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(281) 238-9652Industry insights, product updates, and welding tips from the Texas Metal Works team.
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.”
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”
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.”
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!”
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”
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?”
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”
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”
The one where we explain why in the world you should care about the type of steel a welding table is made out of…
We explain the difference between Fabricated, Milled and Blanchard Ground welding tables. In plain old English!
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”
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”
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