Nitrided Welding Tables are a Scam. Here’s the Proof.

Sorry to have to break it to you, but the welding table industry has built a billion-dollar marketing narrative around a surface treatment that physically cannot do what they say it does. They are just plain LYING! Let’s take it apart, claim by claim, using the manufacturers’ own words and the metallurgy they’re clearly hopingContinue reading “Nitrided Welding Tables are a Scam. Here’s the Proof.”

John P. · February 2, 2026 · 13 min

Technical

OSHA Standards Related to Welding and Fabrication

The title of this article is a little misleading, because when we think of the kinds of standards that our fabrication shops need to abide by we typically think of OSHA. But there are some other industry standards to pay attention to from organizations like the American Welding Society, National Fire Protection Association, American ConferenceContinue reading “OSHA Standards Related to Welding and Fabrication”

John P. · November 17, 2025 · 8 min

Technical

Welding Table Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

If you’ve been looking at welding tables all over the place, your head is probably spinning trying to compare all of the options and make sense of them. I’ve talked to hundreds, if not thousands of customers over the years, and I feel bad for you! So I put together everything I could think ofContinue reading “Welding Table Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)”

John P. · November 13, 2025 · 24 min

Technical

How to Choose a Welding Booth: EVERYTHING There Is To Know.

I’m going to assume that if you ended up here, you already know you need a Welding Booth. You’ve got a business, school or other facility with a bunch of people welding, and you need to keep your welders (and everyone nearby) safe from all the welding flashes, smoke, and flying debris that fabricators createContinue reading “How to Choose a Welding Booth: EVERYTHING There Is To Know.”

John P. · November 11, 2025 · 19 min

Updates

Introducing ModPro Welding Booths! Modularity FTW!

We’re super excited to introduce our newest product line! After being asked way too many times if we offer welding booths to go along with our welding tables, we’re releasing a fully modernized, new and improved kind of Welding Booth. They go by the name ModPro, because unlike every other welding booth in existence, oursContinue reading “Introducing ModPro Welding Booths! Modularity FTW!”

John P. · September 15, 2025 · 5 min

Technical

STEP File Models of Our Welding Table Surfaces

Occasionally clients need a model to work with for mocking up fixturing on their welding table. So we’ve created basic models of several table tops that can be used for this purpose. STEP File Downloads If you’d like to create your own model it’s an extremely simple pattern. Just create a surface the size ofContinue reading “STEP File Models of Our Welding Table Surfaces”

John P. · June 10, 2025 · 1 min

Technical

The 16mm Welding Table Standard Isn’t Really Standard

In the welding table manufacturing industry, the most common “standard” for tooling isn’t a standard at all. You’ll see tables that claim to have 16 mm boreholes (about 0.629″), and you’ll see tools labeled as 16 mm, or 5/8″. In fact, everyone just throws out the 16mm number everywhere! But if you think about it,Continue reading “The 16mm Welding Table Standard Isn’t Really Standard”

John P. · January 6, 2025 · 3 min

Random

How H-Beams Are Made

Here’s a really cool video from Factory Monster in Korea showing an everyday process that most of us will never get to witness in person – the manufacturing process for H-beams (close relative of the I-beam). Technically they each have a slightly different profile, but they’re made the same way, so you get the point.

John P. · January 2, 2025 · 1 min

Technical

How to Choose a Welding Table: Materials, Types, Thicknesses, Ergonomics and More

Hey folks, I’m John P., founder of Texas Metal Works. In case I get hit by a bus one day I wanted to share as much as I can about welding tables, in the hope it helps you understand all the differences in the market, and how to decide what’s right for your particular situation.Continue reading “How to Choose a Welding Table: Materials, Types, Thicknesses, Ergonomics and More”

John P. · December 17, 2024 · 21 min

Technical

Which Casters Are Best For Weld Tables

Why Are we Talking About Casters? It’s kind of weird to be discussing something as boring as casters, especially when we build things that are WAY sexier. But as it turns out, our tables are only as bad ass as the weakest link – and when it comes to heavy duty tables, the weakest linkContinue reading “Which Casters Are Best For Weld Tables”

John P. · November 4, 2024 · 8 min

Technical

What Kind of Steel Does Siegmund Use For Welding Tables?

Question: Why would a market leader, with a decent product, LIE? Answer: Maybe because their marketing department is out of control and doesn’t care. Background Let’s back up a minute. We purchased multiple 5′ x 10′ Siegmund Imperial Series welding tables. They cost about $10,000 each, and according to Siegmund’s website, in addition to beingContinue reading “What Kind of Steel Does Siegmund Use For Welding Tables?”

