HOW TO BUILD $30 DIY welding fixture table. !!!!
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- In this video we build a DIY and budget friendly welding fixture table.
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I came into this like "this guy is going to be using stuff he got for free. What life hack could he had possibly found." The second you cut to the table saw it clicked for me, f-ing genius man!
Exactly what Jeremy said!!!
@@kevinstephens1109 I actually have an update to this, there were a bunch of these tables within an hour of me that are for sale. I just picked one up last night about 20 minutes away for $60 that has the extension on both sides and came with an extra
@@jeremydale7263 where are you located?
@@kevinstephens1109 Western South Dakota
@@jeremydale7263 Western Washington.
Ingenious! I'm not going to lie, the instant I saw that you were going to cannibalize a cast iron topped table saw, I got a bit grumpy but you've won me over with your ingenuity and the willingness to use all of the parts and not just scavenge the top.
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I used to have a welding table I built from a table saw top, it worked great. I love the idea of building a belt sander with some of the left over parts.
Love the geeking out over moving parts and the creativity about re-purposing!!!!
Thought about using my old table saw today and google diy welding table and you sold me
This is an old video now, but I wanted to message and say that I found one of these table saws for free on craiglist, so I basically got a free welding table! Thank you very much for sharing such a great idea.
Thank you for watching. Appreciate your support
Yes, build the belt sander with thouse parts, good pick
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Excellent idea and if you connect a few of them you could have a huge table
Great idea. Repurposing items like that takes true imagination.
Genius.
Can't wait to see the belt sander. Subscribed!
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That really has me thinking. Looking for one soon.
That's a great idea, man. Thanks. I found one of these for $90.
Thanks.That's awesome
Bought one of these last night, with a working motor so the belt grinder is probably down the line.
After watching this video today I bought two Craftsman cast iron tablesaws. This idea is awesome.
Just picked up one identical to yours for $30. It's in great shape. I found it after missing out on one that sold for $50.
Nice...
This is brilliant.
Absolutely love it
This is a great idea i just found so many of these on offer up thank you such a cheap weding table
Good work. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎
That's awesome thanks for watching thanks for the support 🙏👊😎
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@@amcustomfab Nice, I put this one on our list. Let me know if you want a free premium forum membership, and you can post your videos on our forum whenever you want. We have many YTers doing the same.
Killer idea young man. God bless. Love from Philly.
You could probably drill holes to make a grid for the middle piece
In the works 😎
Brilliant idea !
Thanks for watching 😎
Subscribed ! Eagerly waiting to see how this table will look like with folding legs and casters. Also interested to see belt sander project
just found one on Market place on FB for 50.00...what a deal and great idea
Thanks for this idea. I happen to own an old Craftsman table saw just like yours so a welding table it will be.
Yeah you should make a belt sander that's a no brainer man
Cool video thanks
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Brilliant and well done
Thanks
Great idea. Picked up an almost identical Grizzly saw after seeing this video.
That's awesome 😎
@AM Custom fab Going to do the belt grinder once the fab table is done. Great idea. Love the idea of recycling the leftover parts.
I like the thought behind this there's 3 or 4 local to me I might pick 1 up this weekend
Very nice idea,I should have not given away my old table saw. Good job
Thanks for watching appreciate the support. 👊😎
Great Idea! Thanks!
Thank you for watching 😎🙏👊
Instead of building a belt sander with your table saw parts, you build a tubing notcher to be able to get multi plane notches.
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Grab a couple of those saws land you could make a table up from just wings. You'd lose the T-slots but could clamp just about anywhere.
Very clever 👍
This is a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
great idea my man!
I have been looking for my first welding table, and aside from the cheap folding HF one, I was looking at ~$230 on the low end for one.
Saw this video, popped up marketplace, and there's one of these for sale right by work for $50. We will see if I can make that happen instead. Thanks for the awesome idea.
