Vise and Grinder stands. I'm looking for ideas on how to use several in limited space
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Jcrapola
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drivesitfar
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JC: did you machine those cup holders and is that aluminum? nicely done sir!!
I know you aren't planning on beating on that great vise with your hammer, but it's nice to have it handy for other jobs.
I know you aren't planning on beating on that great vise with your hammer, but it's nice to have it handy for other jobs.
Jcrapola
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Thanks Drives! I made the top plate out of a piece of 1" plate steel that I had laying around.
I milled it to match the profile of the vise, and added a pair of small pockets to hold small parts of whatever I may be disassembling in the vise.
And yeah, the hammer is not for pounding on stuff. More like persuasion....
I milled it to match the profile of the vise, and added a pair of small pockets to hold small parts of whatever I may be disassembling in the vise.
And yeah, the hammer is not for pounding on stuff. More like persuasion....
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drivesitfar
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JC: WELL DONE with the vise restoration and it's stand.
ALL: PartProduction a GJ member started a thread with some good points on how to set the level of your vise and he showed a cool hitch type vise mount with an even cooler offset vise. Some of you may already know why a vise should be at a certain level and he's just pointing it out to those that might not have an idea.
here's the link: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330151
ALL: PartProduction a GJ member started a thread with some good points on how to set the level of your vise and he showed a cool hitch type vise mount with an even cooler offset vise. Some of you may already know why a vise should be at a certain level and he's just pointing it out to those that might not have an idea.
here's the link: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330151
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drivesitfar
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ALL: anybody building or want to post up their vise or grinder stand on this thread please do cause there is still plenty of room for more.
ROYCE is a member in Alaska that has built several vise stands and not sure if he's posted up any or all of them here, but one he built out of a fire hydrant is amazing and check out his threads. Royce not only has the skills to make anything he wants to out of mostly scraps, but he has a talent for making them cool looking and functional too. check out his threads and if you can't find them PM me and i'll help you do so.
here's just a couple of his stands
cheers
ROYCE is a member in Alaska that has built several vise stands and not sure if he's posted up any or all of them here, but one he built out of a fire hydrant is amazing and check out his threads. Royce not only has the skills to make anything he wants to out of mostly scraps, but he has a talent for making them cool looking and functional too. check out his threads and if you can't find them PM me and i'll help you do so.
here's just a couple of his stands
cheers
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Hephaestus29
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I like that first one the best.
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alpinewhite
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This is a great way to have a 6-way.
GLTHFJ60
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Love this thread, tons of ideas.
Is it possible that he just MIGHT have a few too many vises?
no. i was just thinking how to make a few more fit on the lower tier.
kwoswalt99
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What's that big one by itself on the fire hydrant?
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drivesitfar
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99: it's an American Scale #79 that is a six inch wide jaw vise with a swiveling static jaw and guessing the vise on it's own weighs close to 180 pounds.
Alpine thanks for blowing up the picture of the big hydrant.
ALL: Royce's 2 vise stand with two swivel jaw vises that has several adjustments to make those big vises turn in a 360 degrees so that stand and vise combo might be one of my all time favorites and Royce started with some steel pipe and some scraps if i recall correctly.
Alpine thanks for blowing up the picture of the big hydrant.
ALL: Royce's 2 vise stand with two swivel jaw vises that has several adjustments to make those big vises turn in a 360 degrees so that stand and vise combo might be one of my all time favorites and Royce started with some steel pipe and some scraps if i recall correctly.
crewchief888
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WOW, Royce's stands are amazing!
Here's mine which is on wheels (tight fitting barrel dolly has replaced the wood dolly in photo). I've added more bayonets at 90 degrees to the ones already there. Other slide in components not shown are parts trays and quenching tanks. The same bayonet receptors are all over the shop so all these components can be quickly moved anywhere. There are also rigidly mounted receptors in high out of the way places just for storage of unused components.
It's been a while so since I fixed the photo bucket fiasco photo I'll answer drivesitfar's question here too. It's unistrut 2" id for the receiver and 1 3/4" od for the male end. It seems light compared to most but I can stand on it and probably jump up and down too without issues. I was given quite a bit of it so it's all over the shop now. I'm very pleased with how it's worked out for the kind of work I do.
Here's mine which is on wheels (tight fitting barrel dolly has replaced the wood dolly in photo). I've added more bayonets at 90 degrees to the ones already there. Other slide in components not shown are parts trays and quenching tanks. The same bayonet receptors are all over the shop so all these components can be quickly moved anywhere. There are also rigidly mounted receptors in high out of the way places just for storage of unused components.
It's been a while so since I fixed the photo bucket fiasco photo I'll answer drivesitfar's question here too. It's unistrut 2" id for the receiver and 1 3/4" od for the male end. It seems light compared to most but I can stand on it and probably jump up and down too without issues. I was given quite a bit of it so it's all over the shop now. I'm very pleased with how it's worked out for the kind of work I do.
