Metal Fabrication Tips DIY Industrial Style Table

[@BrandonLund]

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[@counttaco92]

@Brandon Lund Please can you make a video showing how to make a iron wire storage drawer unit that you fabricate at the top and on the drawers as you solder/weld it?

[@BrandonLund]

As in a welding wire srorage cabinet?

[@jimmywilson1388]

I did not know that about the solvent rags…😮 That table turned out amazing… I love that vintage industrial look! Nice work, Brandon!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Justin!

[@joelsheffield9583]

Brandon, you do such a great job of explaining all of your welding and fabrication tricks and tips. I’m teaching myself how to weld and make things and your KZbin videos are tremendously helpful to me! Thanks!

[@BrandonLund]

I appreciate that Joel! Thank you!

[@ricovargas8502]

Wow!!! Don’t know why I watched the whole video. Great video and table👍👍 I forgot what I was looking for on KZbin 🤣

[@BrandonLund]

Hahahahaha Im glad I'm not the only one....I start out looking how to fix a tool and before I know I'm 40 minutes deep watching someone teach me how to cook chili. It happens lol. Thanks man I approciate it @Rico Vargas

[@jimmacsuga2592]

A good friend of mine would like me to make a dining table and bench. Metal framework and wood surfaces. Wow, this is right up the alleyway of ideas and plans to make that happen!!! So glad I have been perusing your old videos (to me) and I will look at more!!! What great advice!!! And, your PPE comments saved me an injury in that I have been following your advice and putting on protective gear in even the smallest or quickes of times to grind or weld or whatever. A chunk of metal came off when grinding the other day and imbedded itself in my goggles!!! That could have been a real problem!!! Thank you!!! Be well, be safe, be Blessed!!!

[@stevesoto8802]

So much help even 2 yrs later. Thanks big dawg! 🤙

[@BrandonLund]

Thank man!

[@javiervelasquezjr7906]

Sometime people don’t have anything positive to say Brandon, you just keep doing the great job you are doing!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! Appreciate your support and positive vibe! 🙏👍😁

[@jzeerod]

i would say valuewise money about 1500 bucks easily. very nice work. your absolutely correct, the devil is in the details, set up is key. inexperienced peeps, the first mistake they make is thinking something is "easy" it is easy until you start doing it. i found thinking in 3D doing carpentry and such, was something to get used to. makes for a whole new appreciation for the works of others. thank you great video. love it! and nice work.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man I appreciate your support. 🙏 its a great feeling building something and the pride and craftsmanship that goes with it is super rewarding

[@franksmiley198]

Your professionalism in your job and the years of experience that you are giving us in the comfort of our home is unbelievable. The richness of your words does not let me look at your eyes and I am sorry for the comments that people are making about your eyes. With close eyes, I can listen to you for days if it is not for months and I am sure many of your audience feel like me and we all thank you for your hard work.

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you very much for your great comment Frank. You made my night. Thank you!

[@rogertaylor8615]

That looks great and I still love how you explain in detail how to do things

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks so much!

[@rogertaylor8615]

@@BrandonLund you are very welcome

[@whatthefluxwelding4042]

Good job on promoting PPE. We all think we are invincible until the unthinkable happens. Paying the price of losing a body part is not worth the experience of becoming good at something if you end up losing a EYE or something else. Great Channel 👍

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Daniel! 👍

[@jeffnatale1084]

nice build, just started similar one today, great execution

[@BrandonLund]

Nice 👍

[@1sourcemechanical240]

Great Job Brandon!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Another great video brandon

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks brother! I appreciate your kind words!

[@oldyspices]

Thank you very much for the tips @14:20 that’s something I don’t know about it.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man!

[@caracarametal]

so glad I found this! I've been planning to make a console table for my office and I can now just follow your video exactly. Thanks again for the great content!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Ryan! I appreciate it! 🙏

[@robbertwerk373]

WOW sir, this is exactly what i have in mind for my new coffeetable! I hope you dont mind me "stealing" your design!. You also got a new subscriber!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks for the sub and I dont mind at all! 👍

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Very good talk over video bro

[@chrclmnky]

World class skills producing world class results as always. New subscriber here from the Philippines.

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you very much for your kind words and I appreciate the support!

[@fatonirmd]

thank you for your safety advice

[@BrandonLund]

Your welcome!

[@DereksWorkshopAndProjects]

Turned out really nice! Can’t beat a plasma cutter!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks! I dont use the plasma cutter often but when I do it's always fun!

