Recent content by JC Wren

I found some nice 18" x 18" floor tiles that are suitable for welding use from Safe-Flex. Unfortunately, they're $25.17 a tile, and I'd need 252 of them for the area, which comes to $6,342.84, before freight. The search continues...

If my math is correct, 20' x 30' is 600 square feet. A cubic foot of concrete weighs 150lbs, so 600 / 12 is 50 cubic feet, for a total of 7500lbs. Adding in welding tables, CNC machine, grinders, and other odds and ends, and I feel like I'd be putting more weight in there than I'd care to. It...

I'm getting ready to set up a small section of my shop for welding and a CNC plasma cutter. It's currently got plywood floors, which I'm really not comfortable with for falling hot metal :) The area is about 20' x 30', and I'm looking for affordable suggestions for a reasonably non-flaming...