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5 x 10 Table

rossmosh

New Member
RossMosh would palight 3mm PVC from Grimco work as a surface?

No reason why it shouldn't. Just understand that 3mm PVC is relatively thin so as said below, you may cut through it. The benefit of 3mm PVC is it's low cost and the fact you can stack it on top of each other without much thought or effort.

we did ours similar, we used .125 aluminum made it 4 x 10 and than added a 12mm PVC top. We tried the 3mm but it was too thin and was able to cut through.
Wish we could have done ours as a 5x10 but non of our suppliers carry the PVC in the 5x10, that's why we had to go with the 4x10 as we didn't want any seams

You should ALWAYS make the table larger than your intended signs. example would be banners, you have a 4x8 banner and 4x8 work table you are constantly having to shift the banner around to hem it and place grommets in it
 

BALLPARK

New Member
for me my table i made it out of extruded aluminum. put it on some nice whiles and added a premask holder. works perfect for all i have needed it for

Those look great!!!

What kind of weight can you put on them before you start to think it's a bit much?

I wish I would have saw your tables before I made our wooden 5x10 tables. We put them on casters to move around and connect when needed. But your tables look like they would be much easier to navigate inside the shop.

Do you mind to answer what it cost to build each of your tables?

Thanks...
 

signmeup

New Member
Mine is 4 x 8 and has a top made of polyethylene. (puck board maybe?) It marks a bit when I press too hard cutting graphics but it is easy to clean! Paint , grease, dirt just wipe right off. I love it.

The wheels are on a foot pedal/lever system that lifts the table legs clear of the floor when I want to move it. It sits solid on it's legs with the wheels retracted. To raise the wheels you step on a foot pedal and a
pendulum/latch swings over to lock it.

I have some interlocking plywood rails that turn 2 workmate type sawhorses into another 4 x 8 table. I just use a sheet of whatever 4 x 8 sheet stock I have on hand for this one.

Adrian
 
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