Making a Welding Fixture Table with Extendable Sides

[@waynevassallo5414]

Great work Bob! I was only thinking about how I could make a welding table that extends in both length & width. You've solved it!

[@whitedoggarage]

Glad you appreciated the video, and happy that it gives you inspiration for your own table 👍👍👍

[@FixitFingers]

Those extensions are epic Bob, what a cracking improvement, well done.

[@whitedoggarage]

Thanks James, they are working out really well too, can't believe how long I have gone on without a table like this. 👍👍👍

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Great assembly instructions and really well thought out modifications for your bench Bob 🔧👍😊

[@markwhalen5300]

When he first started to install the caster plates, I was a little confused, until I understood the plan

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

It looks great now, a lot of forward thinking went in to this table project

[@whitedoggarage]

Thanks Tony 👍👍👍

[@whitedoggarage]

@@markwhalen5300 Yep, small workshop area, need to move it about. Really easy to roll too, but the castersare made for about 750 pounds each, or 3000 pounds for the whole four, so hopefully the table will take the strain 🙂

[@whitedoggarage]

@@Everythings_Adjustable Originally I was going to build one, had all sorts of ideas and no decision on the design. I am happy I went this way.

[@markwhalen5300]

7:20, how strange?!?! Generally in The states the bolts are cheap zinc but included. Do they provide a list of parts you will need (to buy) for assembly?

[@whitedoggarage]

In the on-line instructions, they tell you need to get the bolts. I used every available bolt I had on hand I think, in metric, Whitworth and UNC/UNF as I had not given it a thought until I had it out of the pack and thought "oh goodness me" or words to that effect 😁

[@markwhalen5300]

I would need to buy a pack, I have 1000's of odd nuts and bolts , but never enough for a project like that!

[@whitedoggarage]

@@markwhalen5300 I have a rain day job list. Top of which, was restocking my nuts and bolts, but we have just had winter here, which is usually dry, or has been when I have been back at base this year. It was only after I made the table, that I finally got a rain day and made up my order. I have plenty in the right size now, just not then 🙄

[@markwhalen5300]

16:00 did those casters cost more than the table? LOL

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

The price of casters nowadays, you need to sell a kidney to buy a good set! 🙄 😁

[@whitedoggarage]

Actually no. They are about $60 something from Tradetools and meant to go on a big metal boxes, called site boxes, that our builders in Australia use these days to hold all their tools. They have sort of moved on from hammers, a handsaw and a nail belt to a fortune in Milwalkies finest battery tools. Anyhow, for me, they are some of the cheapest good quality heavy duty castors I can get.

[@whitedoggarage]

@@Everythings_Adjustable Quite right!

[@markwhalen5300]

9:00 any reason why no ratchet?

[@madgardener5820]

No need when you can use a spanner as fast as Bob.

[@whitedoggarage]

@@madgardener5820 👍👍👍Might be the video speed too 🙄

[@whitedoggarage]

I didn't have the needed 24 bolts in one size, so it was easier to go with the shifter (cresent wrench). Note that I used multigrips to grip the bolt shaft, quicker than finding the right bolt head under the table.

[@adamcronk6301]

great video! I am planning to put together the same table with casters this weekend. could I ask your overall table height noting that you opted to not trim the legs? I would prefer to not trim them if I can get away with it....

[@whitedoggarage]

My overall table height is 1000 mm, normal bench height is usually 900 mm, but I am 1.8 metres tall and like a taller bench. Thanks for watching and good luck with your build.

[@whitedoggarage]

I only thought later that you need to know my castor height, which is 165 mm, that is bottom of wheel to top of castor frame 👍👍👍.

[@adamcronk6301]

@@whitedoggarage I purchased the casters from machineryhouse, as soon as I clicked that they would be different to yours I mocked them up to measure the height for my specific scenario.. I am thinking of trimming them to achieve 900 height which would then coincide with my normal workbench and allow me to use the bench as a 'stand' when working on longer pieces.. I started putting mine together last night and found I have a whole lot more curvature than you experienced, it's like a banana! I have addressed this with your idea of packing the ribs with washers in the appropriate spots..

[@whitedoggarage]

@@adamcronk6301 Oh dear, banana shaped is not good. I assume you have ribs fully engaged in the slots on the table top, they can be tricky sometimes. My bench is 1000 mm so I had a similar plan to you height wise. Good luck with it all.