smfg_mendo Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Alot of the older pics on here are not viewable anymore so I thought I would post up some pics of a very basic DIY swage block stand I built from recycled materials. The main 4"x6" structure was made from the upper cross beam on a power pole. they are PT and oiled. The straps are simpson post straps 20" long by 2" wide galvo steel. I had these kicking around the back yard in a bucket so didnt have to buy them, I had all the lag bolts as well. I used a mixture of short4" lags and longer 12" ones to tie the beams together and anchor the simpson straps to the beams. The Angle iron is 3/16" 1.5"x1.5" recycled from a very old bed frame. It can lay flat or be stood up vertically in the middle slot to utilize the various side swages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Cut the angle iron BELOW the top of the swage block. It can keep you from loosing a finger when using a hammer or to a pinch situation. I would be concern when the swage block is on end and look for the same pinch possibilities. Nice set up otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Cross arms, good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smfg_mendo Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 21 hours ago, Glenn said: Cut the angle iron BELOW the top of the swage block. It can keep you from loosing a finger when using a hammer or to a pinch situation. I would be concern when the swage block is on end and look for the same pinch possibilities. Nice set up otherwise. Thanks for the advise, i did trim the corner brackets down below, as soon as my dad saw it he complained Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Only need an inch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 If you have a good supply of the crossarms you could probably work out a cutting plan that would allow you to run allthread through the holes and bolt it together. I pick up a lot of pole fittings at my local scrapyard when the CoOp does a scrap run and use them in my shop (as my roof supports are utility poles and several of my anvil stands are just used oak 2x12's bolted together in 2 or 3 places.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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