Originally Posted by tof1  Looking at those pictures it seems if you were able to weld those bolt plates in without the rail warping you could of welded the table together instead (although you wouldn't be able to expand as easily).
I'm thinking I might weld the table after all. What do you think about running water over the frame 1-2" from the joint while welding? Just make a little wall out of tape or something to keep the water from contacting the weld. That way the heat is kept to a small area and the chances of warping would be greatly reduced.
Seems like I barely have enough time to work on this thing but I'll try to get a build log started. |
It's the weld joint itself that tends to draw things out of square. I'm sure It can be welded. Just tack things together being careful till you get the outside frame tacked up square. Then tack in some X bracing to help hold it square. Then weld up.