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1. If you are going to remake the table, look into building a torsion box top (lots of vids on youtube) and a 4x4 frame.
2. As far as the wheels go, here's an example. I have no experience with this particular brand/unit, but most are similar :
Workbench Casters - 4 Extra Heavy Duty Retractable casters, 840 lbs. Weight Capacity, Urethane Wheels
There are even stronger ones but they are harder to find.
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If you want quality casters, McMaster-Carr has almost anything you could think of. They charge a premium, but you generally get top shelf stuff.
www.mcmaster.com
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Is that one of those Bora centipede things? Been thinking about getting one for extra surface or laying out larger glue ups like that but just haven’t bc it is yet another “thing” I don’t need before I feel organized.
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Centipede Workbenches | Extendable Workstands | BORA Tool
The BORA Centipede® is the most flexible solution for the job site, workspace, or workshop. It sets up in seconds—no assembly required.
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I built my welding table like this...
Minus the holes cause ain't nobody got time to drill that many holes through half inch steel. It's great because you can stick clamps through the gaps and clamp stuff almost anywhere on the table. I've never seen a woodworking bench like that but it seems like it would be similarly convenient. I suppose it would be challenging to make the planks rigid enough if they were made of wood but it seems like you could reinforce it with steel somehow.
Minus the holes cause ain't nobody got time to drill that many holes through half inch steel. It's great because you can stick clamps through the gaps and clamp stuff almost anywhere on the table. I've never seen a woodworking bench like that but it seems like it would be similarly convenient. I suppose it would be challenging to make the planks rigid enough if they were made of wood but it seems like you could reinforce it with steel somehow.
"Vertical clamping anywhere" is broadly the problem that holdfasts are meant to solve. My bench is 3'' thick so I can still use clamps at the edges, and whenever I need a holdfast somewhere I can't already reach I just put in another hole with my bit brace.I built my welding table like this...
Minus the holes cause ain't nobody got time to drill that many holes through half inch steel. It's great because you can stick clamps through the gaps and clamp stuff almost anywhere on the table. I've never seen a woodworking bench like that but it seems like it would be similarly convenient. I suppose it would be challenging to make the planks rigid enough if they were made of wood but it seems like you could reinforce it with steel somehow.
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Yeah it is, I need to build a permanent outfeed table / glue up station but it is hard to get any shop prduc t s done till the house renovation is complete. It is pretty cool holds what I meet, does a little self leveling to make up for my floor and I can move it around if I need to or collaps it out of the way.Is that one of those Bora centipede things? Been thinking about getting one for extra surface or laying out larger glue ups like that but just haven’t bc it is yet another “thing” I don’t need before I feel organized.
Centipede Workbenches | Extendable Workstands | BORA Tool
The BORA Centipede® is the most flexible solution for the job site, workspace, or workshop. It sets up in seconds—no assembly required.
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On the woodworking side, if you need/want that kind of fixturing, festool and others make MFT tables for that purpose. Otherwise bench dogs. MFT seems most convenient for batch production/joinert of smaller parts. You typically don't need the mass of steel because you're not dealing with as much weight.I built my welding table like this...
Minus the holes cause ain't nobody got time to drill that many holes through half inch steel. It's great because you can stick clamps through the gaps and clamp stuff almost anywhere on the table. I've never seen a woodworking bench like that but it seems like it would be similarly convenient. I suppose it would be challenging to make the planks rigid enough if they were made of wood but it seems like you could reinforce it with steel somehow.
Multifunction Table MFT/3
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I spray whenever I can, this is shetman Williams emerald urethane which does a pretty good job of self leveling. Will use Rennrr when I do the kitchen though.
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If you want quality casters, McMaster-Carr has almost anything you could think of. They charge a premium, but you generally get top shelf stuff.
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McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.
I miss the old McMaster - Carr catalogs they were probably 1000 pages. Best toilet book ever, you could crack open any page while taking a dump and see a bunch of exotic hardware and fasteners you were never aware of, and more importantly learn the technical names for them. They literally sell everything from springs to do-dads to widgets to switches to super specific mechanical parts to fabricate automation equipment from scratch. MM&C aint cheap but their customer service and shipping speed is amazing. Not once in 30+ yrs have they short shipped me or screwed up and order.
Edit - looks like you can still get the paper catalogs by request if you are a big enough company, they used to send them out gratis every couple of years to almost anyone who ordered from them in the past couple years..
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I wonder what percentage of house guests will notice you spent a week doing that instead of just running a bead of caulk.
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I was wondering if he did it with a laser scanner and CNC...
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It's not THAT hard if you're careful with a scribe and rotary tool.
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