Building a 665LB Steel Welding Table/ Workbench!

In this video I build a long needed steel table for the shop. This table is 3/4" thick steel on top, with heavy tubing for the legs, and weighs over 650lbs!

This thing would survive a bomb blast and im excited to have it set up in my shop.

Check out the Lincoln Power Mig 360MP here:

Check out the Strong Hand Build Pro Tables:

Fireball Tool Magnetic Shims:

Pferd Victograin Grinding Discs (10 Pack)

Evolution Mag Drill

Check out the Lincoln Electric Power Mig 140MP, great for the home shop, Mig, TIG, and Stick in 1 machine!

Thank you to Pferd abrasives for supporting my shop and my channel. For links to some of the grinding discs I use most see below:

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→ Flap disc:

→ Inside corner disc (AMAZING):

→ Wire Wheel:

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→ Bosch Miter Saw ( My Favorite miter saw)

→ Sawstop Table Saw:

→ Wen Tabletop Metalcutting Bandsaw

→ Articulated Vise:

→ Bosch Portable Bandsaw ( 18V)

→ Porter Cable Restorer:

→ Lincoln 120V Welder ( good for a home shop)

→ The Camera I use:

→ The Tripod I use:

[texasplumr]

My first job in a welding shop was right out of high school in 1971. This was a huge shop and would be better called a manufacturing facility than a welding shop and I worked on the welding side of this shop. I worked with the same welder every day and he showed me as much as I could absorb, he was a great guy. One morning he tells me that they need me in another part of the shop for a week or two and told me who to ask for over there. We were all working on a job for McDonald Douglas at this time and I didn't understand exactly what it was we were building but at 18, I felt overwhelmed much of the time anyway. But I walk over to that department and know who I am reporting to since he's one of the owners and the guy who hired me. But he's standing on this huge sheet of plate that was at least 3/4" thick and probably 40' X 40' or even 60' X 40' and he has a magnetic drill in front of him. He asked if I knew what it was and I did but didn't know how they operate. So he sets it up and drills and taps a hole at the same time and I was flabbergasted! What a great idea! So he helped me set it up and drill and tap a few holes until he was fairly confident that I was OK on my own. Looking at this plate though, there were pilot holes every 4" or maybe 6" and I was to drill and tap every damn one of those holes! My excitement quickly waned about using this piece of equipment all day, every day for weeks to come. I can't remember the exact size of the tapped hole but it was at least 5/8" and may have even been 3/4" or 1". And I can't remember now just how many days I spent on this damn drill but I'll always remember the elation when I finally drilled that last hole. And I know that I broke at least one bit and that's when I learned they cost $50.00 each in 1971 money! But in my defense, I removed the bit from the chuck when it started getting dull and asked if I could have someone in the machine shop sharpen it for me. He looked at it and agreed that it looked like it was getting dull but he had new bits ordered and wanted me to keep using it like it was. Well, that bit didn't finish the day and that's when he told me how much they cost. But I'll give him credit for talking responsibility for it when his partner started to yell at me. He cut him off cold and told him that I had come to him earlier in the day with the dull bit and he told me to keep using it. I got to go back to my normal job for a few days.
Every time I see a mag drill I remember this job! I hate monotonous work and back then I got bored very quickly. At lunch, I remember complaining to "my" welder about this boring damn job and all that he said was: " Hell Russ, it all pays the same, don't it?" And he's right, I got the same pay no matter what the job was that I was doing. That didn't make me magically start enjoying it but I knew that I had a good job, with good employers, and that drill was just "for now, not forever". So I stopped complaining and started working as hard as I could to get finished.
And when all of the pieces were fabricated and painted I got to be in the crew that went out there and installed everything. I couldn't stop gawking at everything and would have loved to had the opportunity to tour that facility.
Sorry about the long narrative, but like I said; every time I see one of those mag drills I remember.

[MrEllhel]

Finally a metal channel that doesn't look like an operating room. Very nice and a cool workshop. Regards from Germany

[Biokemist-ok]

fantastic!! I am building a Welding table that is almost 2 inches thick for the top plate. I am debating how to make the frame and everything. I believe I found it with your video. Thank you

[bgib]

We do many home projects, and these sawhorses are great for so many different applications. Glad we purchased them.

[powersonic]

I decided 2 weeks ago that welding is my new skill to learn, and I think I have found my teacher. Great video, thumbs up and subscribed .

[jimmywilson]

Man that turned out really nice. This channel is a little bit out of my league but it’s still cool to watch and learn.

[allanwilson]

Great tip about the position of the nuts for load bearing on the legs. Great vid, thanks Chris.

[moikechan]

Production, narration cadence, and even physical appearance just like Matt Cremona. Both excellent content creators. Thanks for your contribution!

[bradymcphail]

I was gonna guess 664.75 lb. dang it!! Really good table man. I’ve had a 45 yr. career in welding/fabrication, and have gone through many workbenches... “It will Keel”! I’ve always wanted a Fit-up table, but now I’m just as fast without one. Now a Plasma CNC table and a Fit-up table ... that would be cool for the home shop just cuz I can would be super cool!!!

[joe_preston]

I like that you left a clamping edge! you see a lot with the frame all the way out making the tables a little harder to use.

[GaiusGarage]

awesome video! I'm building a welding table currently from 14G 2x2 & using a 1/4" plate. lots of great tips here that will improve my project.

[Micscience]

I'm a passive viewer. It's nice to finally see you work for once instead of always talking :p

[simonacuthbert]

Very enjoyable and interesting to watch you create your table. Thanks for producing and sharing it.

[ihavea]

Nice table! Your videos really inspire me to get more into metalworking. I'm in the middle of switching careers, and seeing the work you do has helped me figure out what I want to do moving forward. Keep up the awesome work man!

[michael]

That center bar chop, made me subscribe. Well done sir.

[larrysteele]

I seen a work table designed with movable casters. There were two cross bars on each end of the table, top one was welded in place, bottom was movable up and down and the casters were attached to lower one. There were two springs supporting the bottom crossbar and a small bottle jack was secured between the top and bottom bars. If you wanted to move the table you just pumped up the jack on each end of table which pushed the casters down to the floor. Roll the table to new location and release pressure in each jack, the springs pull the bottom bar up and the table sets on its legs which still have the leveling feature.

[lovejcdc]

Absolutely incredible work sir and excellent job. I would give nearly anything to own a table like that.

[tonymonastiere]

Now, you can make one for the kitchen.
Excellent creativity.

[heliarcweldandmachine]

one tip for your bandsaw mate is to move the guide rollers on your side of the blade as close as possible to your material and lock it, gives you square cuts if your saw is setup right, also cold cut saws are nice but from working in workshops all over the world bandsaws are the ticket, more versatile and you dont need a "milled edge" for fabricating just get within 1mm and off to the races.

[Atlantismonkey]

This goes to show, true craftsmanship.