Thanks for the support make sure to check out the playlist shows how we build it out and all the accessories we make for it thanks for subscribing and supporting the channel. 🙏😎👊
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Thanks Alex for saving me money 💰 I was thinking about how I could make a table but metal is not cheap. Glad your video popped up on my homepage. I think google was watching what I was looking 👀 for😂. Found the same saw for $65 what a steal. 😁👍🚜💨🍳
Glad to hear it thanks for watching 🙏👊😎
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That bearing block might be a good start to a square tubing bender...
Explain. You've piqued my interest
@@amcustomfab similar to this one built on a bike hub. th-cam.com/video/VodMwrFZXgM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aiF70OUNbRLjW76g
You could make a rotary tilting welding positioner with that mechanism maybe.
Also, you could drill some 5/8 (or whatever) to that center section to utilize yer standard fixture table clamps. Difficult to place them accurately for layout, but you'd at least have places to put the clamps.
tip: annular cutters usually do a great job of making accurate holes if you have access. If you use twist drills, best to drill undersize and ream to final dimension.
🤫 your going to spill the beans about the second part of the build .😎 Thanks for watching 🙏👊
@@amcustomfab Sorry. I take it back. IT WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA. everyone quit reading this. Nothing to see here. Just forget you ever heard it. 😉
Also, I just thought of a possible solution to the accurate hole placement problem. If you haven't already figured one out, let me know and I'll tell ya my thoughts.
Good idea! I look forward to future improvements. I'd also like to see that belt sander idea come to fruition.
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That table is a great idea. I just happen to have one of those Craftsman table saws in my garage that I got from my dad several years ago. I have a Jet cabinet saw so the Craftsman really just collects dust and whatever other bits and pieces I set on top of it. It might have to migrate to a new life as a welding table.
And yes on the belt sander.
Also, I just subscribed. I'd like to see what other interesting things you can come up with.
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Great job bro. Enjoyed the video great idea and would like to see the 2nd part or finished product of the table --- and yes I would enjoy you making a belt sander from remaining parts can't wait --- awesome 👍
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Watching the video from Australia and crying...
😥😥
Brilliant! Awesome idea 🔥
Thank you for not showing it in tje thumbnail and shkwing something that you bought
Genius!!! I’m keeping my eyes open for one for myself now. Thanks for the great idea, love your videos.
Awesome! Thank you!
I own that exact tablesaw and with a few upgrades it makes it a pretty nice saw. I use similar fixtures for woodworking glue ups, but for obvious reasons I never considered welding on it. Great video! I need to find another tablesaw I guess. Hope to see a belt sander from you. Cheers
Brilliant!!!!!!
Thanks..
You my friend are a genius and I salute you 🫡
Thanks for the support 😎
That's a brilliant idea. I'm actually going to build one. Would love to see more ideas on how to develop it further.
Brillant! Also two-thumbs up for the 'belt sander conversion' project idea. Subscribed.
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Please make a belt sander with the remaining table saw parts!
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Great video Alex! That’s too funny you mentioned making the belt sander with the leftover stuff because that was my exact thought when I first saw it all on. The table. I’ve been thinking about making one for the past couple months just trying to figure out the easiest and best way to make it happen. Definitely some good parts there to get started!
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I love it! My friends all laughed at me when I told them that I use an old Craftsman cast iron table saw for a welding table, and I have emailed them links to your video. To my friends, "In your face!"
Your clamping ideas are good, I'm going to try them.
This is genius! I have been waiting to find a cheap piece of think sheet steel to build a welding table, but with no luck. I minute after watching this I found 2 table saws on facebook. I can't wait to see what other ways you trick your table out, and if you build a belt sander with the remaining bits. Keep it up!
Genius.
Dang, I have been looking for that table saw. I have the same one with a flex drive, but have been looking for a belt drive.
Great idea, thanks for sharing! Looking forward for the belt sander build.
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Belt sander/ grinder disc hell yeah I want to see that! Great work good idea. Cheers from Steve down under.
