Hello, I wanted to make a wooden bed that it is used when welding under pipe, That way you dont have to be laying on the floor.. Can anyone please show me how is it made and what materials would I be using..? If you own one, you know what im talikng about.. Pics would help too..
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It's called a mud board_at least that's what we call it where I work. Every welder and every welding truck has it. It's purpose is mainly two fold. First, it keeps you out of the mud. Second, it can be used to rest your arm on while welding in super out of position occasions. I've even seen one guy use his as a little step stool.
To make one you'll need some 1X6 lumber, large pallets work great, and some 1 1/2" deck screws. You'll want four boards cut 4' long and three cut at 25". Take and lay two of the shorties parallel to one another and 4' apart. Lay the longer boards on top cross-wise with a 1" spacing. Screw the boards together with three screws at each intersection. Make sure it's reasonably square and the boards are sucked tight by the screws. Put the last short board in the middle and screw it in also.
If my description is lacking to what they look like, just picture a wooden pallet. They look very similar.
Certified Welder, worked 5 years for a gas pipe line company.
To make one you'll need some 1X6 lumber, large pallets work great, and some 1 1/2" deck screws. You'll want four boards cut 4' long and three cut at 25". Take and lay two of the shorties parallel to one another and 4' apart. Lay the longer boards on top cross-wise with a 1" spacing. Screw the boards together with three screws at each intersection. Make sure it's reasonably square and the boards are sucked tight by the screws. Put the last short board in the middle and screw it in also.
If my description is lacking to what they look like, just picture a wooden pallet. They look very similar.
Certified Welder, worked 5 years for a gas pipe line company.
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I don't think is a good idea to lay under welding work, sometimes by accident molten metal may drop from the workpiece, a burn from it will be very mean and extremely painful. I am not a Professional welder, but as a mechanical engineer I ha seen very good welders work on pipe's joints without getting under the workpiece, what I've seen they do is to bend a little the electrode to start from the bottom up.
If you still want to get under the workpiece, a automotive mechanic's rolling bed may do the trick.
If you still want to get under the workpiece, a automotive mechanic's rolling bed may do the trick.
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Buy an auto mechanic's creeper. You can get those at just about any auto parts store for like $40.