360-Degree Welding Table Makes Big Jobs A Snap

360-Degree Welding Table Makes Big Jobs A Snap FARM SHOP Welders/Torches 64 When John Martens was building large liquid fertilizer caddies he needed a way to handle the big frames His 360-degree table and hoist made it easy “I manufactured 135 carts over an 8-year period and the table was a big help ” says Martens “I can clamp frames in place weld them up and attach wheels Using the overhead hoist I can then pick the caddy off the table set it down on the floor and roll it out the door ” The welding table is made from 4 by 6-in steel tubing At one end the table is attached by a pipe-in-pipe bearing to an irrigation wheel gearbox with forward and reverse drives It’s powered by a 3/4 hp electric motor A large pulley from an Oliver model 40 combine on the gearbox drive slows motor speed The other end of the table also is attached to a pipe-in-pipe bearing Both ends are supported by 3 by 3-in 1/4-in angle iron legs “I put adjustable screws made from threaded rod between the legs and the floor ” says Martens “The rods have steel pads that rest on the floor The rods turn through 2 nuts welded together at the base of each leg They make it easy to adjust the height or level the welding table ends ” Martens put a goose leg in the table to accommodate the design of the fertilizer caddies He points out that it could be any design; however it continues to work with other projects as well “This past winter I used it to weld a frame for a neighbor’s picnic table ” says Martens “I just made the clamps I needed to hold the piece in place ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup John Martens 45156 Road 3 W Sanford Manitoba Canada R0G 2J0 ph 204 736-2723