What makes a good welding table?

[Irving]

I like the aluminum idea...

[ray1970]

I like the aluminum idea...

How conducive is the aluminum? I mean I almost always just toss my ground clamp on the table and weld away. I?ve never seen a welding table with an aluminum top.

My table was built small due to space restrictions. The top is a piece of 3/8 plate about 24? square. I used 2x2 for the legs (the heavy 1/4?stuff) and the legs are cross braced with 1/2? pipe. I didn?t move it around too much before I decided it needed casters. I?d snap a picture but its currently buried in the back corner of my garage.

As an added bonus, my little mig welder fits perfectly under the table and sits securely on the braces for the legs so the whole rig rolls around as a unit.