[@henryrossouw930]

great video as usual.Like the fabrication style and the tip on soaked cloths.Always have mine lying around.:) When I was much younger I also ignored wearing goggles, masks and ear protection, but nowadays they are always at hand.Ignore the trolls. they will always be with us.They actually brightens up my life.Just imagine a world where everyone is happy about their lives.Keep up the good work mate.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks brother I appreciate your support! I get a kick out of the trolls also.

[@ironpug42]

awesome work

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man!

[@melgross]

When I saw the title, I thought you were talking about a work/layout table. Expectations, love ‘em, or leave ‘em. By the way, is that vise a particular brand, and if so, are you happy with it? I’ve been looking to get one for a while, but most are from unknown Chinese brands, and the others I’ve seen seem to be made by unknown Chinese companies for known, and much more expensive brands, but look to be the exact same vises. I can’t decide what to get. Just a suggestion about routing around an edge. Rout the end grain sides first, then the long grain sides. Otherwise, sometimes, when you reach the end of the cut on the end grain, the wood breaks off at the corner. If you rout the end first, that broken edge is routed off anyway.

[@BrandonLund]

Great tip on routing THANKS! I never gave it a thought until you just mentioned it. The vise is nothing special honestly. Its a no name Chinese vise I bought about 25 years ago from a discount store. I think I paid less than 40 bucks for it. I've been fairly easy with it but it works awesome and not only does the base swivel 360 but the entire jaw section rotates 360 also. Check out the tools link in the description. I get asked about this vise a lot and I think I have one listed that is the same size and functions the same also.

[@melgross]

Thanks for responding Brandon. I’ve wanted to buy one of those vises for as long as you’ve had yours. Never did though. I’ve got some good vises, but most at]re standard. A big Starrett is my mane vise, but I’ve got a couple more, including a 4” made in Poland my father got for me 55 years ago. Despite being walloped on, heated with a Mapp gas torch, and other worse treatment over the years, amazingly, it’s still good.

[@paulhatch7759]

Well done

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Paul!

[@michaelt.9372]

Anniversary is in 2-3 weeks. This is gonna make an awesome present.

[@BrandonLund]

Congratulations buddy! This WILL make a great gift!

[@michaelt.9372]

@@BrandonLund alright well my interpretation of square and the world's interpretation of square are two totally different things. Also tape measure measurements. And cutting 45s on angle iron with a portaband sucks.

[@BrandonLund]

@@michaelt.9372 hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣 sorry buddy. I feel your pain. Honestly. I actually built a jig for cutting 45's with a bandsaw and it helped a lot. Freehand is difficult and takes a little practice but you got this!

[@ktcgarage8572]

Hey I finished my table and used the rivets. I mentioned you and linked your channel like we discussed. I changed my name from Kevin’s trooper to KTC garage and just broke a thousand subs. I think I did you proud. It turned out great. Thanks for the tip on the rivets Video released today! Thanks man!

[@BrandonLund]

Great job! That table came out awesome and I appreciate the shout out! I subscribed to you. Keep up the good work brother! CHECK OUT THE PINNED COMMENT ABOVE

[@nandish666]

Hey Brandon great video .can give details of ur respirator air filter pls

[@BrandonLund]

Here you go :) www.amazon.com/dp/B000FTEDMM?tag=onamzlunddiyb-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=B000FTEDMM&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.Z1BAGCNWMO0W

[@craftybarstool2830]

Gonna build it thanks

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! Good luck!

[@lazydog76]

Nice table.

[@BrandonLund]

@Mickey Gentry thanks man!

[@aarontheamateur]

Did you use the smart stain on the expanded metal, or just the angle iron? It didn't look like you hit the wood with the smart stain either, just the linseed oil. That right?

[@BrandonLund]

Correct and I did all the metal with the smart stain including the expended metal.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great tips Brandon

[@wcbessinger]

Looks great!

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you!

[@brianmurray667]

Great job! Well done video too. I work with wood, so I was wondering do you have any trouble with wood expansion against the angled edging?

[@BrandonLund]

I havent but i also try not to have it fit tight all the way around

[@johnnybigpotato2404]

very nice.

[@sergiomancha4654]

Thank you 🙏 Awsome work!!

[@BrandonLund]

Glad you liked it!

[@renzgrand]

Good Work!

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

The finish is beautiful on the wood

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks buddy! This weeks episode has some more welding and finish work. I used pine wood in this Friday's episode, but it finished looking like oak :)

[@mtrltoolman]

Beautiful job Mr. Lund, BTW how to weld steel mesh with a stick welder?

