01-13-2018, 06:10 AM
Here's a simple welding table that I've been slowly putting together. Just got it to the usable stage today:
It has wheels on one end, and I wanted retractable casters on the other. After looking at a few ideas online, I came up with this variation.
Simply put a lever between the green piece and the upper horizontal and lever down and the casters will extend - then insert a suitable size block of wood, release the lever and move the workbench. When you've finished moving it, just insert the lever again, remove the block of wood and release and the legs are back on the floor.
Casters retracted:
Casters extended and block of wood inserted:
Its so nice to be able to just clamp or hold things to the table and weld them without messing around with getting an earth clamp on the workpiece.
It already feels like one of those tools that is so good to use that you wish you'd built it ages ago.
Steve
It has wheels on one end, and I wanted retractable casters on the other. After looking at a few ideas online, I came up with this variation.
Simply put a lever between the green piece and the upper horizontal and lever down and the casters will extend - then insert a suitable size block of wood, release the lever and move the workbench. When you've finished moving it, just insert the lever again, remove the block of wood and release and the legs are back on the floor.
Casters retracted:
Casters extended and block of wood inserted:
Its so nice to be able to just clamp or hold things to the table and weld them without messing around with getting an earth clamp on the workpiece.
It already feels like one of those tools that is so good to use that you wish you'd built it ages ago.
Steve