[TheForge] Less tongue more vice

[Jerry Frost]

Nice solution Bob.

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at marktwain.net>
To: "theforge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 11:18 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Less tongue more vice


> I've used two different setups:
>
> My first demo vice was mounted on an engine repair stand that I could take
> apart to transport.
>
> My current setup is much simpler, I made a bracket that mounts to the vice
> and drops into the pritcheral holes on my anvil.  I have a pocket for the
> leg to drop into bolted to the bottom of the stump. When I need the vice I
> just pick it up and drop it onto place. When done I just lift it out and
lay
> it on the ground next to the anvil.  The advantage is I only have to
> transport the vice (no additional equipment). The disadvantage is if I
need
> the pritcheral hole and the vice on the same operation I usually have to
do
> one at a time with a second heat while I move the vice.
>
> I don't use the vice a lot while demoing but when I need it I sure
> appreciate having it available.
>
> We do 26 events each year, most involve demonstration.  I really try to
not
> pack any more stuff than necessary.
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
>