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They are spacers...filling a gap. It would still be solid without them, but they needed to be there, otherwise when looking directly from the side it would look like the top plate wasn't supported at the edges.
tig
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Recently completed my welding table. Here's how I mounted my vise:
Two 9" hitch receivers via Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GN33FO/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Four "Choose-A-Color Adjustable Handles" from McMaster Carr. These have a little springy clutch thing in them that let you rotate them in tight spaces.
https://www.mcmaster.com/#5101k31/=15njj9y3v
I used extra 2x2x1/4" tube for the vise base.
Two 9" hitch receivers via Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GN33FO/?tag=atomicindus08-20
Four "Choose-A-Color Adjustable Handles" from McMaster Carr. These have a little springy clutch thing in them that let you rotate them in tight spaces.
https://www.mcmaster.com/#5101k31/=15njj9y3v
I used extra 2x2x1/4" tube for the vise base.
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drivesitfar
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Tig: nice set up for your new vise. what size steel tubing did you use for your hitch type mount?
2ool: i really like seeing all those tools set up to use on that stand you built. is that unistrut you mounted your tools on or do tell and what size pipe does it fit into?
Skunk: nice looking vise on a good solid stand. I'm guessing a bunch of imported wrenches were welded on to give it a extra? my avatar is made from old tools and scraps by a welder in South Dakota. speaking of Avatar who is that screaming at us?
ALL: anybody else want to share your vise stand with us post up pictures and maybe a few details on materials and how you made it if you have time to.
thanks
2ool: i really like seeing all those tools set up to use on that stand you built. is that unistrut you mounted your tools on or do tell and what size pipe does it fit into?
Skunk: nice looking vise on a good solid stand. I'm guessing a bunch of imported wrenches were welded on to give it a extra? my avatar is made from old tools and scraps by a welder in South Dakota. speaking of Avatar who is that screaming at us?
ALL: anybody else want to share your vise stand with us post up pictures and maybe a few details on materials and how you made it if you have time to.
thanks
Cameronl
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I thought this thread could use a little lumber. Here's a buffer/grinder stand I built for my General Tools buffing arbor. Plans came from a 1970s issue of Popular Mechanics.
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Cam: i like your wood stand for your little buffer. just curious how you like using the buffer and what size motor are you using? what compounds do you use on your buffing wheels and how many wheels do you have since you have the easy on/off extensions for your wheels on your buffer?
tig
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The receiver is this one by Curt via Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GN33FO/?tag=atomicindus08-20
The tubing is 2x2x1/2".
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drivesitfar
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Tig: thanks for the link. it looks like you also welded bolts to the sides and bottom of the hitch type attachment so you could use the bolts with handles on them to snug it up. can you take a few more pictures of the mounting without the vise in the tube and did you have those handled bolts from another project or did you just buy them like that?
how do you like using the vise with this set up?
do you have several vises set up with this mounting idea so you can swap them out or just the one new vise?
thanks
how do you like using the vise with this set up?
do you have several vises set up with this mounting idea so you can swap them out or just the one new vise?
thanks
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drivesitfar
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ALL: anybody have hitch mounted vises and have PROS & CONS to mention?? did you weld bolts and put big nuts or screws with handles on them to tighten the tubes so your vise doesn't move or what size and type of steel tubing did you use for a snug fit?
thanks
thanks
Hi drivesitfar, I use the composite shims and jam it into the receiver to take out the slop whichever direction it needs. But you can use a set screw method..
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Drives, I made mounts for a vise and pipe vise to use on my service truck hitch receiver. The thread is here:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=224536
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=224536
bareass172
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My absolute favorite part is the night light built into the switch.
Very cool!
I clicked on this thread to make a suggestion and after reading a few pages to see if it was mentioned I realized this was 24 pages long. If I'm repeating this, my apologies. My next door neighbor is a member here but I believe he's been MIA for a long time (life and kids!). He posted this back in 2012:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171860
His setup is simple, but the concept could be expanded upon with a bigger plate, possibly spanning studs and lag-bolted in.
Just putting it out there because depending on your space, this could be a viable option to change tools as necessary.
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drivesitfar
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BA: thanks for posting up for your friend and here's a few pictures from that thread just to make it a bit easier for those members that are on Cell phones or in a hurry. i'd probably make something like this to attach to one of my benches cause i don't have the wall space, but it sure looks like it is a great idea for a wall mounting.
there have been several vise and grinder wall mounted stands posted on this thread that is getting pretty big and your friend might have posted his here a couple years ago cause it does look familiar. take a peek at some of the other cool stands and mounting ideas when you have some time.
ALL: anybody recently make a nice stand or have another mounting idea please post up a few pictures if you have the time to.
there have been several vise and grinder wall mounted stands posted on this thread that is getting pretty big and your friend might have posted his here a couple years ago cause it does look familiar. take a peek at some of the other cool stands and mounting ideas when you have some time.
ALL: anybody recently make a nice stand or have another mounting idea please post up a few pictures if you have the time to.
