Vise Stand

[VegasBruce]

I needed a new stand for my vise, so I whipped one out today.

5x2 1/4 wall tube, a 19" flange cap and some tube to hold a few hammers.

 

[v7guy]

looks real nice, how heavy is that stand?

 

[sammm]

Nice...what is that you used for the base?

 

[spongerich]

You need to get some more hammers... there's still some room at the top.

 

[VegasBruce]

looks real nice, how heavy is that stand?

Its about 150 to 160 pounds. Plus the hammers.

Nice...what is that you used for the base?

A 19" OD flange, a little over 80 pounds. http://www.smflanges.com/blind-flanges.html

You need to get some more hammers... there's still some room at the top.

I wanted to leave a little room for growth. Not all the hammers go in there.

 

[R6 Racer]

Look great! Luv the hammer racking!
I'm curious... do you find with an 80 pound base the vise is stable enough? I would have thought that you would need something a lot heaver. Like a couple hundred pounds or so. I'm looking into something similar & I do like your idea!
Anyone else like to comment on base weight?

Steve

 

[padronanniversary]

how much was that base ?

 

[VegasBruce]

Look great! Luv the hammer racking!
I'm curious... do you find with an 80 pound base the vise is stable enough? I would have thought that you would need something a lot heaver. Like a couple hundred pounds or so. I'm looking into something similar & I do like your idea!
Anyone else like to comment on base weight?

Steve

It is a little light, but its good for most things. I have a 200 pound stand in Texas that works great. I can always bolt it down if necessary.

how much was that base ?

It was something I picked up out of the scrap pile at work.

 

[Brad54]

I was in a resto shop that had several light-duty vise stands made with a space-saver spare tire as the base. Small-ish vises, on a light-duty stand, but they were a HUGE help to the guys in the shop--they could quickly and easily move them over to the work area, hold parts while they were persuaded apart, or used to bend sheetmetal flanges, etc. etc.
Real handy in a big shop with a lot of guys.
The shop put one at each guy's work station, which saved time because they didn't have to travel from the project across the shop to the big bench vise and back repeatedly.

-Brad

 

[Krokodil]

Very nice stand!

 

[padronanniversary]

I would love to be able to stack a few of those base plates. Nice rig !

 

[VegasBruce]

Very nice stand!

I would love to be able to stack a few of those base plates. Nice rig !

Thanks. I wish I had a few more of those plates.

 

[N8]

Great looking stand Bruce. Clever for the hammers.
Looks like a good selection of BFH and body dollies.
I'd love to see what that 10 spoked rim is attached to!
Almost looks magnesium.

N8

 

[blue dog]

I like it. came out great and good choice of color as well.

 

[VegasBruce]

Great looking stand Bruce. Clever for the hammers.
Looks like a good selection of BFH and body dollies.
I'd love to see what that 10 spoked rim is attached to!
Almost looks magnesium.

N8

I like it. came out great and good choice of color as well.

Thanks guys, it turned out pretty well.

N8, the wheel is just the wife's Sportster.

 

[Kevin54]

Thanks guys, it turned out pretty well.

N8, the wheel is just the wife's Sportster.

Is that a pillow for a backrest on the bike?

 

[VegasBruce]

Rain cover for the luggage. We had ridden 3 hours in pouring rain.

 

[z28snksknr]

I like it Vegas', good work. Where did you come across that blind flange? Can you post more pics?

 

[ujmchris]

Not to hijack, but for you guys looking for bases for stands, check out your local big-rig/diesel service shop. Old rear brake drums work great. Most are over 100lbs.
Here's a pic from practical machinist: http://home.comcast.net/~usr99/vise006.jpg

 

[tatra]

used truck drums b4...........work great and the price is right

 

[VegasBruce]

I like it Vegas', good work. Where did you come across that blind flange? Can you post more pics?

It was one that came out of the scrap pile where I worked. I had a couple different sizes laying around. This one was the biggest one left. I'll go out and snap a couple more pics tomorrow.

The truck brake drums would work too. You could also cap the bottom and will them with sand. I just need to find a source for them.

