LOL! Welding in shorts and slippers? I was using a cutting torch a few years back. I had on jeans but I was wearing tennis shoes. I felt a hot piece fall on top of my foot behind the tongue of the shoe on top of my sock. Well, I was in the middle of a long cut and didn't want to stop. So I just started stomping my foot to knock the piece off, it had always worked before. This time however it burned more and more till I couldn't stand any longer. I stopped the torch set it down gently while yelling rolling to my back unlacing the shoe and kicking it up over my head. I jumped up ran into the house turned on the cold water in the tub stuck my feet in the water and sat there for 30 minutes. I managed to burn about a 1/2 inch hole on top of my foot which took forever to heal. I learned my lesson and today its a minimum of jeans and BOOTS! Anyway, love your vids Jimmy and ALWAYS learn something new!
"bendy strips" needed or not can be debated, the fact that Jimmy knows about them and brought them to the attention of many of us is a good deal. Thanks JD.
Just when I thought I was falling into a UA-cam rut, Diresta channel comes along and saves the day! Shame on you UA-cam for not recommending this man's wonderful work sooner... SHAAAME!
I like how the bottom shelf is recessed in so there's plenty of room for your feet. ..It's something everyone misses. Love these projects and the channel ;)
Jimmy your the man. I started my own channel. Built my first table and sold it. I am pumped you are an inspiration. Thanks for everything keep on making the art.
A similar (using rod) type of device has been used on wooden overhead garage doors since the beginning of the 20th century. Do your doors have a sag when open? Tighten the nuts at either end to straighten.......
As a fairly new subscriber, I've just got through watching vintage DiResta on your Tips Series back in 2015 with the star of the show Spike and have learnt so many awesome tips, Thanks so much and thanks to Jackman Works for mentioning your channel :-)
I always loved how you made such great stuff in your little cave. It kind off proved that you can do a lot with a little. I'm glad that you have so much room now. Good luck with the new big space.
Always always, I learn a little bit of something. I've used strap like that to keep a rig I slapped together for lifting a boat, to keep the legs from bending. Pretty damned ingenious use on the tabletops. This option, I think I haven't run into before because most of the folks I know building work tables in metal just make them weigh a ton, Heavier than heavy steel, 3/4" steel tops too. Always like your solutions. It's smarter, and thrift for another win from team Diresta.
These 'torsion straps' have been around for many, many years. My uncle had a metal table in his garage workshop similar in size to the one in this video. It had the same straps along the underside of the longest span. My uncle got the table from his grandfather so it had been around for several decades. Other than additional side bracing (which can get in the way), this method is a time tested 'old timey' solution to a problem.
I was puzzled by the strapping just under the top, with the bolts. But now I see, and it makes perfect sense. I learn something new from every Diresta video.
Made by Jester those flimsy strips push up the welded bar? would that really work? in my head this compares to straightening a 2x4 with a straw. could you explain the principle why this works please?
HELLO, GOOD JIMMY, the bolt and the strip to prevent bud flexing of the long table side is an very engineering tricks and very very well done. RESPECT FROM SOUTH ITALY MAKER
Those are some really nice shop tables. Anytime I build shop tables I immediately think wood for the whole project. I really like this design better. Now that I can sort of weld I may consider this for future tables or benches.
Definitely took a couple of days of feeling like an idiot. Healed up now. That's what I get for not having my welding jacket in the shop and going "nah, I'll be ok" lol
Yeah... I did a good bit of mig welding one day, only time I've ever peeled. I have a very high resistance to sunburn and it still got me. Long sleeves are a must.
That has to be the ugliest table I have ever seen in my life. To change my view on this please send me one so I can inspect it further for a more precise rating. You always come up with great ideas, yet another DiResta masterpiece.
I have just found you on you tube, fantastic, very down to earth and informative info and demonstrations. You are easy to watch and offer great tips. Many thanks, I have a lot of catching up to do with your episodes. Kind regards.
😂😂😂. Not gonna lie! When I first started watching the video... I thought the helper was Taylor 😬. Sorry dude!!! Great job!!! Those are gonna be great for the new shop. 10 more to go and you are in business. 👍👍👍
Normally that tension system is used to straighten a pipe after welding it. Jimmy probably used it to keep the long stretch of pipe straight and kept it intelligently as a decorative element.
If your shopmates don't start covering their hair when they weld, their hair and scalps will get burnt sooner or later. I've met some welders with peculiar bald spots due to this.
I must have missed something. I thought you were moving into a funky gas station for your shop. The place you've got is great. I love the space you have. Wish I had half that space to play in!
Glad you found a sweet maker space. Sorry you couldn't make that lovely gas station work. So funky and cool. But hey, you found a place that's going to be great!