Thanks for watching 😎👊🙏
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Great, lets hope you do the belt sander too
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@@amcustomfab awesome, thank you sir
Ok, this is ingenious. I smiled all the way through this mighty fine video. Thanks from Colorado.
Thank you for watching 🙏😎👊
Nice idea i just found 4 tables in my area
That's awesome
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Picked up 3 tables today one large and one medium
@@amcustomfabdo you think the large can bolt to the medium sized one? They both have bolt holes in the side pre drilled 🤔🧐
Tubes are usually warped in one direction, but often not warped at the sides 90 degrees to the first surfaces. So check first. All rod and tubes have a straightness spec. If you’re buying ing some, try to find out what it is. For example, McMastercarr always gives that spec. Home centers may not. These things are much cheaper than a good 4 foot level, and if you get a good one, put aside and label it.
Great idea, just subbed, can't wait to see more of your vids.
Question - will it work to clamp my ground to this cast iron table, or will I have to clamp directly to the workpiece?
You can clamp your ground to the table
Just snagged this exact table saw off FB marketplace for $40 because the switch doesnt work anymore. Thank you brother! Easy Sub.
Awesome
Very nice and interesting project. I'll have to look for one of those! I like the cast iron. I live 15 miles from CertiFit and they have blems but I like the old Craftsman table idea better. One funny thing in your video is you clean all the rust off the cast iron but not on one of the pieces of leveling tubing!! I get the idea, but it was still funny!! Thanks for the informative video.
You are absolutely correct you would definitely want to remove the rust from those pieces of tubing I didn't actually level it with those specific pieces just pick them up quick for demonstration purposes thanks for watching 😎👊👍
Dude I’m new to the channel but that’s a great idea man I’m definitely going to stay tuned
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I think you should put it back together and change the pulley to slow down the blade and create more torque. A metal cutting blade and you have a accurate, compound metal cutting table saw. It would be a beast on square or rectangular tube. You also can se the angle on the blade a 5 degrees ( or play with it to see what works best) so you don’t have to grind open the edges for a better contact.
That's a cool idea
So for those of you that have done this. Does welding directly on top of this trash the table bad enough where you can't use it for a table saw ever again?
So far no but only time will tell 😎
Should have wing nuts for side pieces, but this is the smartest shit I've ever seen. Also should make it with dowels for easy perfect assembly.
Great ideas thanks for watching 😎
Pretty damn brilliant bro! Subbed.
Omfg. BRILLIANT!! thanks bud! I just found an identical one on Craigslist for $20. On my way now to get it
Nice tag me on instagram when you're done with it. I'm loving seeing what people are doing with them 😎
Nice video. What model table saw was that. Looking give it a go. Thankx for the video love what u bring to the beginner welding community
Model 113
I did this with and old saw years ago and worked great. I found the cast iron shed spatter better than most new tables. I was planning to make almost same video in the future. I will see what I can do differently. Great video. Subbed.
Look forward to it 😎
That's a brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing!
Leave the motor in it and put a car Brandon wheel on it instead of the wood blade and you have a useful tool for metal work
Impressive! Resourceful, innovative, young man. Rare these days. Gonna keep checking back.
Absolutely Awesome! Thank you for this my friend.
Thank you for watching 🙏😎👊
For the stop block nuts I would use wing nuts for time saving purposes but I do like where you're going with this he's a good work up
I Love this kind of stuff. So many people just buy new stuff and pass over on something super functional and cost effective. This is perfect.
Thanks for the support 😎👊
hmmm, $30? I guess we aren't including the materials? I was wondering how you'd secure a top alone, for less than $30 in materials by itself. Thanks for the vid, wish I had a free tablesaw top laying around here.
I paid $30 for the entire saw
Another idea: 1 inch thick particle board with sheet metal on top. Not very clampable and can burn if your weld is too hot, but has done the job for me for many years.
