Start with how you actually work, not a catalogue number. If you weld at weekends, you do not need an ULTRA. If you fixture every day, a BASIC will make you work harder than you need to. Pick the range that matches the bay, then size it in the configurator.
Do not buy a catalogue number. Pick the construction that matches the work going through the bay, then use the configurator for the exact size and options.
For: light workshop use, portable setups and a first fixture table.
A proper hole grid and steel top without paying for a production subframe. Use it as a portable jig table or a second station.
For: serious home workshops that want legs and mobility.
A complete standing table you can roll around the workshop. No fixture skirt — clamps work from the top face.
For: shops that weld most days and want the table to stay square.
Tighter flatness, a usable side face and load capacity that suits real assemblies. The natural starting point for working fabricators.
For: production bays, repeat fixtures and trade workshops.
Deep working sides and a 200 mm tab-and-slot rib subframe. PRO 10 opens the 28 mm tooling option; PRO 6 and PRO 8 remain 16 mm.
For: heavy fixtures, thick plate and shops that measure the top.
Heavier plate, 100 × 100 mm legs and the highest MAC specification. Choose it when the table is part of the measuring and fixturing system.
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| SPEC | BASICPortable | HOBBYHome workshop | MidiPRODaily fabrication | PROProduction | ULTRAHeavy / precision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Portable jigs, repairs, light work | Home workshop, frames, one-offs | Gates, trailers, brackets, jobbing | Repeat assemblies, production fixtures | Heavy fixtures, thick plate, precision work |
| Hole system | 16 mm50 × 50 pitch | 16 mm50 × 50 pitch | 16 mm50 × 50 pitch | 16 mm / 28 mm28 mm from PRO 10 | 16 mm / 28 mm |
| Top | 6 mm | 6 mm | 6 mm | 6 / 8 / 10 mm | 10 / 15 mm |
| Flatness | ±1.5 mm | ±1.5 mm | ±0.5 mm | ±1 mm / ±0.2 mmdepending on specification | ±0.2 mm |
| Side face | 50 mmone fixture hole | No fixture skirt | 100 mmtwo fixture holes | 200 mm4 × 16 mm / 2 × 28 mm positions | Heavy fabricated skirt10 mm plate specification |
| Subframe | Light-duty | Freestanding frame | Reinforced working table | 200 mm tab-and-slot rib system | Heavy-duty fabricated structure |
| Legs | — | 50 × 50 mm | 70 × 70 mm | 70 × 70 / 100 × 100 mm | 100 × 100 mm |
| Feet / castors | — | Standard castors | FootMaster 80S | FootMaster 80S / 100S | FootMaster 100S |
| UDL | 200 kg | 500 kg | 1,500 kg | 5,000 kg | 6,500 kg |
| Typical step | First fixture table | Complete mobile table | Everyday shop table | Production platform | Highest MAC specification |
Specifications shown are a range guide. Confirm the exact specification for the selected model and size in the configurator or product page before ordering.
Compare sizes, flatness and build options across the full range of welding tables.
If one of these sounds like your workshop, that is where we would start the conversation.
Fast, close-spaced fixturing and the natural choice if your shop already owns 16 mm clamps, stops and squares. BASIC, HOBBY and MidiPRO stay on 16 mm.
Larger pins and heavier tooling for bigger fixtures and production work. PRO 10 and ULTRA provide 28 mm routes.
We cut, assemble, weld and check the table before it leaves our workshop. Specify legs or castors and get it into the bay.
We manufacture the precision laser-cut plates and you complete the final assembly and welding. Lower cost, same manufactured components.
Production and heavy-fixture buyers usually end up choosing between PRO and ULTRA. Both offer 16 mm and 28 mm tooling routes; the differences are plate thickness, flatness, structure and load.
| SPEC | PRO 6 / 8 / 10Production | ULTRA 10 / 15Heavy / precision |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Repeat assemblies, production fixtures | Heavy fixtures, thick plate, precision work |
| Top plate | 6 / 8 / 10 mm | 10 / 15 mm |
| Flatness | ±1 mm / ±0.2 mmdepending on specification | ±0.2 mm |
| Hole system | 16 mm on PRO 6 and PRO 828 mm option from PRO 10 | 16 mm / 28 mm |
| Side face | 200 mm4 × 16 mm / 2 × 28 mm positions | Heavy fabricated skirt10 mm plate specification |
| Structure | 200 mm tab-and-slot rib subframe | Heavy-duty fabricated structureS355J2+N |
| Legs | 70 × 70 / 100 × 100 mm | 100 × 100 mm |
| Feet / castors | FootMaster 80S / 100S | FootMaster 100S |
| UDL | 5,000 kg | 6,500 kg |
| Choose it when… | You run repeat fixtures and want deep working sides | The table is part of your measuring and fixturing system |
Specifications shown are a range guide. Confirm the exact specification for the selected model and size in the configurator or product page before ordering.
Custom footprint, unusual details, laser-cut fixtures and production questions come back to the same workshop that makes the parts.
16 mm remains a serious option through the MAC range. Moving to a stronger table does not automatically mean replacing your clamp drawer.
Tell us the heaviest part you fixture and the tooling you already own, and we will say which range we would start with. Call 01432 381 233 or email sales@macindustries.co.uk.
Need a non-standard footprint, working height, logo or fixture detail? Add it to the notes. The same workshop can tell you whether it is a configured table, a special or a separate laser-cut job.
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