Welding Table with Clamp Holes

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

I was watching a welding clip on YouTube and I noticed the welding table or work bench.

Does anyone know what these tables are called and who makes them?

The holes are where a rod shaped-back of type of "G" clamp is positioned. What are these types of clamps called?

I saw a similar type of table used for positioning anchor bolts for building car chassis and panel beating.

The clip accessed 11th January 2020 from, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSe8vHgpNrk

Thank you in advance for your replies.

Kind regards
Lionel

[Matthew P]

Called a "Fixture Table" or "Fabrication Table".

Here's one maker:
http://buildprotables.com

Matt

[Jordan Baker]

Lots of people make their own as a welding/ fabricating project. If you do searches on google or Pinterest there are a lot of how to projects.

My own table was given to me by a friend who’s dad made it about 50 years ago. It has a 4’x8’ plywood top but also a steel straight edge down one long side and one end. I added wheels to it so it was easy to move around. I also picked up from my local steal dealer a roughly 14” width of thick steel C channel. I clamp my stuff to this to get a nice surface for welding on. The size also makes it easy to move around and use the work table for other things. At one time I thought about adding a large metal plate to the work bench. However 6 years on I’ve never had a use for it and gotten by just fine.

[Lionelgee]

Hello Matt and Jordan,

After Matt supplied the term "Fixture Table" I chased up YouTube again. Yes Jordan, you are right about DIY - I found this link on YouTube. Accessed 11th of January 2020 from, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2fwGGeyfKc

Kind regards
Lionel

[Mike Cecil]

Lionel,

I've never had a dedicated welding bench, but do have a bench that is ordinarily used for welding among other things.

The bench has a steel sheet top and a swivel vice at one end. The other has a 'work bar' - a 6 inch x 1.5 inch x 3 feet MS bar which is clamped onto the bench with two pieces of 1.5 x 1.5 x 1/4 inch MS angle, each angle clamped to the bench with a pair of 1/2 inch bolts. By loosening the nuts, the bar can be slid inwards or outwards to provide a varying length of support appropriate to the job in hand. Work can be clamped to the bar, and the angle piece can be used to hold work against. It is a pretty simple arrangement but has proved adaptable to virtually every job I've used it for.

Every so often, I sand off the weld splatter from the bar and re-dress the edges back to right angles. It is useful for a wide range of jobs, not just welding. My other work bench has a similar arrangement, but with the workshop having a wood floor, I don't use that bench for welding, just the one in the garage with concrete floor.

Mike

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Lionel,

I've never had a dedicated welding bench, but do have a bench that is ordinarily used for welding among other things.

The bench has a steel sheet top and a swivel vice at one end. The other has a 'work bar' - a 6 inch x 1.5 inch x 3 feet MS bar which is clamped onto the bench with two pieces of 1.5 x 1.5 x 1/4 inch MS angle, each angle clamped to the bench with a pair of 1/2 inch bolts. By loosening the nuts, the bar can be slid inwards or outwards to provide a varying length of support appropriate to the job in hand. Work can be clamped to the bar, and the angle piece can be used to hold work against. It is a pretty simple arrangement but has proved adaptable to virtually every job I've used it for.

Every so often, I sand off the weld splatter from the bar and re-dress the edges back to right angles. It is useful for a wide range of jobs, not just welding. My other work bench has a similar arrangement, but with the workshop having a wood floor, I don't use that bench for welding, just the one in the garage with concrete floor.

Mike

G'day Mike,

Thank you very much for posting the photograph of your work bench and bar. I have not seen a "work bar" before. I can see its flexibility of use though.

Can you please provide the dimensions of your table: width, length and thickness of bench top; plus the overall height from the ground up to the working surface of the table top?

Are there any supports underneath the workbench if so what are they made of and to what centre spacings?

Thanks again for posting Mike.

Kind regards
Lionel