[henerythe8th]

Posted similar prior to the BIG CRASH...

Bought some steel at the scrap yard a week or so back, thought I was on my way to a GREAT start on my post vise stand...

What I have is a piece of 3/4 plate about 24 X 36 with a 4'' SQ tube welded to the center, welded to the 4SQ and plate are 4 gussets (1/4 plate). When I got it cut to approximately the right height, I stood it on the concrete floor and determined that the plate is warped from all of the weld, it rocks like mad!

Any ideas on how to ''get it back''?

I don't think that my small (110v) wire feed will pour enough heat into that plate to pull it back.
It's obviously too big to place in my forge/furnace...
Suppose that a big propane weed burner torch would put enough heat into it that I could give it a smack or three with a sledge and get the rock out of it?

Also considering welding three or four large (1 1/2 in diameter) ball bearings to the bottom of it, one of which would be placed directly under the leg of the vise...

Suggestions?