It looks like some of the square stock was sagging in the middle, the angle pieces combined with the nut raises it back up. im assuming he is expecting it to sag more over the years and he can easily make it level again.
He essentially made a "truss". Turning the bolt pulls on the metal straps which are attached to the ends of the table. This force causes the middle of the table structure to raise ever so slightly. You can see the same effect by holding up a piece of card stock (think cereal box) flat in front of you and moving your hands, holding each end together. The card stock will bend up or down, and in this instance, Jimmy used the bolt to apply that pressure in a specific direction to cause the sag in the middle of the table rail or "apron" to go up thus straightening it.
but he is using what looks like 4" box section with about a 5-7mm wall thickness!!! there shouldn't be any movement over the 2/3 m that it spans!! its pretty much structural steel
You think structural steel is inflexible? Flexibility is what makes it suitable for structures. If it was inflexible, it'd be brittle, and buildings made of it would crumble.
Hey Jimmy great video! Could you show a quick camera shot of your welder settings in your videos if possible? I have the same LINCOLN MP210 and love it, but I'm always curious what others have em set at. I find the welder runs too hot on the factory settings.
Nice tables, should last a lifetime. One thing, you can't have someone welding without being protected, the cumulative damage from the arc radiation is real.
Thanks Jimmy for the great content, as always (even if I use it as a sleep aid).With this in mind, both you and Bob Ross share stuff in common! great beards, great shows, great artistic skill
Hi Jimmy, are you going to have a specific work area for your welding and metal work projects to avoid problems with sparks and metal dust vs. wood dust and shavings? Also are you going to be building material storage racks for your steel, wood and plywood stock?
Hi Jimmy, really nice tables! can you pls explain (maybe in your next vlog?) what the function is of the bolt attachment with the small strips of metal on the bottom side of the tables?? It confused me a little as it will be harder too clamp stuff this way too the table temporarely :) was it by design maybe? Please let us know! Greetings from sweden!
LOL! Welding in shorts and slippers? I was using a cutting torch a few years back. I had on jeans but I was wearing tennis shoes. I felt a hot piece fall on top of my foot behind the tongue of the shoe on top of my sock. Well, I was in the middle of a long cut and didn't want to stop. So I just started stomping my foot to knock the piece off, it had always worked before. This time however it burned more and more till I couldn't stand any longer. I stopped the torch set it down gently while yelling rolling to my back unlacing the shoe and kicking it up over my head. I jumped up ran into the house turned on the cold water in the tub stuck my feet in the water and sat there for 30 minutes. I managed to burn about a 1/2 inch hole on top of my foot which took forever to heal. I learned my lesson and today its a minimum of jeans and BOOTS! Anyway, love your vids Jimmy and ALWAYS learn something new!
"bendy strips" needed or not can be debated, the fact that Jimmy knows about them and brought them to the attention of many of us is a good deal. Thanks JD.
Just when I thought I was falling into a UA-cam rut, Diresta channel comes along and saves the day! Shame on you UA-cam for not recommending this man's wonderful work sooner... SHAAAME!
I like how the bottom shelf is recessed in so there's plenty of room for your feet. ..It's something everyone misses.
Love these projects and the channel ;)
Jimmy your the man. I started my own channel. Built my first table and sold it. I am pumped you are an inspiration.
Thanks for everything keep on making the art.
Thomas Babcock awesome thank you for the love!
I like when good things happen to good people. You work hard, and I'm glad to see you living the dream.
Thank you for the deep dive !! 👊🏼👊🏼🙏🏼
the tensioners/levelers are a brilliant, simple solution.
A similar (using rod) type of device has been used on wooden overhead garage doors since the beginning of the 20th century. Do your doors have a sag when open? Tighten the nuts at either end to straighten.......
As a fairly new subscriber, I've just got through watching vintage DiResta on your Tips Series back in 2015 with the star of the show Spike and have learnt so many awesome tips, Thanks so much and thanks to Jackman Works for mentioning your channel :-)
Wow. You have soooo much content to discover!
I always loved how you made such great stuff in your little cave. It kind off proved that you can do a lot with a little. I'm glad that you have so much room now. Good luck with the new big space.
Always always, I learn a little bit of something. I've used strap like that to keep a rig I slapped together for lifting a boat, to keep the legs from bending. Pretty damned ingenious use on the tabletops. This option, I think I haven't run into before because most of the folks I know building work tables in metal just make them weigh a ton, Heavier than heavy steel, 3/4" steel tops too. Always like your solutions. It's smarter, and thrift for another win from team Diresta.
These 'torsion straps' have been around for many, many years. My uncle had a metal table in his garage workshop similar in size to the one in this video. It had the same straps along the underside of the longest span. My uncle got the table from his grandfather so it had been around for several decades. Other than additional side bracing (which can get in the way), this method is a time tested 'old timey' solution to a problem.
