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ttk3 · 01-19-2008, 11:06 PM

We have a little nook in the shop for a jig table, small welding table and a couple grinders.

bigTom · 01-25-2008, 10:11 PM

things have changed since these pics but here are some old ones from when we had just gotten the shelving...

.RTErnie · 01-26-2008, 09:51 AM

ttk...nice formula chassis! what school are you from? I'll have to post pics of our monocoque chassis once we pop it out.

NRG... more pics please. You guys have some nice toys! Did I spy a dynasty 300dx? I want one

HamiltonRex · 01-26-2008, 10:22 AM

i see guys with wood tables in their stick frame buildings.. heck id be scared working in places like that doing any kind of hot work.

i guess they havent seen places catch fire and burn 4hrs after youve left and gone inside.

dave@passenger · 01-29-2008, 10:03 AM

We only do tig welding, the table never gets hot and there aren;t any sparks flying around, common sense go a long ways.

Can't wait to get a big steel building in a lot of ways though.

HamiltonRex · 01-29-2008, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dave@passenger

We only do tig welding, the table never gets hot and there aren;t any sparks flying around, common sense go a long ways.

Can't wait to get a big steel building in a lot of ways though.

its your call, but using equipment hot enough to melt steel in a wooden structure wouldn't help me sleep at night.

snowseeker · 01-29-2008, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by HamiltonRex

its your call, but using equipment hot enough to melt steel in a wooden structure wouldn't help me sleep at night.

LMAO!!!! Better not cook anything on your stove in your house than.

RCautoworks · 01-29-2008, 02:25 PM

We use wooden tables with metal tops, the metal tops are spaced out with washer. Never had an issue, the wood does get hot on occasion but nothing to worry about.

Goullish · 01-29-2008, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by snowseeker

LMAO!!!! Better not cook anything on your stove in your house than.

Just to bring your laughter to an end, and because I'm a jackass, you should know that most stove tops are made of either cast iron or 410SS. Nothing about your stove comes anywhere close to the melting point of steel.

A true continuous hot work area has NO wood structures (tables, shelves, etc.), no flammables or combustables that aren't in a flammables cabinet (which is kept a prescribed distance from the work area), fire "proof" walls and doors that can withstand at least an hour burn, a sprinkler system, and require a 30 min. fire watch after work has finished. That said, I have seen very few true hot work areas, especially in small shops, and the danger of TIG welding is much, much less than any other hot work form.

Here is our frame work table. It has a 1 x 1 x .25 tapped grid on the top for holding jigs, something I highly recommend for at least a small area of all work tables.

snowseeker · 01-29-2008, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Goullish

Just to bring your laughter to an end, and because I'm a jackass, you should know that most stove tops are made of either cast iron or 410SS. Nothing about your stove comes anywhere close to the melting point of steel.

He was talking about the buildings as well and that is what I was refering too. Is your house made of steel?

Goullish · 01-29-2008, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by snowseeker

Is your house made of steel?

I wish, I'm a shitty carpenter.

dave@passenger · 01-29-2008, 03:22 PM

Good grief you guys our tables don't even get warm. Smoking is more dangerous than our tig welding. Like I said before, common sense, use it.

snowseeker · 01-29-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Goullish

I wish, I'm a shitty carpenter.

Lightning storms would suck though.

*Boostwerks* · 01-29-2008, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by RCautoworks

We use wooden tables with metal tops, the metal tops are spaced out with washer. Never had an issue, the wood does get hot on occasion but nothing to worry about.

Same here. Hell I use a POS folding fiber board table. I simply have a 1/16" stainless sheet ontop of a 1/16" aluminum sheet.

I just wish I could use my day job table for my TIG work

RCautoworks · 01-29-2008, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Boostwerks.com

Same here. Hell I use a POS folding fiber board table. I simply have a 1/16" stainless sheet ontop of a 1/16" aluminum sheet.

I just wish I could use my day job table for my TIG work

We get wood for free, so why not use it. Yes there are burn marks but no biggy, like the other guy said, just gotta use your head

Mr.E.G. · 01-30-2008, 09:56 AM

one of my customers is a company that builds aerospace parts in their quality control room they have these measuring tables (i dont know what else to call them. they have machines that measure coordinates of some sort hovering above the table).

anyhow, the table top is solid granite and is about 6 or 7 inches thick.

it must weigh 10,000 lbs. lol. i cant help but think that would make a badass work bench.

david@didrace.com · 01-30-2008, 10:12 AM

We have 4 of these metal tables around the shop, they're like 10x4. Drill press, Mitler Bros. tube notcher, JD3 tube bender, belt sander, 2 bench grinders, cheap sand blast cabinet, lathe circa 1802 complete with wooden frame, Hobart plasma cutter, Oxy/Acetelene setup, band saw, chop saw and a sweet fork lift that smells like pepper (came from a pepper factory).