 

[slip knot]

Mounted mine on some 4in perforating gun with 13 bags of concrete. Its pretty solid but not too portable. Kinda like the stand idea. may have to make me one of those for my next vice. Have to see what knida blind flanges I can scrouge up at work.

 

[VegasBruce]

Mounted mine on some 4in perforating gun with 13 bags of concrete. Its pretty solid but not too portable. Kinda like the stand idea. may have to make me one of those for my next vice. Have to see what knida blind flanges I can scrouge up at work.

Very cool, after using a stand mounted vise, it would be real hard to go back to a bench mount.

 

[VegasBruce]

Here is the only other pic I have right now.

 

[slip knot]

ok, now i gotta see the stand you got for the RR track anvil.( in the background) Been looking at doing something for mine.

 

[VegasBruce]

ok, now i gotta see the stand you got for the RR track anvil.( in the background) Been looking at doing something for mine.

I ran out of blind flanges, so I used an old GM flywheel. The same 2x5 rectangular tube and some radius gussets. I'll add something later for a couple more hammers.

 

[slip knot]

Very nice. Got some good ideas there.

 

[VegasBruce]

Thanks slip knot.

 

[reinhardt]

i am curious of the painting process you used. i built a work bench from angle iron and it still has mill scale and rust for a top coat. did you sandblast? what kind of paint and primer? it looks nice.

 

[VegasBruce]

Thanks, I just hit it with a wire wheel to knock off the big chunks, and sprayed it with Rustoleum. Nothing special, if it starts to look to bad I can just respray.

 

[nkachur]

I am planning on a couple of stands using old wheel rims filled with melted wheel weights. We will see how that goes

 

[VegasBruce]

I am planning on a couple of stands using old wheel rims filled with melted wheel weights. We will see how that goes

That sounds good, a lot of wheel weights though. I've seen wheels filled with concrete.

 

[autopts]

Not to hijack, but for you guys looking for bases for stands, check out your local big-rig/diesel service shop. Old rear brake drums work great. Most are over 100lbs.
Here's a pic from practical machinist: http://home.comcast.net/~usr99/vise006.jpg

Wow! Thats impressive! And, it can be moved if need to!

 

[t100]

"old" bandsaw stand works great. this old girl is made of stamped 1/8" steel, weight a ton yet strong as hell.

 

[reinhardt]

Thanks, I just hit it with a wire wheel to knock off the big chunks, and sprayed it with Rustoleum. Nothing special, if it starts to look to bad I can just respray.

forgive my many questions on such a simple thing.... did you prime it? rustoleum spray paint cans? sounds so simple. i just fear rust bleeding through and paint flaking. thanks again for your time.

ben

 

[murph64]

Not to hijack, but for you guys looking for bases for stands, check out your local big-rig/diesel service shop.

Or if you know someone that works at the town highway dept garage

Old rear brake drums work great. Most are over 100lbs.
Here's a pic from practical machinist:

Ah yup...

Andy

 

[GeorgiaHybrid]

"old" bandsaw stand works great. this old girl is made of stamped 1/8" steel, weight a ton yet strong as hell.

Neat,

A vise growing stand. You put the little ones on the bottom shelf, sprinkle Miracle Gro on them and they grow up to big vises on the top shelf....

 

[VegasBruce]

forgive my many questions on such a simple thing.... did you prime it? rustoleum spray paint cans? sounds so simple. i just fear rust bleeding through and paint flaking. thanks again for your time.

ben

Ben, I used an angle grinder with a wire wheel to knock any loose dirt and rust. Then just Rustoleum spray cans. No primer or any special prep, it it peels or anything I'll just do the same thing over again.

 

[472scout]

Right now my vise is mounted to my bench, but I plan to weld up a dedicated stand for 360 degree work clearance. The bench just gets in the way too often. When I get it done it'll get bolted to the floor as I know soon or later I would push it over unless I make it ungodly heavy.

I do have my grinder mounted to a 100 lb freestanding base (2" sq tube and brake drum) and even for just a small el-cheapo grinder that is a little on the light side. The round base is handy for rolling it around the shop.

 

[reinhardt]

thanks again.

ben