Mobile bench ( small)

[howardm]

Hi,
I am looking for ideas for a small bench which I can move around to the working area. I think it would be drilled and tapped to take a vice and or a grinder/whatever is needed.
I am not sure how to make it stable apart from making it very heavy, which would negate the portability somewhat. Wider legs at the base woulld make the thing unusable.
Any suggestions/pics please.?

Vices are expensive these days, aren't they, what's the best make, where from.?

thx
Howard

 

[madkayaker]

have a look on the miller website they have a project bit and in there its got a folding welding/ metal bothering stand

 

[madkayaker]

http://www.millerwelds.com/interests/projects/portable-weld-table/ found it

 

[breezer]

Saw loads of decent vices fairly cheap at an autojumble recently

 

[feen]

My welding table is about 3ft square. There is a lower shelf where 10 concrete blocks sit, which is high enough from the ground that I can fit my trolley jack under it. If you position the jack correctly you can lift it and move around the workshop no problem. It has a good vice which can take my metal worker and when I'm bending 2" flat the bench doesn't move.

Hope this helps

JF

 

[madkayaker]

like that idea

 

[howardm]

Thanks guys,
The foldingidea is goood.
Maybe if I use those castors that ground the bench I could build in some stabilising weight.
I feel an idea jelling, where's mi laptop.!
Howard

 

[madkayaker]

you don't need to worry about grounding the bench that's what the return lead is for or if there is bench grinder bolted on it the earth to the case will earth the bench

 

[nodeward]

i got a cheap work mate for like a 10er then just replaced the top with a metal one, and put a couple of reinforcing weld where it was bolted together works brilliant

 

[NeilH]

i got a cheap work mate for like a 10er then just replaced the top with a metal one, and put a couple of reinforcing weld where it was bolted together works brilliant

lol

 

[s410man]

you don't need to worry about grounding the bench that's what the return lead is for or if there is bench grinder bolted on it the earth to the case will earth the bench

think he means grounding to make it more stable rather than earthing it

 

[madkayaker]

aw i see the sparkey in my thought earthing

 

[chunkolini]

Wheeled benches are a great thing in a small workspace.
I used this for years and eventually flogged it to another forum member.

I used supermarket trolley wheels, and welded on small screws to lock the wheels.

I was sad to see it go but better then chopping it up.
Chunko'.