John P. · October 17, 2024 · 3 min

Shop Tips

How to Debur a Laser Cut Hole

If you’ve recently received one of our tables, you might notice that the underside of the laser-cut holes have a slight burr (or you may never notice). This burr is just a tiny rough edge that surrounds the hole, and in 99.9% of all cases it has no bearing on your life. What you willContinue reading “How to Debur a Laser Cut Hole”

John P. · July 31, 2024 · 2 min

Updates

WOLFRAM Weldstation: The Ultimate Welding Table

Howdy, fellow welders! We’ve been building and refining the concept of professional fabrication tables for years, and we’ve learned a LOT of lessons from that experience. Now we’ve taken all of that knowledge and rolled into a new product that that we believe will make your jobs easier and your welding projects more enjoyable. TheContinue reading “WOLFRAM Weldstation: The Ultimate Welding Table”

John P. · March 13, 2024 · 2 min

Shop Tips

Why You Should Level Your Welding Table

At Texas Metal Works we own a very expensive and extremely accurate laser measuring system. It’s the same system used in the aerospace industry, and we use it to test our tables for quality control purposes. Since most people don’t have access to a $100,000 measuring tool, I wanted to share some information that you’llContinue reading “Why You Should Level Your Welding Table”

John P. · November 21, 2023 · 4 min

Random

Fun Games to Kill Time! (What’s This Doing here? :-)

Sometimes, you just need to have a little fun. So in the interests of Science, we’re posting some little games you can play. For no good reason at all. Enjoy!!! Tetris Click the image to play the game, then use your arrow keys to control the blocks and fill up solid rows to make themContinue reading “Fun Games to Kill Time! (What’s This Doing here? :-)”

John P. · August 21, 2023 · 1 min

Shop Tips

Calculate the Weight of a Steel (or Aluminum) Plate or Sheet

The easiest way to figure out how much a steel plate weighs.

John P. · June 30, 2023 · 1 min

Shop Tips

Which Steel is Better For A Welding Table – A36 VS. A572-50

The one where we explain why in the world you should care about the type of steel a welding table is made out of…

John P. · February 24, 2023 · 6 min

Shop Tips

What is the Flattest Welding Table Surface?

We explain the difference between Fabricated, Milled and Blanchard Ground welding tables. In plain old English!

John P. · February 17, 2023 · 8 min

Updates

How We Build Super Flat Weld Tables

Hard work. Attention to detail. Pride of workmanship. We’ve got no secrets – we want our customers to know what goes into the tables we build. So today I’m outlining how we build our welding tables, and also importantly why we build them this way. (Note: We have a more recent article about the differentContinue reading “How We Build Super Flat Weld Tables”

John P. · May 20, 2021 · 4 min

Shop Tips

How To Flip A Welding Table With A Forklift

If you ever need to flip a big heavy welding table, or just about any other kind of table, and you happen to have a forklift nearby, here’s the easiest way we know of to make it happen in just a few quick steps! Know of any other good techniques – with or without aContinue reading “How To Flip A Welding Table With A Forklift”

John P. · March 15, 2021 · 1 min

Updates

Why Steel and Other Material Prices are Skyrocketing! (And We’re All Paying For It)

Steel prices are skyrocketing. Here’s why!

John P. · January 3, 2021 · 4 min

Shop Tips

Welding and Fabrication Table Top Thickness – 1/4″ vs 3/8″

Should you really pony up the cash to pay for an extra thick top on your already expensive welding / Fabrication table? No. Here’s why.

John P. · September 24, 2020 · 7 min

Tools

Accessories For Our Welding Tables

If you pick up one of our exceptional welding tables you may be wondering what to do with all of those fixturing holes! Well, this article will outline some of our favorite options. Clamping The holes on all of our tables are cut to accommodate “standard” tooling that is labeled as either 5/8″ or 16mm.Continue reading “Accessories For Our Welding Tables”

John P. · January 23, 2020 · 1 min

Shop Tips

How to Keep A Welding Table From Rusting

We sell a lot of welding tables, and the two most common questions are: Well, we’ll tackle number two later, so for now let’s talk about how to care for steel tables that are exposed to the elements. Both before and after they get attacked with rust. WD-40 Is Your Best Friend Although everyone knowsContinue reading “How to Keep A Welding Table From Rusting”

John P. · January 22, 2020 · 3 min

Projects

Installing the Jeep Wrangler JL Accessory Mounting System

Installation guide for our Jeep Wrangler JL Unlimited Cargo and Accessory shelf system.

John P. · January 19, 2020 · 3 min

John P.

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