JKindy

Finally got a stand made up for my Post Vise. Had to get some plate, pipe and a welder to put it together. The base is 24" diameter, I would go bigger next time. 3" Schedule 40 pipe, 1/2" inch top and bottom plate. The post the vise is sitting on is crooked, I wanted the vise to be straight. Hindsight I probably could have straightened the mount first... It's fairly stable as is, and when needed I can stand on the plate to add weight. I wanted it round to be able to move around in my small garage shop.

Trying to re-open this thread to see if anything has changed. Any Coal near Southern metro Detroit area?

Welcome to the forums. Pull up a log and enjoy the conversations. Looking forward to sharing with you. Jeff

Prayers you him, you and family.

Prayers for him and his family.

Nice use of materials. Your welds are looking great!

Looking good. Keep banging on that steel.

I was getting ready to post the same thing. Thanks

Simply elegant. Very pleasing and wont detract from the flowers, but rather add a bit of pizzaz. Nicely done. I am sure they will love it.

Great to hear of your success! Sounds like you could make a fortune in "S" Hooks!

Looking good CV! Keep pounding that metal.

Welcome aboard! Grab a hammer and step to the anvil! I too live in SE Michigan, Wyandotte to be specific. I have a portable smitty set up at my Dad's place. If you guys would like to come over, I would be happy to show you around the fire and anvil. I too am just starting out, but am well on my way (so I'm told). Jeff

And Again!

Very nice! Where did you get it from?

Done

prayers sent

That is very nice. Pleasing to the eye.

Amen to that! Glad to hear she is doing better!

Thank you for the extra pics. I enjoyed them very much.

That is one very cool set up there! I love the period stuff.

Very nice! I especially like the second knife.

Very cool. Those would go over great on the Bushcraft forums!

Oh I'm not giving up on her. We will fix her. I am going to take it my friend and have him weld it. He can weld cast a whole lot better than me. This is for my Dad's shaft driven shop, so I want it fixed right the first time. I will of course be going to school watching him weld this thing back together.

I anxiously awaited for my Post Drill to arrive from the EvilBay. When it arrived, I opened the box and glanced at it. Cool!! I took it over to my Dad's house where my shop is located in his garage. We started pulling it out of the box...in peices. The shipper just put in a box with a bunch of packing peanuts, some old styrofoam, and some of those air bags. Well during transpot it broke the main flywheel off of the frame, the handle broke in two. He should have left it on the plank it was mounted to. Luckily, we only paid $76 for it and its insured through UPS. So now I have to try and get my money back through them. It's not the money though that I'm dissapointed with. The drill is old and irreplaceable. Well here is what it looks like.

Sweet! Now you have a useful tool in your shop. A tool that will be used. And a connection with family lost. Life can't get much better than that!