Few Rotary lifts, have all of the wiring/anchors setup for 3 more that we have on order.

Black Matco box my boss bought me, Lincoln Precision Tig 375, Miller Mig, Home Depot Lincoln flux-core welder, bench grinder only for tungstens and a Mustang MD-250P chassis dyno.

kings_blend · 01-30-2008, 12:18 PM

Wow that is a really nice shop^

.john. · 02-10-2008, 11:48 PM

ive been welding on a wood table for about a month now... still need to pick up a top for it

MidShipCivic · 02-11-2008, 12:48 AM

So a steel table with an aluminum top is the way to go ? Is there such things as copper/brass tops out there?

140sx · 02-11-2008, 05:51 AM

you have a awfully nice boss

k24em2 · 02-11-2008, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by MidShipCivic

So a steel table with an aluminum top is the way to go ? Is there such things as copper/brass tops out there?

Sure, if you want to spend $500,000 on a workbench, lol

MidShipCivic · 02-11-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by k24em2

Sure, if you want to spend $500,000 on a workbench, lol

Just how thick does it need to be ?

k24em2 · 02-11-2008, 09:46 AM

fairly thick since they are both really soft metals...you'd have a dent the second you hit it with a hammer

01-25-2008, 10:11 PM	#28
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01-26-2008, 09:51 AM	#29
.RTErnie Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: BeLlInGhAm, Wa Posts: 3,572	Re: Picture please!! Welding Table/Space/Workshop! (ttk3) ttk...nice formula chassis! what school are you from? I'll have to post pics of our monocoque chassis once we pop it out. NRG... more pics please. You guys have some nice toys! Did I spy a dynasty 300dx? I want one __________________ Eric Urness R/TErnie Race Engineering 541.980.6022 SRT-4 and Neon Turbo Manifolds, Tuning, and Fabrication!

01-26-2008, 10:22 AM	#30
HamiltonRex Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great North. Posts: 3,228	Re: Picture please!! Welding Table/Space/Workshop! (.RTErnie) i see guys with wood tables in their stick frame buildings.. heck id be scared working in places like that doing any kind of hot work. i guess they havent seen places catch fire and burn 4hrs after youve left and gone inside. __________________ 90 talon tsi - 11.1 96 talon tsi - stock

01-29-2008, 10:03 AM	#31
dave@passenger Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Abbotsford, BC Posts: 864	Re: Picture please!! Welding Table/Space/Workshop! (HamiltonRex) We only do tig welding, the table never gets hot and there aren;t any sparks flying around, common sense go a long ways. Can't wait to get a big steel building in a lot of ways though.

01-29-2008, 02:25 PM	#34
RCautoworks Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 17,217	Re: Picture please!! Welding Table/Space/Workshop! (dave@passenger) We use wooden tables with metal tops, the metal tops are spaced out with washer. Never had an issue, the wood does get hot on occasion but nothing to worry about.

01-29-2008, 03:22 PM	#38
dave@passenger Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Abbotsford, BC Posts: 864	Good grief you guys our tables don't even get warm. Smoking is more dangerous than our tig welding. Like I said before, common sense, use it.

01-30-2008, 09:56 AM	#42
Mr.E.G. Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: mother russia Posts: 2,067	one of my customers is a company that builds aerospace parts in their quality control room they have these measuring tables (i dont know what else to call them. they have machines that measure coordinates of some sort hovering above the table). anyhow, the table top is solid granite and is about 6 or 7 inches thick. it must weigh 10,000 lbs. lol. i cant help but think that would make a badass work bench.

01-30-2008, 12:18 PM	#44
kings_blend Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Windsor, ON, Canada Posts: 96	Wow that is a really nice shop^

02-10-2008, 11:48 PM	#45
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02-11-2008, 12:48 AM	#46
MidShipCivic Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Altamonte Springs/Orlando, Florida, USA Posts: 4,386	So a steel table with an aluminum top is the way to go ? Is there such things as copper/brass tops out there? __________________ MSEngineering unconventional versatility. 92' 2.4L AWD Talon piece of fkin shit.

02-11-2008, 05:51 AM	#47
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02-11-2008, 09:46 AM	#50
k24em2 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lincoln, Ne, USA Posts: 1,691	Re: (MidShipCivic) fairly thick since they are both really soft metals...you'd have a dent the second you hit it with a hammer

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