A shop I once worked at had a beautiful cast iron welding table. It was 5' wide × 12' long and had started life as a surface plate for assembling diesel engines. The owner bought it at auction for $100. With a screen in the middle, two guys could work on it at once.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2015-02-15
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