Doubling up 3mm plate?

[cumbriasteve]

If that scares you, you should come and sit in my seat.....

You're lucky, costs me 12 quid to make sure I am not looking out on a wing, you will always get a good seat with a view.

 

[Maker]

Mine's 30mm plate, and 7m x 3m.

Got a nasty bend in it now and really worn in the bottom left corner - been eying up some bed plates but they are daft money

Ok, no one likes a show off.
Seriously though, that's 5 tonnes of steel . How on earth did you bend it?

 

[Welderpaul]

Clamped a big 7 tonne assembly down to it 18 months back, pre-bent the assembly so it ended up straight once it was welded...managed to bend the bench. Shame cos it was a nice flat piece of plate.

Most days i think i should have a go at flame shrinking one side but it might end up worse!

 

[T0rnado69]

My welding bench is 3mm long and made from 3mm plate.

bet you cant fit much on that size bench huh ?

LOL

anyway if you cant afford 6mm or bigger plate.
try find some 40mm worktop ? and line it with some 3mm you got for the time being.

i remember a while back i put an wanted ad in local paper for old kitchen wall units and worktop.
got a phonecall from someone who was having new kitchen
and said i was welcome to come and take what every units and worktop i wanted. first come etc.

 

[Mr shiney]

bet you cant fit much on that size bench huh ?

LOL

anyway if you cant afford 6mm or bigger plate.
try find some 40mm worktop ? and line it with some 3mm you got for the time being.

i remember a while back i put an wanted ad in local paper for old kitchen wall units and worktop.
got a phonecall from someone who was having new kitchen
and said i was welcome to come and take what every units and worktop i wanted. first come etc.

I can afford 6mm plate just fine thanks! 3mm was perfectly adequate, as I said, I went for design over brute force and ignorance......

I have no problems at all with my bench, it's not bent, warped or distorted and takes a pretty solid beating. I welded an 8mm plate underneath it to the frame for the vice to bolt onto and that's about it.

 

[mr migwire]

i think tornado was refering to your table only being 3mm long shiny....... typo in your post perhaps...

 

[Mr shiney]

i think tornado was refering to your table only being 3mm long shiny....... typo in your post perhaps...

ROTFL..... Valid point.

Mind you as I say to the wife, it may only be 6" but it's 6" all the way along.....

 

[DanielW]

Just increase the bracing underneath it. My welding bench is 3mm long and made from 3mm plate.

Give the guy a breaks guys,its plenty of room for welding flea cages.