Genius 😂😂
Could have left the saw as it was and put a sanding disk on it for grinding and the fence could be used for welding setups as well
I like it and I just threw one away "POOT"
I'd be interested in seeing your take on a belt sander. Good luck and thanks for the content.
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This could also work as a poor man’s surface plate, as long as you are looking for relative accurate and not perfect accuracy. I like it
Depending on the tolerance you want to hold that could be true . thanks for watching 😎🙏👊
Cool idea, I’m going to try this. I’m new to welding and have been looking for ideas of a mobile work area that won’t break the bank. Belt sander idea is cool too. Looking forward to the next video.
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Love this idea. I've been looking at the pro ones and they start around $1000. I just love to tinker and will be doing things around the homestead. Also being a knife maker, the idea of making a belt grinder is appealing so I am going to start keeping my eyes open for a old table saw.
Ideas for improvements: Use wing nuts on your stops for ease of use and maybe epoxy the bolt on the inside so it's 'captive'. Add a set of wheels on one end and either removable legs or have them shaped like "H" and have them fold toward each other but one nest inside the other and be able to use the wheels to cart it like a wheelbarrow. That would allow you to roll it around alone and probably get the non-wheeled end up onto the tailgate to then pull it into the bed of a pickup.
Great idea and I hope you use the other components of the table saw to make more projects.
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not a bad idea although $30 is a clickbait claim if there ever was one - that exact saw is $120-200 all day in my local craigslist
All depends on where you're at and how patient you are I just had two different people email me saying that they picked one up for free
And my buddy just got one from the local restore for $20 last month
LOL but I'd also like to think that I inflated the market with this video 😂💪
Awesome repurpose. People sometimes do not know what they throw away or get rid off. The older equipment is much better then newer ones, more solid. I've come across a lot of good stuff I have repurposed in so many ways, so this video is right up my alley. But this is an awesome way to make a welding table. I just started welding and came across this video. You grabbed my attention by the build under $30 title, I thought you were going to use some thick ply and cover it with a sheet metal, even doing that can be expensive when you purchase raw materials.
Not sure if the old stuff is necessarily better. I'll definitely vouch that it's heavier. Usually a plus. Found my last cast top saw at the garbage transfer station. That'll make four as now, highest $= $30. Router table, designated tenon cutter for log rails/furniture.
Great idea. Especially knowing that table is 100 pounds of ground cast iron to start with.
Sander project sounds great too, but how about if you crank the blade down below the deck surface, and keep it as a table saw too.
Although removing the saw parts would eliminate a lot of weight, especially if you were going to move it around a lot for mobile use.
Another good video.
I first found your channel when you got your Langmire CNC plasma cutter.
How is that machine working over time? Would you still recommend buying the Langmire Crossfire PRO ?
Take care Bud
I still use the crossfire pro every week it's a great machine
Loving the build. Trying to find a cheap model 113 near me. Let's see the folding legs. Subbed.
This suits my 3 R’s: recycle, repurpose and reuse. This is a fairly simple approach. Thanks for sharing
Everytime I see a 113 disassembled, I feel like the best time of America is over.
Dude! Freakin Genius! Subbed. Definitely wanna see a sander build. BTW, I have that exact table saw from 1990 that I still use! 3rd motor (went to 3 amp 220v), new steel adjustment wheels, put both wings on one side and installed a cast iron router extension table on the other and rigged up a better dust collection.
Wow, I agree with many others below, what a GREAT idea and wait there's more, it's very affordable and expandable. There's always a ton of these around cheap or free. Great video, thanks so much.
12 inch disk sander with little table is going to be more useful for chamfers. I would keep the blade, remove teeth, stick 12" sanding discs, run a dimmer switch to control motor rpm.
Would be hard to find a dimmer switch that would be rated for the amps that the 1 hp mother will pull. Alot of electric motors will burn up if you run them on low voltage.
@@tubeonline629 not to much resistance on motor if your just disk sanding, and if your worried you can change pulley, but some nice variable speed controllers are available cheap, or take one off a router that is going to be used for an additional flat surface.