Good source for large work tables?

[Alamo]

Looking for recommendations for quality large , ~4x8’ work tables, preferably on wheels and with some type of shelf or drawers to make use of the space underneath. Just wondering what other people are using, I like to buy based on recommendations. Thanks in advance!

Edit: I do not have time to make anything

 

[Johnny Best]

Look on web and get plans to make one yourself.

 

[Gino]

Make it.

 

[Billct2]

We made ours. For a couple we bought a frame system, maybe from Grainger. Just make sure to get beefy locking wheels

 

[Notarealsignguy]

I made both of mine 5x12 then used a sheet of 5x12 formica on the top to make it seamless. Just wing it, it's not rocket science. Lean on some counters and tables at home to figure out the height you want and go to town

 

[James Burke]

Here's an easy idea for making one...

We just had a factory close that had 20 of these carts with a 3' x 5' steel top for $125 each (11 gage reinforced top with 6-inch steel casters). I bought one and could have kicked myself for not getting a couple more, but I just don't have the room.

They started with a purchased platform cart and turned the handles inward, and then welded the top on. Something like this would easily accommodate a 4 x 8 table top. Toss a couple of tool cabinets underneath it and you're good to go.

This is the first time I've ever had a table with wheels (I've always heard everybody here saying how handy it is). I'm definitely a convert. It doesn't have locking casters, so I turned the swivel casters perpendicular to the fixed casters and clamped them with c-clamps. I don't plan on moving it very often.

The second photo is the same cart all pimped out with risers and a tool chest, and a 3/4" rubber horse stall mat (for stone work).

And, oh yeah....I kinda got a thing for yellow.

(Check with Home Depot, Menards or Lowes....sometimes they replace their carts and sell off the old ones)


JB

 

[James Burke]

Looking for recommendations for quality large , ~4x8’ work tables, preferably on wheels and with some type of shelf or drawers to make use of the space underneath. Just wondering what other people are using, I like to buy based on recommendations. Thanks in advance!

Edit: I do not have time to make anything

It wouldn't take but a couple of hours to put together something like the one I have. You wouldn't have to use sheet metal.

A few 2 x 4s, a sheet of 3/4" plywood, and a rhino mat and you're done. Harbor Freight tool carts are inexpensive as well.



JB

 

[Alamo]

It wouldn't take but a couple of hours to put together something like the one I have. You wouldn't have to use sheet metal.


JB

The problem is I need several tables and I don’t have any free time in my schedule to make one let alone many.

 

[gnubler]

I'm about to refurbish my work table. Going to add in some more shelving below, put in beefier casters, and a brand new cutting mat.

Back to the OP, I looked for commercial tables online because I thought it would be easier to just buy a new one. You can get metal ones if you feel like paying several thousand $, and they're just bare bones shells. Make your own, or hire a carpenter to make it for you exactly to your liking.

 

[James Burke]

The problem is I need several tables and I don’t have any free time in my schedule to make one let alone many.

Check with your local high school / vocational school shop teacher. I bet they'd be able to put something together for you.


JB

 

[James Burke]

The problem is I need several tables and I don’t have any free time in my schedule to make one let alone many.

Hold onto your wallet. And they're not very well equipped for storage beneath.

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[victor bogdanov]

I use uline packing tables,

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Very solid and will last a lifetime

I have some set up next to each other to make something like a 16ft x 8ft size table

 

[Notarealsignguy]

The problem is I need several tables and I don’t have any free time in my schedule to make one let alone many.

Then go to a cabinet shop and pay someone to make them. It's not like the table store carries big purpose built tables for the sign trade. None of us have any time but we all manage to get things done

 

[Boudica]

We have some great, sturdy tables that were purchased. I'm not sure where my boss got them. On vacation at the moment and can't verify... But I believe he got them from Uline

Edit... I don't see what we have on Uline. So I take that back.

 

[Notarealsignguy]

Here's an easy idea for making one...

We just had a factory close that had 20 of these carts with a 3' x 5' steel top for $125 each (11 gage reinforced top with 6-inch steel casters). I bought one and could have kicked myself for not getting a couple more, but I just don't have the room.

They started with a purchased platform cart and turned the handles inward, and then welded the top on. Something like this would easily accommodate a 4 x 8 table top. Toss a couple of tool cabinets underneath it and you're good to go.

This is the first time I've ever had a table with wheels (I've always heard everybody here saying how handy it is). I'm definitely a convert. It doesn't have locking casters, so I turned the swivel casters perpendicular to the fixed casters and clamped them with c-clamps. I don't plan on moving it very often.

The second photo is the same cart all pimped out with risers and a tool chest, and a 3/4" rubber horse stall mat (for stone work).

And, oh yeah....I kinda got a thing for yellow.

(Check with Home Depot, Menards or Lowes....sometimes they replace their carts and sell off the old ones)


JB

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I used to buy random stuff like this at the auction and try to dream up a way to use it. Truth be told, it's crap and a waste of time. It always ends up being less than ideal but you force yourself to make it work. Just build exactly what you need, it works out better

 

[James Burke]

I used to buy random stuff like this at the auction and try to dream up a way to use it. Truth be told, it's crap and a waste of time. It always ends up being less than ideal but you force yourself to make it work. Just build exactly what you need, it works out better

More times than not, yes....that's the case. But every once in a while there's something with "good bones" that takes just a tiny bit of tweaking to make it work.


JB

 

[rjssigns]

Looking for recommendations for quality large , ~4x8’ work tables, preferably on wheels and with some type of shelf or drawers to make use of the space underneath. Just wondering what other people are using, I like to buy based on recommendations. Thanks in advance!

Edit: I do not have time to make anything

Make a rough sketch and bring it to your local weld/fab shop. But bring two wallets because steel is going for stupid money right now.

I bet after you get the bid for what exactly you want you'll "magically" find the time to build your own. Just sayin"...

 

[Stacey K]

The ones posted above look nice but I am cheap so I made all my own tables and desk. When you are making tables 8's long and the lumber is 8' long there's really not a lot of cutting, you can make one pretty quickly. My son and I built 3 - 8'x4' tables in a couple hours.

 

[netsol]

we used melanine, so you have about 1-1/4 to cut off each side, for a 4x8 table

 

[GB2]

Strength and flatness are critical elements of a good application table. Making something or buying something of poor quality that will warp, sag, bend, etc. is not a good solution. Now, if all you need is a basic work table then you can make them all day long or use cheap folding tables or other solutions. We have made our own that you can park a car on and it will stay flat as glass. I don't have one of these but this Rhino Table seems to be a nicely purpose built table:

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