How to Make a Heavy Duty Mobile Base - Metalworking

Making a Heavy Duty Mobile Base

I work in a relatively small space so I keep most of my tools pushed up against the wall when they aren't being used. I had recently gotten this table saw from a guy closing his shop and the base that came with it had limited mobility. This made it difficult to move the saw freely around the shop.

I had recently purchased a new Powermatic jointer and ran into the same issue so I had decided to weld my own base. This video is showing the same process I took for that base but on a smaller scale to accommodate the table saw.

This was one of my first welding projects and I really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to incorporating metal and other mediums into my future builds.

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Logan Blankenship
The Spalty Dog

[valentinozangobbo]

I've done the same kind of base for my 350 kg SAMCO combined jointer-table saw, just a little bigger and heavier than yours.
I've used automotive body filler too, but I closed the square holes of the iron profiles with polystyrene plugs and then used body filler to homogenize everything.
Nice building btw, will serve you great for sure 💪🏽

[awesomearizona-dino]

Helpful Hint. When you dont have gas, You MUST drag the torch not push. "If you have slag, you must drag" ...Nice Design.

[oldmanpottering]

Hey mate, first time viewer, enjoyed the whole process and the OCD part using body filler 😜, subbed from Tinonee AU

[MrD-ygwq]

Your base and small shop ideas are great. As a construction worker for over 35 years and a father of 4 adult boys, I would advise you to wear a proper respirator for painting especially in an enclosed area. The one you are wearing is for dusts and does not stop the fumes.

[rpower]

Good job. I like the low profile design and will probably do this lowered shape on my future rolling projects.

On a safety not, It's a little hard to tell in the video but it looks like those casters were zinc plated. It's best to grind that off the surface before welding as it both messes with the quality of the weld and produces zinc oxide fumes that are highly toxic.

[HaWiWe]

This is really interesting, thanks a lot. I need something like that for my 500kg table saw. What kind of welder are you using? I'd need to buy one and the one you are using seems more simple like with an electrode.

[austinfusilier]

loved the video. Plan on doing something similar with my table saw. keep up the great work and i look forward to seeing more!

[Michael-oxlh]

I have very heavy cast iron woodworking tools, and mobile bases are looking to be $120 each. Do you recall how much you were in for each of these moneywise?

[JCPHARWOODND]

What size did u use for the steel and thickness? I just picked up the same table saw and this is a great idea

[ScottysVise]

Nice job. Do the casters lock solid when using the saw, or do you get a bit of a wiggle? I'd like to do this for my 8" jointer