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looking for stainless steel table

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Nab

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i'm looking for a stainless steel table around 6 feet long and high enough to work while standing (like for cooking). Anyone have any ideas of where I can get one? The shelves below the table do not matter, the cheaper the better.

thanks,
nab
 
i've been trying to look at restaurant supply stores online, but i don't understand the differences between the cheap and expensive tables

edit: also looking for a reliable company, if anyone has experience
 
If budget is primary concern, you can build the base and get a sheet of stainless to slap on top. Get a a 90 degree fold, or a U folded into the front, and finish the sides with some creativity and you can end up with something pretty slick.

Or take Mikey's excellent advice and hit restaurant suppy or auction places, and you can likely end up with something finished for not much more.

edit: show us links and we can probably find the differences, but it's likely related to build quality. The $1200 tables are rock solid and won't wobble every time you put some pressure on them. The less expensive ones aren't as stable, but still do the job.
 
Originally posted by: Nab
i've been trying to look at restaurant supply stores online, but i don't understand the differences between the cheap and expensive tables

edit: also looking for a reliable company, if anyone has experience
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you get what you pay for. The more expensive tables will use better grade SS and a heavier gage.
 
Originally posted by: rivan
If budget is primary concern, you can build the base and get a sheet of stainless to slap on top. Get a a 90 degree fold, or a U folded into the front, and finish the sides with some creativity and you can end up with something pretty slick.

Or take Mikey's excellent advice and hit restaurant suppy or auction places, and you can likely end up with something finished for not much more.
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i don't have time to build one at the moment
 
Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
Originally posted by: Nab
i've been trying to look at restaurant supply stores online, but i don't understand the differences between the cheap and expensive tables

edit: also looking for a reliable company, if anyone has experience
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you get what you pay for. The more expensive tables will use better grade SS and a heavier gage.
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so generally the heavier the better?
 
Originally posted by: Nab
Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
Originally posted by: Nab
i've been trying to look at restaurant supply stores online, but i don't understand the differences between the cheap and expensive tables

edit: also looking for a reliable company, if anyone has experience
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you get what you pay for. The more expensive tables will use better grade SS and a heavier gage.
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so generally the heavier the better?
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Heavier gauge (thicker) steel will be more solid - the top won't deflect when you put pressure on it, and the legs will give less as you work.
 
Originally posted by: jcovercash
430 Stainless is crap. I would want 304 for a kitchen/cooking/food prep table.....
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i'm not going to be using it for food preperation but for laboratory experiments...so will 430 be suffice for that?

edit: is there even a big noticeable difference?
 
Originally posted by: Nab
Originally posted by: jcovercash
430 Stainless is crap. I would want 304 for a kitchen/cooking/food prep table.....
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i'm not going to be using it for food preperation but for laboratory experiments...so will 430 be suffice for that?
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I still wouldn't use it if it were me..... But 304 is going to cost more though...
 
Originally posted by: jcovercash
Originally posted by: Nab
Originally posted by: jcovercash
430 Stainless is crap. I would want 304 for a kitchen/cooking/food prep table.....
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i'm not going to be using it for food preperation but for laboratory experiments...so will 430 be suffice for that?
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I still wouldn't use it if it were me..... But 304 is going to cost more though...
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if it's going to be 50-100$ more maybe i can consider it, but if its going to be a lot more than i think it's out of my price range....any idea of how much more generally?
 
they seem exactly the same to me except for the sam's club one is a different color and the sides seem to be squared off whereas the atlanta fixture's one is more rounded...

i'm going to be ordering in the next 30 minutes if anyone else has ideas

thanks

edit: Oh yeah, if someone can tell me how sam's club works because it seems like a better deal.
 
Sam's Club requires a membership. I pay $35 per year for a buisness membership.

If you have a store in your area they will let you in on a one day pass but without a membership it will cost you 10% above their regular price.
 
Originally posted by: weadjust
Sam's Club requires a membership. I pay $35 per year for a buisness membership.

If you have a store in your area they will let you in on a one day pass but without a membership it will cost you 10% above their regular price.
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will the one day pass work online as well? it seems the deal says that I have to purchase the table online
 
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