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you very much. To weld thin metal like mesh, I focus my rod angle more on the thicker metal and wash the puddle up onto the thinner mesh. Hopefully this helps

[@mtrltoolman]

@@BrandonLund thanks.

[@lisagilbert6398]

Did you remove mill scale before applying the smart stain?

[@BrandonLund]

I cant remember if I did on this one or not @Lisa Gilbert. I have done it both ways but removing the scale will make the finish last longer and it will be more durable.

[@ahbushnell1]

Bravo on the safety gear. I have an eye injury too. Not fun! I have lost vision in one eye.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man 👍 vision loss is no joke

[@mangan6961]

Great looking table, really nice work. Just found your channel. Makes me want to build myself a table!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man I appreciate your comment and support!

[@koreywilliams4570]

Thats one thing I always catch myself doing and try my best to remember to do is wear my PPE. Even if its just a pair of gloves to use the grinder for a second to hit a corner or for a quick cut. Or the dremel for a second. I'll catch myself and think wait... id better wear gloves. Can't work if I'm injured 😕

[@BrandonLund]

It only takes a second to get bit. Worst are eye injuries.

[@koreywilliams4570]

@@BrandonLund those are the ones I wanna avoid the most I already need to wear glasses. Last thing I need is a piece of metal or something getting stuck in there.

[@BrandonLund]

I've had about 8 eye injuries...its no fun 😕

[@koreywilliams4570]

@@BrandonLund 😦 its a miracle you're not blind. Use your ppe bud lol. You must have one awesome eye doctor. 😂

[@BrandonLund]

Last time was washing my hair...apparently a piece of metal was trapped in my hair and when I went to rinse it washed into my eye. 🤣🤣🤣 I probably couldn't duplicate that if I tried a million times lol. Thats my luck 🤪

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Love the looks like plexiglass square plate you made for your router

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man. Good eye! Your the first one to comment on it. I made a homemade shaper table so I made this clear base so it would drop into a recess on the table, but now I just use it as a router base. It gives a nice solid footprint

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

@@BrandonLund if it works dont mess with it right

[@fernandoamaral4424]

Beautiful table, nice job!

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you!

[@robertlaw8510]

I've been trying to build things out of square tubing. I'm using 14ga wall thickness and 1" square. I'm welding using mig. I can put down a fairly decent weld but I'm having a problem when I grind down the weld. The edges of the weld seem to be below the level of the surrounding metal so when I grind it smooth with a flap disk I get valleys and low spots which kind of mess up the look. What am I doing wrong? Too much amperage? Too much of an angle on the flap disk? Or what? I've always enjoyed your welding and fabrication videos. Perhaps you can do one on my problem.

[@BrandonLund]

Robert Law try slowing your travel slightly so you’re depositing more wire or lower your amperage a little.

[@robertlaw8510]

@@BrandonLund Thank you. I'll try it and see if I can do any better.

[@BrandonLund]

@@robertlaw8510 Let me know :)

[@joshuamaroney2881]

Amazing video. Thanks!

[@BrandonLund]

Glad you liked it! Thank you!

[@pidgeiam4979]

Nice job Brandon -Pidge

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Love how the steel has a black look

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks buddy!

[@MannyFontes1968]

Nice build Brandon!!!

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you! :)

[@minouchat]

Like always !!! Nice and useful table, good job Brandon! But i love a bit more what youve done to the street byke. hahahahaha !!! Thank's for your video's

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks buddy! I really enjoyed the street bike project also. I pretty much get my kicks on fixing stuff.

[@suhilmiismail5027]

Thanks 👍👍

[@BrandonLund]

Welcome 👍

[@tntltl]

Love your channel. Keep'em coming.

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching!

[@johncoonradtjr.5141]

Where did you get the stain for the metal and what is the name of it also.

[@BrandonLund]

John, everything about the build including product links are listed in the video description. Thanks for watching :)

[@BadBuilder]

Hey brother yeah wear ppe.. I got permanent eye damage also on my right eye, I can still see with it.. The only thing is it doesn't have focus anymore.. But anyway I really hope your still reading this and you can reply on my question .. I have a similar project but I want the expanding wire mesh to be flush on the angle bars.. That's why I saw your vid.. Any ideas on how to do it? Do think it possible?

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! II like that idea. As with anything there are always a few different ways to go about something. If I were doing it I would weld up the angle frames then set the finished frames on to of the mesh. Then I would trace it around the perimeter and cut it out with whatever you have. Sounds like a nice smooth looking project.

