frame tables and jigs

the contraption on the table is a jig for a supra irs. and the table is width adjustable and well u can weld to it to make any hight u want and it is plenty long.

If you can build a frame,you can build a jig/bench.Just a matter of personal opinion,but a bench is just a square,level surface to work from,and a jig isnt much more,just basically has everything measured,so you can build consistant at every time.I would weld my bench to width when I was doing different things,and keep it the same length always...Unless your MASS building frames,or straightening them,theres not really any point in building anything that can be adjusted easily,so long as you have the bench that is square to work from,you can build anything off it...You can get set up with good 10-12" I beams and weld them square to the length and width of your frame,then weld your main rails to the bench,and as long as all thats square,you can take all the further measurements from there.

Heres mine. Its an old BlackHawk frame machine. I have fixtures that bolt to the jig and then I tack them to the frame. We have built several frames on it and it works nicely.





South GA

make it with ibeam, most people here that build racecars have tables with a main structure of ibeam. a decent size (like 6" or so) will keep its straightness no matter what you throw at it or put on it. its alittle costly thoug, im getting like 40 ft of 6" beam and its about 300 bux on a hella hookup.

Originally posted by bdroppeddak



make it with ibeam, most people here that build racecars have tables with a main structure of ibeam. a decent size (like 6" or so) will keep its straightness no matter what you throw at it or put on it. its alittle costly thoug, im getting like 40 ft of 6" beam and its about 300 bux on a hella hookup.

That's not a bad price at all. The last beam I order was a wide flange beam and final price came to nearly 3000. granted it was made of stainless but still.

We built ours from 2x2 1/4 wall for the legs and cross braces, and 3x3 angle for the main rails. It only sits about a foot tall (need to be able to fit it out behind the shop when its not in use). Its got 6 legs with 3/4" bolts for levelling on the bottom of each one. 14' long.

one thing to remember if you are using angle iron is it is not completely straight. angle iron has a slight bow in it.

Edited: 7/22/2006 3:40:18 PM by VinceBHC

The angle iron is so we can make it adjustable with different trucks. Plus how do you no any metal is perfectly straight