All metal table?

GaBGE

Curious if anyone has ever built(welded) an all metal table. I have something in mind just never seen anything like it? I am thinking of square tubing as the legs/frame and the top and bottom shelf out of expanded metal/wire mesh like on a utility trailer. Thoughts? 

DMW

Paging @NPHuskerFL

RRP

GaBGE said:

Curious if anyone has ever built(welded) an all metal table. I have something in mind just never seen anything like it? I am thinking of square tubing as the legs/frame and the top and bottom shelf out of expanded metal/wire mesh like on a utility trailer. Thoughts? 

No metal table idea here. BUT years ago I bought 2 really cool 24” metal cart wheels and axle rods with the intent to build a “cool” wooden vendors cart to hold my medium egg. I just have never gotten around (nor needed) to build it!  Guess those wheels are just two more things my executor will have to sell! LOL

NPHuskerFL

DMW said:

Paging @NPHuskerFL

Thanks Dwayne ✊
Neither of my SS tables were technically "build outs".  The table that my LGBGE occupies was formerly a Pizza Hut 🍕 prep table.  A lot of mods and tweaks made it into what it is now.  We had to beef up framing and the casters because at the end we were guessing the total weight could be close to 1K#.  That said I just noticed the other day that a couple of the neoprene wheels on the casters were splitting.  This isn't a huge deal but it's something I will need to address in the future. I suspect the crack occurred because it doesn't see a lot of movement rolling around so from just sitting there with extreme heat and cold over the years it finally just split. I would not do it without casters because it is a nice option to be able to move it around.
The table my MM resides on was a direct purchase from Webstaurant.com

NPHuskerFL

Back to the OP questions.  I like the expanded metal for many things but I personally would not want it on any of my shelving.  If I were building out an offset smoker I would probably want a heavy gauge SS expanded metal lower Shelf that was structurally beefed-up to hold all of my split wood and this would allow for good positive air movement underneath the wood. But on an egg table I would not want it because I am OCD about wiping down and sanitizing my work station. Having expanded metal would not be conducive to the way I want my work area NSF.

frazzdaddy

NPHuskerFL said:

DMW said:

Paging @NPHuskerFL

Thanks Dwayne ✊
Neither of my SS tables were technically "build outs".  The table that my LGBGE occupies was formerly a Pizza Hut 🍕 prep table.  A lot of mods and tweaks made it into what it is now.  We had to beef up framing and the casters because at the end we were guessing the total weight could be close to 1K#.  That said I just noticed the other day that a couple of the neoprene wheels on the casters were splitting.  This isn't a huge deal but it's something I will need to address in the future. I suspect the crack occurred because it doesn't see a lot of movement rolling around so from just sitting there with extreme heat and cold over the years it finally just split. I would not do it without casters because it is a nice option to be able to move it around.
The table my MM resides on was a direct purchase from Webstaurant.com

Used restaurant equipment store is your friend. I built mine from a prep table as well, casters and reinforcement are a must. Works great easy to clean.

RRP

RRP said:

No metal table idea here. BUT years ago I bought 2 really cool 24” metal cart wheels and axle rods with the intent to build a “cool” wooden vendors cart to hold my medium egg. I just have never gotten around (nor needed) to build it!  Guess those wheels are just two more things my executor will have to sell! LOL

Excuse me OP for hijacking your thread, but I was asked to post a picture of those steel wheels so here they are. I just might still build that street vendor's style cart yet!

stlcharcoal

Buy one from @Tspud1 and save yourself the trouble!

Tspud1

stlcharcoal said:

Buy one from @Tspud1 and save yourself the trouble!

I like the way you are thinking. That expanded metal is a **** to work with

Tspud1

GaBGE

Thanks for all the insight. @Tspud1 that is similar to what I had in mind, I would want it longer. I currently have a table that I built out of treated lumber and I’m just not happy with how it has held up. The reason I thought about expanded metal is so that the top would not hold water.