[@BadBuilder]

@@BrandonLund I got it.. What I did is you will still weld under the angle bars so it still have a good connection with the metal and the mesh. In order to get it flush you'll need a flat bar 2x6" and use it a chisel and hammer each one strands of the mesh on the tip of the angle bar underneath. It will bend down flush to the angle bar. Just be consistent with the force so you could have an even finish.. The finish is surprising good.. Anyway thanks for the reply have a safe build

[@joes973]

Why did you change to solid wire? Would flux core have worked?

[@BrandonLund]

It would have worked great. There is just a little less work on cleanup with solid wire.

[@YakobShtern]

Хорошая работа Брендон !

[@BrandonLund]

Thank You! Спасибо!

[@leoncruse8150]

The measuring tool you used to figure out how to adjust the settings on your machine, what is that tool called snd where can I get one ?

[@BrandonLund]

Ask and you shall receive 😁 amzn.to/3iJYm3B

[@1GreenRebel]

I love it!MORE !!!!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks!

[@bobbyemery1305]

Thanks

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks for your support Bobby Emery

[@roselove4430]

Thank i found ur channel great idea...

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Rose Love! I appreciate your support!

[@johncoonradtjr.5141]

What is your price for that, good job

[@BrandonLund]

$500.00

[@1rustytree]

Looks great! Nice job!

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you very much!

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you very much. I had a lot of fun.

[@srenfreiesleben1028]

This is a really cool project, like this small details you have made :)

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man!

[@srenfreiesleben1028]

Brandon Lund Have been looking at a lot of the projects, really like the idea of buying something which might be broken and repair it to earn a bit to cover expenses for the equipment like new welder or so :)

[@BrandonLund]

@@srenfreiesleben1028 I love repairing stuff. About 50% of my content is doing exactly that. There is a lot of satisfaction for me in fixing something that someone has discarded.

[@folkerodriguez3579]

Thanks for adding metrics.

[@BrandonLund]

Anytime! I love the metric system. I wish we would change over.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Good welding tips and tricks and fabrication tips as well

[@gsh319]

Its great I found your channel! Great info and great job. Very clean job. Ya did a great job walking through the build and the video work is excellent. Thank You and I subbed within the first 5. Thanks again.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! I appreciate your kind words and I appreciate the sub. We do a lot of different things on this channel so I hope you find it entertaining. Brandon

[@snake_eyes_garage]

Great job and thanks for the walk through!

[@BrandonLund]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. You can plan to see more like this :)

[@bigtanksc]

Awesome

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you Spencer Craft!

[@paulveucasovic5397]

CAN I ASK WHAT DID U CHARGE TO BUILD IT COAST OF MATERALS AND LABOR PLEASE

[@paulveucasovic5397]

I REALLY LOVE IT BUT HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH TO CHARGE FOR WELDING CUTTING GRINGING U KNOW TO BUILD IT SO IF U CAN SAY HOW MUCH DID U GET FOR THAT LIKE IF I WANTED ONE HOW MUCH

[@BrandonLund]

$900.00

[@BrandonLund]

$900.00

[@kikikeyless]

you explain well

[@willyansartor]

Parabéns pelo trabalho. I am Brasilian.

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you! I appreciate your support!

[@drickard67]

I'm kinda disappointed you didn't use your porta band angle guide you made,..

[@BrandonLund]

I've actually given away both jigs so I dont have them anymore.

[@drickard67]

@@BrandonLund lol... Good on you.

[@BrandonLund]

Hey guys. A fellow up and coming You Tuber at KTC Garage just gave our channel a shout out. Let's show him some love and check out his channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXSpdoZqbbp0orc Be sure to congratulate him on reaching 1k subs.

[@jackmiller3628]

nice video.

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you!

[@hea5843]

Thanks for all the great videos Brandon! A thought.... If you had left the wood not flush with the metal surface, the glass top would be chosen to be as thick as the surface metal, and IT would be flush with the metal on top.

[@BrandonLund]

Good call! I might have to give that a shot in a future build! Thanks for the awesome tip!

[@marty4645]

Awesome build, beveling is really important. Have a blessed Thanksgiving; 1 Thessalonians 5:18.

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you and God bless!

[@ДенисКамчатка515]

Красота, всё по делу!

[@BrandonLund]

Большое спасибо! Ура брат :)

[@freedom8669]

Nice.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks (and great name) 👍

[@ChristopherSalisburySalz]

It makes me laugh that people think you look high! 😂 I've never thought you look high.

