Glass billet table top- nearly finished.

Well, here it is, the finished table top. The whole project is done. I will say that at present the glass billet chunks or blocks simply rest on the rails and thats not working well. They tend to shift and drop through... I think a trip to the dreaded Home Despot or maybe Ace or Lowes will get me a very thin piece of plexi or some other clear plastic type sheet and that will go underneath all the blocks. Maybe even a drop of clear silicone to "glue" each block down to the sheeting.

Photo looking down through the glass



Im happy

welding table/cart project

Part homegrown brain child part inspiration from the miller welding site, projects area.

This welding cart has 2 wheels up front. Its got 3 removable welding shields on 3 sides. In the photo only the back side is up.

Top is 1/4 inch plate steel unpainted so you can weld without having to clamp each piece. Under the table top is a ground pin and 2 pipes for metal bending.


On the wheel end there is a "holster" for the mig gun and loop for pliers

The chain is welded to the card for holding in tanks of gas.

Fire table project

OK this is next up....

Here is a link to spark fires

Their outdoor linear burner system is kind of what I have in mind only down the center of a table.

Call it the modern smores table or something like that......

The glass top table

Been holding onto this idea for a while....

Here is a photo of the table all formed up, welded and rough ground.

I have some glass billet samples from Bullseye glass.
The idea was/is to have a small coffee table with the billets on top.
Initially I was going to make a small grid with a "tray" for each block of glass.

I drew this out a number of times, measured, pondered and mulled it over for a while.

Finally yesterday the idea burst forth and I didnt sketch or plan.




Just grabbed the metal, welder, cutter, grinder and went to work....

Here it is after a coat of black satin krylon paint. I will let the paint dry over night and then put the glass blocks on top to finish it off. I even was able to get some small plastic "feet" or end caps from Ace hardware. I will also pound those in just near the end.




Hope you like - it will be even better with the glass blocks on top... I will try and post a photo tomorrow of the project done....
Im kind of proud of it soo far. Maybe there is a future for me in making some furniture stuff...