Vise pedestal ideas

[thundermug]

Great thread. Let's see some more.

 

[2oolhound]

I have my grinders mounted on movable truck axle pedestals but a vise I want bolted down.

 

[my58]

If anyone decides to use the bucket method described earlier I would suggest using a 5 gallon bucket, fast setting post hole cement and Cut a hole in the center of the cover the same diameter of the pole. This will hold it perfectly straight while the post hole cement dries.

You can also pick buckets that are a bit more interesting since they will be around the shop for a long long time.

 

[RV77]

^^ Clean look ! How is the weight to height ratio ? Tip easy if you get too aggressive ?

 

[slip knot]

This is my setup. 13 bags of concrete and 4.5" heavy wall pipe. I mounted it outdoors for hot or messy work. I have a smaller Wilton mounted on a table in the shop.

 

[Outlawmws]

Slip knot, Is that vise mounted to a (re)movable mounting plate, and pinned sort of like a hydraulic press table? Hmmmm....

 

[cclfn]

Here is one I just missed on CL but the owner/builder said it was the cats meow for balance and move-ability. These vises were designed for hammering but I think the design has applications for a standard vise as well.

Wes

 

[jakemac]

That blacksmith's vice needs a piece of wood under the leg to act as a shock absorber. That's what the socket/ring style end is for on the bottom of the leg. The end of the leg fits into a hole in the wood to keep it from kicking out, with the ring acting as a stop to keep the vise from being driven through the wood. On the pic you posted, you can see that the builder welded a box on the plate to serve that purpose, but it doesn't address the shock/stress issue.

 

[cclfn]

That blacksmith's vice needs a piece of wood under the leg to act as a shock absorber. That's what the socket/ring style end is for on the bottom of the leg. The end of the leg fits into a hole in the wood to keep it from kicking out, with the ring acting as a stop to keep the vise from being driven through the wood. On the pic you posted, you can see that the builder welded a box on the plate to serve that purpose, but it doesn't address the shock/stress issue.

+1 I agree and that could be easily resolved with some good hard wood, but I liked the off set circles.

Wes

 

[justanengineer]

Sorry but it is preferable that the static jaw be located to just clear the benchtop or column in order to facilitate tall work pieces.

Who said anything about not clearing the pedestal? Youre working off the side of the jaws anyway in that situation bc of the sliding bottom portion of the dynamic jaw, so the work is really going down alongside the pedestal, not into it.

 

[Outlawmws]

I SNIP
Realistically, you dont want the vise hanging out in space a ton, offset it so the static vise jaw is roughly centered over the pedestal to give you the best "balance" so youre hammering into the pedestal vs into air. SNIP.

Who said anything about not clearing the pedestal? SNIP.

I believe that was some guy that goes by "justanengineer"

 

[my58]

^^ Clean look ! How is the weight to height ratio ? Tip easy if you get too aggressive ?

Been using this and a few others with different tools mounted to them for years, never had any issues with tipping. They move when I want them to but stand there ground otherwise.

With this size vise there is nothing I would be beating on that is harsher then what the base can handle.

 

[alpinewhite]

Has anyone used one of these? I reckon that these can be purchased from garage sales from next to nothing.

 

[tomshep]

I have my grinders mounted on movable truck axle pedestals but a vise I want bolted down.

Pic?

Tom

 

[Outlawmws]

Has anyone used one of these? I reckon that these can be purchased from garage sales from next to nothing.
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It would probably be OK for a small vise/light work but I suspect not so well with anything big. (Heck, those get blown over fairly easy with just an umbrella...)

 

[dumper]

I tried the ghetto approach by putting a small vise on an old table pedestal- it worked great for a grinder, but not stable enough for a vise.