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This should probably hold at least two or three.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/tls/6094885326.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/tls/6094885326.html
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drivesitfar
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Lu-Max: nice to see you posting again. also noticed you fixed the picture that wasn't showing of your cool new stand. any idea what that was made for originally?
also if i recall correctly you packed up a very cool welding table in South Dakota (?) before you moved to California and wondering if you have it set up and any vise mounted to it either with a hitch mount or on top of it?
Provi: here's the pictures from your thread of your pipe vise and little vise hitch mounts. do you use them often?
you also had this grease gun mounting which i thought was pretty nice, but wondering if that red cap for the end of your grease gun is something you bought or made cause i'm always wrapping mine in plastic or paper towels? or i have a few now in dedicated hand tool boxes.
All: Vintage Nut stopped by to pick up a few vises and some steel to make a pretty nice stand for his big 7 inch 150+ pound Peter Wright blacksmith vise. he's pretty busy making knives and other things so i thought i'd post his pictures he posted over on the vise thread to show his work and if he has time to add to the information i'm sure he will later.
these 4 inch 20 inch diameter steel plate cut outs i had sitting around needed to find a good home and i think Vintage made one for them and i think his Uncle is getting the other one to make himself a stand.
also if i recall correctly you packed up a very cool welding table in South Dakota (?) before you moved to California and wondering if you have it set up and any vise mounted to it either with a hitch mount or on top of it?
Provi: here's the pictures from your thread of your pipe vise and little vise hitch mounts. do you use them often?
you also had this grease gun mounting which i thought was pretty nice, but wondering if that red cap for the end of your grease gun is something you bought or made cause i'm always wrapping mine in plastic or paper towels? or i have a few now in dedicated hand tool boxes.
All: Vintage Nut stopped by to pick up a few vises and some steel to make a pretty nice stand for his big 7 inch 150+ pound Peter Wright blacksmith vise. he's pretty busy making knives and other things so i thought i'd post his pictures he posted over on the vise thread to show his work and if he has time to add to the information i'm sure he will later.
these 4 inch 20 inch diameter steel plate cut outs i had sitting around needed to find a good home and i think Vintage made one for them and i think his Uncle is getting the other one to make himself a stand.
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drivesitfar
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ALL: more pictures of Vintage nut's blacksmith stand in progress. he also leaves it outside so having this old BBQ cover seems like a nice idea to keep some of the PNW rain off of it.
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Hey Drives, I only visit here occasionally now, my schedule doesn't contain much free time (I moved from CO to Sonoma County). My shop gear is still in storage, the heavy rains this winter (60" of rain at my house) have delayed the construction of my new workshop but it should begin soon.
That huge stand was from some sort of super heavy duty industrial hammer. The door behind it really puts some perspective on it's size.
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drivesitfar
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Lu-Max: OMG it was early and i must have thought the door was a doll house's or something like that. is your stand really over 7 foot tall? how much does that SOB weigh?
GEESH!
post on GJ when you get time cause you usually always had something good or funny to say or show pictures of. case in point a cast iron 7 foot tall vise stand!!
GEESH!
post on GJ when you get time cause you usually always had something good or funny to say or show pictures of. case in point a cast iron 7 foot tall vise stand!!
Provincial
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Quote from Drivesitfar: Provi: here's the pictures from your thread of your pipe vise and little vise hitch mounts. do you use them often?
you also had this grease gun mounting which i thought was pretty nice, but wondering if that red cap for the end of your grease gun is something you bought or made cause i'm always wrapping mine in plastic or paper towels? or i have a few now in dedicated hand tool boxes. End quote.
I use the vise mount fairly often. The pipe vise on occasion. The red plastic cap on the grease coupler has been replaced by a zerk fitting installed in a pipe coupling/pipe plug because it stays on better, seals better, and is easier to remove/replace since the coupling/plug gives more positive grip and lots of grip area.
If I had a chain-type pipe vise, I would use it much more often. I'll keep my eyes open for one. The current pipe vise was found in my wife's family junk pile.
you also had this grease gun mounting which i thought was pretty nice, but wondering if that red cap for the end of your grease gun is something you bought or made cause i'm always wrapping mine in plastic or paper towels? or i have a few now in dedicated hand tool boxes. End quote.
I use the vise mount fairly often. The pipe vise on occasion. The red plastic cap on the grease coupler has been replaced by a zerk fitting installed in a pipe coupling/pipe plug because it stays on better, seals better, and is easier to remove/replace since the coupling/plug gives more positive grip and lots of grip area.
If I had a chain-type pipe vise, I would use it much more often. I'll keep my eyes open for one. The current pipe vise was found in my wife's family junk pile.
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drivesitfar
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Provi: those chain vises used to show up fairly cheap, but not so much anymore. i can't remember if i actually own more than one, but if i do i'll swap you for something if you can't find one on your own.
i'm in the process of cleaning up and it's almost like i'm at a huge estate sale looking through all the stuff i forgot i bought once upon a time.
i'm in the process of cleaning up and it's almost like i'm at a huge estate sale looking through all the stuff i forgot i bought once upon a time.