[@BrandonLund]

@Christopher its that eye thing...people with eye injuries understand 😎

[@paulakapablo1749]

There is always that stoner out there that that "knows" everyone is stoned.

[@bufunga]

Why didnt you just use the flux core or better question. When would you use solid core over flux and vice versa

[@BrandonLund]

Solid wire produces no clean up but the coverage gas is susceptible to blowing away in windy conditions. Flux core requires clean up but because it doesn't require shielding gas its better suited for outside

[@johnbaesv4776]

nice vid LIKED

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks John, I appreciate you watching

[@gordon4385]

OMG - we're welding again!!!!

[@BrandonLund]

Hahahah I knew thats what the viewers wanted to see. The views plummeted as soon as I started that bike series but I had to get it done lol. I have a TON of upcoming welding projects to do so hopefully it will get everyone involved. I still have to finish the Honda TRX series also LOL .

[@matthewhall5571]

Brandon Lund part of what makes your channel great is the small quiet group of polite comments and you doing whatever you feel like doing or have handy for projects. So don't feel like you have to change it just for views if you don't want to.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! I try to give the viewers what they came to the channel for (most are here for welding) but when things come up I try to include everyone. I like variety now and then so hopefully others enjoy it too.

[@matthewhall5571]

Brandon Lund that's what makes it cool. It's like a real life blend of projects and not overproduced. It's got me halfway tempted to start up a channel someday.

[@user-VIC...]

Класно.. так тримати.

[@BrandonLund]

Спасибо, но это для клиента. Может быть, следующий я буду. Ура брат :)

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Went and subbed to his channel

[@theodorebowers9737]

Yeah man that's a good topic do a video on safety in the shop things like that fire can electrical Grounding such as welder grinder generators in the shop welding of course let me a great video you could make all kinds of safety things in the shop check it out dude I don't look at it

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man I appreciate your suggestion!

[@matthewhall5571]

A couple of tool / gear suggestions that might help some of what you were doing in the video: 1. There are a lot of directions on the Internet for welding your own portable bandsaw table. It's way more convenient to make clean metal cuts that way. 2. This company makes safety rated sunglasses meeting ANSI and DoD specs for safety with interchangeable lenses. They're popular with military vets: wileyx.com/ I wear them all the time in the shop and whenever I'm outside doing projects to avoid injuries. They are really comfortable to wear and good visually so you don't remove them when you're working and risk any more eye damage.

[@BrandonLund]

Funny you mention the portable bandsaw stand because I have been thinking about building one lately. I just really havent found a design that I'm really excited about yet. Those glasses look like the ticket! Thank you for posting the link. I have a habit of loosing glasses so hopefully if they are comfortable and on my head, I'm not leaving them laying around to get lost or broken lol

[@hectorcalderon3011]

@@BrandonLund check out swag off-road for a table for your saw

[@BrandonLund]

@@hectorcalderon3011 they make nice stuff!

[@hectorcalderon3011]

@@BrandonLund they make nice stuff but with your welding skill you could probably get something machined and then finish up a table of your own

[@matthewhall5571]

Probably also worth wearing a mask during the sanding. Pallet wood and epoxy have gnarly chemicals in them.

[@BrandonLund]

Excellent point! Thank you for bringing that up. You're right, I should have been wearing a mask. I usually do but i must of had a brain cramp or something. Cheers brother

[@PkwyDrive13]

That rag sure looked like undies 😂

[@BrandonLund]

Hahahahaha you never know LOL.

[@pjseiber2774]

Glad you are back to welding. That's what got me here to start with. Great video really enjoyed it. You just about lost me but I did stay subscribed just didn't watch the other videos. Just wasn't interested.

[@BrandonLund]

I appreciate your support and for sticking around. Most people are here for welding content and that's my main goal, but as my bio says, i have other interests too. I hope you do stay a subscriber but unfortunately I cant please everyone. Cheers brother

[@jerryjordan4533]

I love industrial furniture Don't care about what people say there going to say it anyway so unfortunate

[@BrandonLund]

I do too Jerry. It just fits a lot of different types of home styles and decor. Plus it's something that will last a lifetime that you can pass down to the next generation. Cheers brother

[@jerryjordan4533]

@@BrandonLund Ive always worked with metal I think that I'll incorporate some wood.

[@BrandonLund]

I just love the look of wood and metal combined. Especially if they can be distressed. It just gives a warm cozy vibe

[@chrisallen3741]

Yeah, that’s terrible someone is saying that……shameful

[@BrandonLund]

Crazy!

[@johncoonradtjr.5141]

Thanks

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you!