TWISTEDWILLOW Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Just started building my vise stand today I’ll get it finished up tomorrow. I used 1/4” plate and 4”x10” ibeam. I still have to drill the mounting holes and weld on the socket for the foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 That is good looking stand for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Thanks irondragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedefiddle Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Good Morning TW, I have very similar style portable Vice Stands. They work well, you will learn to work with the flex in the bottom plate. When you are filing, you will match your stroke with the bobbing Vice. You can cure it partly by adding some triangulation to the upright support. Don't make the stiffners too big or you will forever be tripping over them, at least to the base of the Post Vice block. Sideways as well as forward, maybe even weld another plate to the rear and make a rearward stiffner as well. Take the time now!! Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Thank you for the advice Neil I was wondering if I would need to add gussets on the main support but you answered that thought for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 It looks like the base plate is large enough to stand on it while using the vise. That is a plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Irondragon, yes the bottom plate is 26”x30” and when I did a mock up before welding it all together I was able to stand on the plate with the vise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWISTEDWILLOW Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Swedefiddle, I found out what you mean on the flex, after I got the holes drilled and bolted down the vise, the stand wasn’t near as ridgid as I thought it would be, when pulling on the handle you can watch the ibeam and plate flex. I’ll most definitely be taking your advice and I’ll add some channel to stiffen it up, Thanks for the tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veyser Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Here's what made for my fab/welding table. Designed it so it an be removed.if I need the space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mARTin Metal Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I just picked up a 4” warren tool and forge, qwik werk vice that I would like to build a collapsible stand for travel. I saw a previous post with a suggested design, but now I have to re find it again. Anyone have any experience with this design. I think the picture I saw had three legs that swung up inline with the post, hinge pins at bottom of base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartW Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Discarded old oak dining table, hereby reclaimed to become workbench & vise mount. I also put a 3mm aluminium plate on top. Makes it last somewhat longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyanchor Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I like the vertical mount bench vise. There are projects where a vise mounted like that, would be just the ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I have seen that done by catching the end of a drill press vise in the jaws of a horizontal vise. "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartW Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 especially for sawing and grinding it's handy since the bottom jaw doesn't move; and if I get new people in my workshop; it's one of the good ideas they take home; as it's invariably the most used vise during the day. The wooden frame does take up a lot of workbench-space. Maybe i should try mounting the blocks below the table.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyanchor Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Bart, Now I need to scrounge another bench vise and mount it. I think a removable version could be made easily enough for lighter work, and it would not add more clutter to the front of the bench. George, I have a drill press vise and never thought about clamping it in my bench vise...Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I've seen a couple of people mount a tongue vise horizontally for the same reason. It works great for holding while sawing or filing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post vise Jim Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Here's one of my stands that I took a picture of when it was new. I've used it for two years now and would make a few changes but overall I'm happy with it. I've use ideas garnished from others when I made it, so thanks. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hheneg Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lary Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Not mine, just wondering if anyone has knowledge/experience with stands like these. Are they factory built specifically for a leg/post vise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewoon ik Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 At my school there are a couple of tables made for vises. They don't look that nice. Handy thinks. You can move them and yet stable when hammering. But big, they take up floorspace. The ones mounted on a heavy pole, take up less space (also to walk around them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Made this today. Surprisingly rock solid for wood. Reinforced with forged brackets at the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolusFaber Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Hi everyone and first of all Happy New Year! I recently made a fabriacted stand for an old vise a friend gave me. I'd like to share with you the result. It's made out of a squared hollow tubing (18 cm x 18 cm, approx. 7 x 7 in) with a plate bolted onto the top and a piece of railroad track as an "extended foot". The inside is filled with gravel and sand to add more mass and stability and dampen vibrations. The vise is simply bolted to the stand. Hope you like it! As a personal augury for the new year, may you forge fire burn clean and hot, free from any clinkers! Carolus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 As detailed in this comment, I recently beefed up my vise/bender/shear stand, by adding some additional feet and rebuilding the stock storage shelf on the back to be much larger and more stable. I think this should stay put reasonably well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Brouwers Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 I posted this idea in the show me your shop thread, but I just made a mount for a shortened vise that I hope to use as a striking vise. The idea is taken from Mt. Phillip Metal Works. He takes a broken camelback drill press, cuts the top off and mounts the vise to the table. A potential problem is that the table and base are cast iron, so not super impact resistant. I have not used it for much striking, or for anything really to see if it survives much striking, but so far I like it, if only for the looks and having a vise by the anvil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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