[TheForge] portable stand for a post vise

[Andrew Vida]

Years ago I gave my friend a very nice 3" Peter Wright post vise.  He 
made a great stand for it.  The bottom of the base is a scrap disk about 
18 or so inches in diameter with a 1 inch hole in the center.  The tail 
of the vise fits perfectly into this hole.  Off center a length of I 
believe 4x4 heavy wall box iron of the correct length is welded to the 
disk.  Atop that a short length of 2x4 box iron is welded 90* to the 
square section.  A plate is welded to the "back" end of the 2x4 and has 
2 holes drilled in it to accept the ends of a u-bolt.  The vise sits in 
the hole in the disk with the leg-side jaw against the 2x4 iron.  The 
u-bolt passes around the leg and into the 2x4 such that the ends go 
through the holes.  Nuts are screwed on and tightened down, cinching the 
leg to the 2x4 and hence to the base.


                           -  -
                          / || \
                      ____| || |    == -> u-bolt
    nut & washer -> x|____|==| |
    & 2x4 box iron    | |  ||| |
                      | |  -----
                      | |  |  o|<-- vise
                      | |  -----
                      | |  ||
     4x4 box iron --> | |  ||
                      | |  ||
                      | |  ||
                      | |  ||
                      | |  ||
                   ___|_|__||________
                  |__________________|<- honkin' heavy steel disk

Th ewhole affair is heavy enough that normal humans will not want to 
have to carry it around from place to place.  Steel disk base allows one 
to roll it across the shop.  It is VERY stable and simply indispensable.


Patricia Guy wrote:
> Could someone point me to plans for a portable post vise stand?  I have a 4
> 3/4" and 3 1/2" post vises that I'd like to make stands for that are a bit
> more stable than, say, using a tire rim as a base.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Jim Guy
> 
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