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I went out and measured how high the table top is and it is ~31" off the floor.

I just did a search and the first answer I found was: work benches range from 34 to 38 inches off the floor.

I also found this "Rule of thumb for a standing workstation height, is 6-10" below the operator's elbow.".

"27 inches for me. Low enough to sit down and tig, still use a positioner without being..."

It is interesting that there seems to be a range of 29.5 to 39.5 and as the previous guys say that for MIG might be one thing then for TIG, so you can sit down, might be something else.

I tried to find the height dimension for working table for building a chassis is probably going to be low but I couldn't find a definite dimension.

Interesting!

Lee

I was out in the garage this am looking to see if I had anymore snow shoveling to do when I got curious to what the open dimensions were. With this base tops are 2' X 6" X 1/8th": the open gap is 6 1/4" while the full width of the table is 18" when open. Other bases may have dimensions that are more or less.

I did check for miss-alignment and warping and it is negligible with the sliding side being a small problem. Mostly because the "U" shaped brackets that the top connects to is not that tight because they have to ride on the "screws"; making the tops fit tight would hamper that ability. A tradeoff!

If you look closely you can see that the sliding portion of the top's brackets are at the edge of the join which allows the overhang to make a difference in the smoothness of the join which is where you can feel something.

Lee

Here's my 'wannabe' welding table - make-shift, but it works! Even has a custom stool. And the lil' Lincoln. Got in a little welding time on the rotisserie today. It's coming along (I'll post pics later, time with mama now for Valentines day!)
Jeff

Yours is a small handy bench which works very well for certain things; I've seen this style before and it does get the job done quite well. I used saw horses to hold things when welding which did work OK but they are stored outside now as they didn't fold up like yours does. I got rid of the wood on the folding wood working table for several reasons one being an almost fire; not where I was welding/tacking but close to it. The second reason was that the wood used would not take the what it was being asked to do over years so eventually the wood tops started to sag and fail.

Mine is a small handy converted wood topped folding work bench that has some additional capabilities' with the main draw back being the two pieces of plate cost more than I thought they would (something like $24) . Also it starts to look and work more like a larger, very expensive welding table that is used for clamping things to a shape more rigidly. While not perfect it does cover a lot of needs. I've seen some fixed work benches with the holes drilled in them that are a bit larger than what I have but more sturdy with or without wheels.

What you have looks good!

Lee

This should be the last on this unless there are questions.

My wife would not allow this to go south "as you have too much money in it". The ~$20 table was free and the metal for the tops I think was around $24.

I have another project going on for which I needed more room so I finally folded the table up.
It folds up tiny even with the clamps still in place.

Lee