Long story short, I bought a mig welder a few months ago as a new hobby. I decided to make my first "real" project a table I could use for other projects. I used 3/16" for the top and 1-1/4" sq tubing for the rest of it. I used the 3/16" both for weight purposes and because I won't be doing any real heavy duty projects in my garage. We'll see how it works out. At some point I want to paint the leg/"body" of the table but I'm waiting to see what else I want to add on before I do. Any suggestions?
Also, I have a pretty dumb/rookie question. When making the table, I sanded off the black "film" from every joint I was going to weld. I'm assuming this is a film the yard puts on to protect the metal from rusting. Other projects I've seen don't seem to remove this film. Was I right in doing this or is it a step I can cut out? It added a lot of time to the project.
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Also, I have a pretty dumb/rookie question. When making the table, I sanded off the black "film" from every joint I was going to weld. I'm assuming this is a film the yard puts on to protect the metal from rusting. Other projects I've seen don't seem to remove this film. Was I right in doing this or is it a step I can cut out? It added a lot of time to the project.
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