Mansfield
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| posted on 14/7/06 at 05:31 PM |
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Build table design help
I have read this site to death, decided on a home built chassis, bought the steel and the garage is nearly clear.
I dont know the best, and cheapest, way to make my build table though.
I need it to be around 750mm high so I can store my engines/gearbox/other stuff, so it will be standing on two or three trestles.
I can buy the trestles, how do I make a nice flat, robust and cheap build table?
David
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John Bonnett
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| posted on 14/7/06 at 05:46 PM |
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Hi David,
I was advised to use blockboard as it doesn't catch fire readily and I did find this to be the case. I bought an 8 x 4 sheet and supported it on
40 x 40 rhs tube laid on trestles. It is stable and I don't think it warped at all and it provided a true surface on which to build the frame. I
would certainly use it again.
Best of luck with your build.
Regards
John
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scoop
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| posted on 14/7/06 at 06:09 PM |
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You mad fool.
I used a couple of Stanley tressels and a sheet of 1"thick mdf. Chassis has come out lovely. The art is keeping it straight when welding it
I wouldnt make another one though.
Steve.
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JoelP
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| posted on 14/7/06 at 06:28 PM |
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one idea is to fit 4 1000mm kitchen base units in the centre, providing an area of roughly 1200x2000. Id put half inch ply wood over it, and cover
that with a sheet of 16g steel. Conviniently, you can just earth the welder onto this sheet, to save constantly moving the clamp about. I know kitchen
units will only last a few years in a garage, but they do make an incredibly level and flat surface.  Plus, you also get cupboard space and drawers
too if required!
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big_wasa
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| posted on 14/7/06 at 06:47 PM |
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I used a good grade of 1" ply on the garage floor to make up the chassis. When it was all tacked up I cut it up and made a trolly. It made life
a lot easier to fully weld it.
A few pics in my archive
I have to say having made two chassis I dont think I would do another either.
The bassic chassis was made in 24 hours but welding and sticking the bracketts on took another four months of hard work.
Good look and dont loose interest
[Edited on 14/7/06 by big_wasa]
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AdamR
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| posted on 14/7/06 at 07:21 PM |
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I used a couple of packs of loft flooring made from inch-thick chipboard. Very cheap and easy to transport.
I fixed this onto some 50x25x3mm RHS beams (anything study and straight would do) laid between two levelled trestles.
Worked pretty well.
[Edited on 14/7/06 by AdamR]
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DIY Si
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| posted on 14/7/06 at 07:48 PM |
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I made two trestles from 3/4" 10 swg rhs, then used 1" mdf above an old pine door. Nice and flat, and strong enough for me to stand and
walk around on, even with the chassis, engine and box on it too.
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John Bonnett
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| posted on 15/7/06 at 04:44 PM |
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The main thing about your building board is that it should be flat, level and stable. If your board is twisted so will your frame be.
John
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