I’ve scoured the website and the forum but don’t see any 3/4” dia tacking bolts for 1/2” thick tables. The ‘standard’ length 3/4” dia tacking bolt is for 1” thick tables so you have to use the 1/2” spacers on these tacking bolts to make up for the thickness difference from the Heavy Duty tables to the Dragon Wagon. Are there Tacking Bolts out there that are specifically made for 1/2” THICK tables with 3/4” diameter holes? Thanks. Sorry if this has already been covered, if so, please point me to the forum thread/discussion.
Correct a spacer is needed due to the reduced table thickness. The fixture to fixture connection requires a standard 2” tacking bolt. Using the same length bolt for everything makes the system more versatile and flexible for the type of connection that’s needed. Also the longer bolt is able to be used with different length spacers that we sell if you want to make your own fixture or mounting plates.
It’s not uncommon for companies to have multiple fireball tables of different sizes. Having all the table share all the tooling and making the entire system compatible with any Fireball table makes this a positive for companies that invest in a-lot of tooling.
You won’t know the difference when you use the bolt with the spacer because it stays attached to the bolt with a grip ring. It will only need to be removed if you want to use it to bolt two fixtures together.
Jason, thanks for the reply. I just ordered a Dragon Wagon (few hours ago) and was hoping there was a dedicated 1/2” table Tacking Bolt, i get the reasoning behind ‘1 Tacking Bolt’ for ALL things FB though. I started ordering tooling/fixtures before I even ordered the table (over a month ago) as I was going to upgrade my existing welding table to some 2”x2”x3/4” grid holes (hole drilling template) but after realizing my current table top was so warped (from welding it on the frame when it was originally built back in 2002-ish) I figured I might as well pick up ‘the real deal’ and start off with a Dragon Wagon. Looking forward to building on something that’s actually FLAT! Just a hobbyist here who likes stuff done right. Thanks again for all you do for the fab community.