I was puzzled by the strapping just under the top, with the bolts. But now I see, and it makes perfect sense. I learn something new from every Diresta video.
What's it for?
Ned's Head it levels the top, pushing the middle up. You can see it in one of the shots as he adjusts the bolt.
Can you please explain what they are for?
Made by Jester those flimsy strips push up the welded bar? would that really work? in my head this compares to straightening a 2x4 with a straw. could you explain the principle why this works please?
Makes sense, but I thought a stiff timber bench top would pull up any sag when it's screwed down
I like the plywood on the bottom, it's rad how it sits flush instead of hiding the steal 👍
HELLO, GOOD JIMMY, the bolt and the strip to prevent bud flexing of the long table side is an very engineering tricks and very very well done. RESPECT FROM SOUTH ITALY MAKER
The shop's really coming together. Hope you get to enjoy it for years to come and make many, many projects!
The leveling or strsightening method for the long square tubing is genius.
Those are some really nice shop tables. Anytime I build shop tables I immediately think wood for the whole project. I really like this design better. Now that I can sort of weld I may consider this for future tables or benches.
I love those tables! Definitely going to build one if I get a bigger shop. I would add wheels and drawers everywhere.
New shop is filling up fast. Looking great.
Man, that bow-string support design is genius. Physics, for the win.
real men weld in sandles and shorts. good work jimmy
Definitely took a couple of days of feeling like an idiot. Healed up now. That's what I get for not having my welding jacket in the shop and going "nah, I'll be ok" lol
Yeah... I did a good bit of mig welding one day, only time I've ever peeled. I have a very high resistance to sunburn and it still got me. Long sleeves are a must.
Roadkill safety flip flops - standard issue! ;-)
Nice, lightweight, super functional shop table design.
That's next level genius man. Those leveling "springs" are sweet!
I'm laughing so hard right now, I realized that just one of those tables has more square footage than my entire workshop.
Love your safety birkenstocks! Just like my safety crocs. They make you dance every once in a while when welding.
Our metal shop has a shop built table like that on wheels. In a big shop it is handy to have a portable work surface that size. Chris
Those are some massive tables. Nicely done! I've never seen a tightening/flattening/straightening mechanism quite like what you integrated into these.
Wow look at all that room ...possibilities are endless great work jimmy ✌️
David Cameron
Ricky models yes?
Hello!!!
Hi there
What are the bendy strips for? Tool-cords clamping?
Straightening the table top. You can see it on the video :)
I had the same question. My guess is that the weight of the steel bars makes them bend down and that the strips counter that effect.
Good catch! thanks for the clarification!
I would have thought that screwing the two tops to the base in so many places would accomplish the same thing. Obviously, Jimmy doesn't think so.
it would just bend with the steel. Steel is much stiffer than wood, so adding wood would just make it bend more instead of less ^^
Новая мастерская - мечта
That has to be the ugliest table I have ever seen in my life. To change my view on this please send me one so I can inspect it further for a more precise rating.
You always come up with great ideas, yet another DiResta masterpiece.
I have just found you on you tube, fantastic, very down to earth and informative info and demonstrations. You are easy to watch and offer great tips. Many thanks, I have a lot of catching up to do with your episodes. Kind regards.
love the Laura Kampf shirt! Awewsome!
I'm so jealous of these beasts! The straps are nifty...I love how it leaves the sides open without legs.
So glad you have so much more space to work in!
Awesome brother!! It's really cool seeing the new place come together between Brett and your videos!!😊😊👊👊
Шикарный рабочий стол получился , а вот за диагональные натяжители - лайк!!!!!
Great big worktables Jimmy. Tension bars adds a industrial look to it. Thanks for sharing
I like the strap and bolt detail a lot.
A nice clean slate for creating! I love seeing the new shop come together!
Nice move with the adjustment!
nice work Jimmy!
question:🤔
what's the straps used for on the side of the tables?
😂😂😂. Not gonna lie! When I first started watching the video... I thought the helper was Taylor 😬. Sorry dude!!! Great job!!! Those are gonna be great for the new shop. 10 more to go and you are in business. 👍👍👍
If you translate weight from the upper part to the bottom part with a center column there is no need for the lateral flat bars.good work lovely tables
Fantastic! Those tables are gonna be around awhile...
Normally that tension system is used to straighten a pipe after welding it. Jimmy probably used it to keep the long stretch of pipe straight and kept it intelligently as a decorative element.
Awesome tables Jimmy! Congrats on the new space and I cant wait to see what the future holds for you and that space!
Welding in shorts and Krocs. Balls of Steel!
The tension straps would be a handy place to clip a tape measure or keep clamps close by.
I really enjoy ur vids here in Scotland 🏴
those things are built strong...what a great job.
