Welding Table Ideas

Determining Need

• If you plan only doing occasional welding projects, then you could lay a sheet of metal or aluminum over a wooden table to create safe welding table. Once you get into welding, it can be difficult to forecast the opportunities that will come your way. A stainless steel welding table is often required to work for the restaurant industry, but it also offers a way to have a clean welding surface without having to pay thousands for a specialty welding table. A stainless steel food preparation table can act as your all-purpose welding table and give you a clean surface to work on while allowing you to take lucrative jobs offered by clients.

Table Weight

• Welders who work on site need a table that is easy to carry. One way to make your welding table easier to carry is to reduce the weight. Make your own portable table that uses strips of steel plating as the surface as opposed to an entire sheet of steel. It will make the table lighter, and it also creates openings in your welding surface that make it easier to position the pieces you are working on.

Wheels

• Your welding table may need to move frequently whether you are in a welding shop or on a job site. Picking up and moving a smaller, lighter table is easy when there is nothing on the table. But if you need to move a piece from one place to another, then it is best to have wheels on your table. Wheels make your welding job easier by allowing you to move your table, equipment and work from one spot to another without making multiple trips.

Comfort

• A good welding table keeps your work at waist level so that you do not injure your back working. Good table height also allows you to access your piece without having to position your body in a way that could be dangerous. Your table should also have trays and side extensions for holding tools and other items that you will need while you are working.