My post vice setup

J.Marsillo

J.Marsillo

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This is how I setup my post vice to maximize space in my tiny shop.It might look pretty rough but I love it.I got the rim idea from a blacksmith friend of mine.The rest of the stuff came with the scavenging.The pipe is 3" structrual water pipe with a small table on top and some shelves in between.It makes for a lot of stuff in a small space.



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I see you own one of the Craftsman tools of the future too?

I never could get mine to work right for me.
 
Good idea Joe! Making the post vice portable makes a lot of sense to. Most of them are attached to workbenches.
 
Thats a good idea. Mine is attached to the welding table and many times I would like to change it's position. But the table weighs 200lbs.

Fred
 
What did you do with the post end of the vise? Is it attached to the base?
 
Kerry Hampton said:
What did you do with the post end of the vise? Is it attached to the base?
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Sorry not too good of a pic :o The bottom of the vice rests nicley in a wheel stud hole giving it enough support to bang on :eek: If I can clean my shop up a little :rolleyes: I'll get another pic.I didnt want to modify the vice at all so I "fit" it in there.
 
J.Marsillo said:
Sorry not too good of a pic :o The bottom of the vice rests nicley in a wheel stud hole giving it enough support to bang on :eek: If I can clean my shop up a little :rolleyes: I'll get another pic.I didnt want to modify the vice at all so I "fit" it in there.
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Joe?? How high is it????? If it's over 30" you must have a problem with that???? HEHEHEHE!!!:eek: :confused:
 
Joe,

Your leg vise setup is similar to mine. It's made with 2" sch 80, 24" dia. X1 1/4" thk base. I really don't want to put shelves on it (though they would be useful) because everything in my shop has to be moveable, and if those shelves were their, I would end up with more of a mess every time I moved it. I did add a little piece of pipe to the bottom to secure the vise :D

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See you at IG's HI.
 
indian george said:
Joe?? How high is it????? If it's over 30" you must have a problem with that???? HEHEHEHE!!!:eek: :confused:
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I just stand on my pile of screwed up knives......that makes me about 7' + :eek: I'll bring a phonebook so I can use yours this time:p
T Blade said:
Joe,

Your leg vise setup is similar to mine. It's made with 2" sch 80, 24" dia. X1 1/4" thk base. I really don't want to put shelves on it (though they would be useful) because everything in my shop has to be moveable, and if those shelves were their, I would end up with more of a mess every time I moved it. I did add a little piece of pipe to the bottom to secure the vise :D

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See you at IG's HI.
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I make that mess everytime I move it :D Mine is lacking the ballast that 1 1/4" plate has ,sometimes I gottta get the ol' boot on the bottom when filing or hacksawing.Nice looking base BBBBeaver :thumbup: :D
 
Another neat base for a post vise is a tire and rim.
Leave the tire on the rim and let out the air (don't pop the bead). Drill a 1" hole in the tire where the post will sit (do some trial fitting).Cut a 6" slit in the side wall about half way between the rim and the tread. Spread it open with a wooden board. Fill the tire with concrete, and remove the board to let the slit close.Shove a 6" piece of 1" pipe in the hole you drilled,leaving about 1" sticking out (the foot for the post leg) After the concrete drys, weld a section of pipe (3" IIRC) in the rim center hole. Weld on a top plate and attach the vise. To move it just tip it on its side and roll it to where you need it. It won't tear up the garage floor or the grass. If you need to put the "boot" on it, you have a nice tire surface to brace against. The concrete filled tire makes a good counter weighted base. The same base can be made to mount other tools that you want to make portable, like a disc sander, a post anvil, or a forge.
Stacy
 
bladsmth said:
Another neat base for a post vise is a tire and rim.
Leave the tire on the rim and let out the air (don't pop the bead). Drill a 1" hole in the tire where the post will sit (do some trial fitting).Cut a 6" slit in the side wall about half way between the rim and the tread. Spread it open with a wooden board. Fill the tire with concrete, and remove the board to let the slit close.Shove a 6" piece of 1" pipe in the hole you drilled,leaving about 1" sticking out (the foot for the post leg) After the concrete drys, weld a section of pipe (3" IIRC) in the rim center hole. Weld on a top plate and attach the vise. To move it just tip it on its side and roll it to where you need it. It won't tear up the garage floor or the grass. If you need to put the "boot" on it, you have a nice tire surface to brace against. The concrete filled tire makes a good counter weighted base. The same base can be made to mount other tools that you want to make portable, like a disc sander, a post anvil, or a forge.
Stacy
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Thanks Stacy
Whenever I get my new garage built I will keep that in mind.I need portability so I can work on a car in the garage and have my fun too :)
 
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