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Building Cedar and Steel Tables | Steel Bases Ep. 3

1,951 views · Published 18 June 2017 · 5:35 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: WorkshopAddict · 2017 · Howto & Style

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If you missed Episode 1, watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2u94T7-aiY
If you missed Episode 2, watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXSdA2S9vd4
In the final video in the Cedar and Steel Table Series, we will be making the steel bases.

We start by cutting all our 1.25" square steel tubing at our dry cutting metal saw. With all the cuts at 90 degrees, we can use a wider stop block and cut two pieces of tubing at the same time.

We use a 90 degree jig to keep the legs in place and square to the top. We tack them all in place and then pull them out of the jig and weld them up.

Once the legs are attached we weld steel flat bar to cap the ends of the legs. The flat bar has a hole in it and we weld a nut on it that matches some store bought leveling feet.

With the leveling feet mechanism installed, we can weld up the cross braces. We use two pieces of MDF with an offset to keep the braces oriented and in the correct spot each and every time. Again, we tack in place then weld them up to help prevent warping.

We again use JAX metal blackening agent to darken the metal. We hit it with some steel wool and then spray 3 coats of semi-gloss lacquer.

We can install the top and use the 12 screws to secure them in place.

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