Aluminum frame water table? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

abnaasefmb · 05-17-2010, 12:02 PM

Was wondering if there would be any drawbacks to using aluminum as a frame for my water table. I’m thinking of making one, kinda like “jeepsRcool”. The outside frame and legs would be 4X4X1/16 square tubing. Along the inside would be aluminum angle 3X2x1/4 with 1” slots along the 3” side for the mild steel flat bar and the 2” part as the bottom. I was going to rtv in a sheet of mild for the bottom. The entire cutting surface would still be steel. Thoughts?
V/R
Mike

HardcorewannabeXJ · 05-17-2010, 01:19 PM

As long as it's strong enough and the aluminum won't ever be cut by the plasma I don't see any reason why not, the corrosion resistance is a bonus. If you have the aluminum and the ability to fabricate with it is the only reason I'd see doing one this way instead of welding up a mild steel one though.

abnaasefmb · 05-17-2010, 03:04 PM

supplies to make a 6x2 table with a indexable 4x2 cutting area will run about 450-500, does that seem bad? seems like the mild would be about the same price. thanks for the input.
your avatar creeps me out.
V/R
Mike

05-17-2010, 12:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
abnaasefmb Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Member # 159842 Posts: 29	Aluminum frame water table? Was wondering if there would be any drawbacks to using aluminum as a frame for my water table. I’m thinking of making one, kinda like “jeepsRcool”. The outside frame and legs would be 4X4X1/16 square tubing. Along the inside would be aluminum angle 3X2x1/4 with 1” slots along the 3” side for the mild steel flat bar and the 2” part as the bottom. I was going to rtv in a sheet of mild for the bottom. The entire cutting surface would still be steel. Thoughts? V/R Mike

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05-17-2010, 01:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
HardcorewannabeXJ Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Member # 84593 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,000	As long as it's strong enough and the aluminum won't ever be cut by the plasma I don't see any reason why not, the corrosion resistance is a bonus. If you have the aluminum and the ability to fabricate with it is the only reason I'd see doing one this way instead of welding up a mild steel one though.

05-17-2010, 03:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
abnaasefmb Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Member # 159842 Posts: 29	supplies to make a 6x2 table with a indexable 4x2 cutting area will run about 450-500, does that seem bad? seems like the mild would be about the same price. thanks for the input. your avatar creeps me out. V/R Mike