As you get into bigger and more complex projects you will likely need to weld jigs and such to the table to top to facilitate heating and bending material. That plate thickness will start to move over time and you will no longer have a nice flat surface to work with.
Like this. I happen to be making a new grate for my fireplace and am bending 1/2” square bar. Even though it’s red hot, it still takes some force to bend it around that pivot point.
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