIYMyWay]

Thanks for the advice, Jeff!