Brilliant to see how to straighten the top. Personally, I would have made the overhang an inch/2cm more for clamping purposes.
nice work Ms.Taylor!👍👍🍻
that counter bow Its an awesome ideia! Gonna steal it for myself!
If your shopmates don't start covering their hair when they weld, their hair and scalps will get burnt sooner or later. I've met some welders with peculiar bald spots due to this.
Nice work!
I am a simple man. If I watch a DiResta Video, I press Like.
I am simple woman, I do same. Always have always will!
Those tables will last forever!!!
I must have missed something. I thought you were moving into a funky gas station for your shop. The place you've got is great. I love the space you have. Wish I had half that space to play in!
Kris Gasteiger the station fell through.. too many hoops w the planning board in the town. This place is few miles away
Glad you found a sweet maker space. Sorry you couldn't make that lovely gas station work. So funky and cool. But hey, you found a place that's going to be great!
New shop is looking incredible Jimmy :)
love the new workshop.
Buenísimo trabajo! !!! likeeeee 😆👍
I really need to learn welding. I could use a shop table like these. 👍👍👍
Great job ;-) wow the new shop is very big
Of course, in order to build this table you need to first build a table.
(Great vid as always Jimmy!)
I had to watch this twice as the first time I couldn't get my eyes off your "Safety Sandals"...it was even better second time around :-)
So much space. Nice!
Amazing dude! Looking forward to seeing some super projects go on in the new shop and new work benches! Keep it up 👍🏼
Great shop Jimmy.. it is coming along nicely!! can't wait to see it when it's done.. but we all know, shop's are never done :)
They look great! Nice build Jimmy! 👍🏼
..... Nice, I'm going to have to do that also in my shop ..... some day.
the place is shaping up!
Hi Jimmy! Im wondering, what are those angle pieces with the nut for? Thanks and keep up the good work!
It looks like some of the square stock was sagging in the middle, the angle pieces combined with the nut raises it back up. im assuming he is expecting it to sag more over the years and he can easily make it level again.
Anthony Airoldi steel is quite heavy, so it sags in the middle. The straps provide counter torque to flatten the tables.
He essentially made a "truss". Turning the bolt pulls on the metal straps which are attached to the ends of the table. This force causes the middle of the table structure to raise ever so slightly. You can see the same effect by holding up a piece of card stock (think cereal box) flat in front of you and moving your hands, holding each end together. The card stock will bend up or down, and in this instance, Jimmy used the bolt to apply that pressure in a specific direction to cause the sag in the middle of the table rail or "apron" to go up thus straightening it.
but he is using what looks like 4" box section with about a 5-7mm wall thickness!!! there shouldn't be any movement over the 2/3 m that it spans!! its pretty much structural steel
You think structural steel is inflexible? Flexibility is what makes it suitable for structures. If it was inflexible, it'd be brittle, and buildings made of it would crumble.
Parabéns Jimmy Diresta pelo seu novo local de trabalhos.
Maravilhoso.
You make it look so simple - great !!!
Hey Jimmy great video! Could you show a quick camera shot of your welder settings in your videos if possible? I have the same LINCOLN MP210 and love it, but I'm always curious what others have em set at. I find the welder runs too hot on the factory settings.
Very nice tables. Great work!
Those are some nice shop tables
Looking good Jimmy!!!
Awesome work benches.
Awesome work as always
Love the leaf spring
I love the new shop!
Excellent job brother
Jim
Nice tables, should last a lifetime. One thing, you can't have someone welding without being protected, the cumulative damage from the arc radiation is real.
brrooooo them tensioners in the middle = GENIUS
Always great seeing you and Taylor doing a co-ops Jimmy. Can the drone-cam fly in that place?
those work benches will last several life times
Thanks Jimmy for the great content, as always (even if I use it as a sleep aid).With this in mind, both you and Bob Ross share stuff in common! great beards, great shows, great artistic skill
Oh these look good now, Wait a few months.
Nice safety workshop shoes 😉
Good Job Jimmy
real nice tables 👍👍👍
Nice tables!
enjoy your work. Is your chop saw a woodworking saw with a metal blade . I haven't seen metal chop saw with a sliding miter feature.
Hi Jimmy, are you going to have a specific work area for your welding and metal work projects to avoid problems with sparks and metal dust vs. wood dust and shavings? Also are you going to be building material storage racks for your steel, wood and plywood stock?
you can now add the quick release vise from andrew aragon to one of these!
Hi Jimmy, really nice tables! can you pls explain (maybe in your next vlog?) what the function is of the bolt attachment with the small strips of metal on the bottom side of the tables?? It confused me a little as it will be harder too clamp stuff this way too the table temporarely :) was it by design maybe? Please let us know! Greetings from sweden!
nice work jimmy
Perfect timing, I'm just looking into make something similar for my garage :-)