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Posted by Bob La Londe on February 16, 2008, 4:53 pm
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> --Am in need of a table maybe 24" on a side but wanted to do
> something other than a slab of steel. I'm thinking of building a 'torsion
> box' like woodworkers use to lay out large stuff precisely. This would
> consist of interlocking slotted ribs at right angles, 'skinned' with thin
> sheets of steel. Has anyone done something like this? The goal is to wind
> up
> with something that's light enough to be moved around without a crane and
> a
> cart.
Not sure what you are doing, but a couple things I use for various projects
are roller stands, and an accordion style roller conveyor.
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Posted by Ernie Leimkuhler on February 17, 2008, 6:18 pm
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> --Am in need of a table maybe 24" on a side but wanted to do
> something other than a slab of steel. I'm thinking of building a 'torsion
> box' like woodworkers use to lay out large stuff precisely. This would
> consist of interlocking slotted ribs at right angles, 'skinned' with thin
> sheets of steel. Has anyone done something like this? The goal is to wind up
> with something that's light enough to be moved around without a crane and a
> cart.
Steel saw horses made from 1" square tube, and 3/4" MDF.
I have worked in many shops that had to build large things but didn't
want permanent tables.
http://www.stagesmith.com/gallery/shop_projects/sawhorses/index.html
I made stacks of folding steel sawhorses.
Line them up, lay steel tube across the tops, and lay 3/4" MDF sheets
across the tubes.
I have used this to make enormous tables that were dead flat, and level,
and could be dismantled in 30 minutes.
MDF makes a great light duty welding table.
It is dead flat, cheap as dirt, easy to screw together, and doesn't burn
worth a damn.
I used small 4" squares of sheet steel to protect the MDF wherever I was
welding.
Plus you can screw jigging blocks anywhere you need, or cut holes for
clamping.
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> something other than a slab of steel. I'm thinking of building a 'torsion
> box' like woodworkers use to lay out large stuff precisely. This would
> consist of interlocking slotted ribs at right angles, 'skinned' with thin
> sheets of steel. Has anyone done something like this? The goal is to wind
> up
> with something that's light enough to be moved around without a crane and
> a
> cart.