American Scale #58 vise work station

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My friend and partner Kevin Scott was kind enough to offer me a beautiful AS 58 vise in excellent condition, with new jaws.
I jumped at the opportunity.
Now need to get a proper stand under it.

Royce

 

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Concept Plan

 

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Concept elevation

 

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This will be cut from 12" pipe.
Here is the pattern development for 22.5, 30 and 45 degree miters

 

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Templates cut

 

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Jerked some pipe out of the bone pile to get started.

 

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1st piece laid out

 

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Base pieces flame cut

 

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Base tacked off on the outside

 

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Base tacked off on the inside
When cutting, if you back bevel a touch, there will very little grinding and it leaves some room for fill on the inside

 

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The column is 3 pieces of 12" pipe cut on a taper

 

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Fitting up the column

 

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More column fit up
Pipe always seems to bow when you rip it, so I used a piece of 10" as a drive wedge to close the space in the middle

 

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Interesting the way the tapered column transitions from round to 3 sided

 

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Setting up the column to scribe into the base
It is difficult to plumb a tapered section with a spirit level, it's a cinch with a line laser

 

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Column scribed for cut

 

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Column fit to base
Laying out for column miter
Leaned it 15 degrees and cast a horizontal line on it, then leaned it the other way 15 degrees and cast the second line on it.
The laser sure helps with these odd shaped sections

 

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Column miter cut and welded inside and out

 

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Column welded to base and top cut made

 

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Birds eye view

 

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Wanting to have a parts and tool tray, so I mocked one up out of Masonite to get a feel for size and shape.

 

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I opted for a beveled edge for the tray, so laid out, cut and formed 3 conical sections

 

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Tray cut from 1/4" plate and fitting up edging

 

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Tray welded out and 1" top plate cut and drilled for vise

 

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Next up, rolling landing gear
Started by welding a vertical 4" square tube in the base

 

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Then mounted a landing jack at the top of it, that will act on another 3" tube that will telescope in the 4" tube.

 

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Started making the wheel carriage

 

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Wheel carriage completed
I purposely spaced the wheels close together, as it will be skid steered.

 

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Cut a section of 12"pipe to mount a bearing tube in and mounted a socket and handwheel on a shaft to drive the landing jack

 

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Started on a slide cover/striking surface
1/2" bottom, sides and 1-1/2" top surface

 

[Shiftless]

Another absolutely amazing project from a true master of the craft.

 

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Made a socket for a stake horn and welded in the top

 

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Thanks much shift

Royce

 

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Slide cover finished

 

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Top plate tacked to column

 

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Top plate and gussets welded out

 

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Light boom and tool caddy

 

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Lastly, a couple sleeves for drill motors and a hook for a porta bandsaw
Next up, tear down and prep for paint.
Good night

Royce

 

[Bears Fan]

Simply amazing!

 

[sqznby]

Another absolutely amazing project from a true master of the craft.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

Incredible job Royce