Building a Wooden Post Vise Stand!!
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- Опубліковано 21 січ 2020
- Hey y'all! After buying an Iron City post vise about six months ago I finally built a proper stand for it. My woodworking skills were definitely rusty, but I'm always glad to get my hands dirty in the shop!
I have the materiel list for this build below if you're interested in that!
6x6 (pressure treated)
-8ft total
4x4 (pressure treated)
-30ft total
8in long lag screws
-14 EA
6in long lag screws
-24 EA
Washers
-At least 38 EA
**The diameter of the lag screws don't really matter. But make sure you have the right size drill bit for the recommended pilot hole! I was using a smaller drill bit, and it made driving them in much harder than it should have been.
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Thanks for the video. Good idea.
Do you wish you had used a non-swivel caster after 11 months. of use?
Yes, definitely! I find the wheels bind up whenever they’re allowed to rotate freely. I think a non-swivel caster would completely fix that.
@@bloodmountainboys9184 if you are thinking of replacing them you might consider these castors or something similar. They have a cam where you can step on them and they elevate what they are attached to so you move it to where you want then release the cam and put them back on the ground. I put them on the work table that my grinder and post vice are on,
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@@TheJACKCOLORADO Appreciate that! Those definitely look solid!
@@TheJACKCOLORADO you would need 4 of these casters and they can get in the way (they swivel and don’t go over bumps very well also) I use a lot of these and they sometimes are tripping hazards
Nice idea.
That came out great!... It would be an awesome anvil stand as well... Thanks for recording and showing this
Thumbs up for effort, you tried hard and I commend you for that! Sometimes you need very good advice and knowledge. Find the right people to help.
Thanks for the tips!
A simple backup plan for anyone not wanting to mess with casters, swivel or no, binding up, is a simple hand truck. Bigger wheels can make a difference, especially in a wood shop if you have one. One extension cord or dropped screw or literal piece of scrap and casters bind up. With a heavy load, once it tips you're screwed. But personally I am going to copy something like this and put casters on, but use my hand truck when it gets questionable. Great video, thanks. (I do a lot of work with 6x6 treated, you may want to look into Timberlok screws)
That's the thing with a blacksmith shop where these leg vices come in handy or any workshop in general there is always bits of shit on the ground, coke, charcoal , steel scraps, wood chips, nails etc that mess with castors no end. A hand truck sounds like a handy workshop addition.
That stand would cost a Fortune today with Soaring Lumber prices.
LOL very good point. It would be more than the vise! Lucky I built it when I did.
Nice job. I think I’m gonna use your concept - simple and effective.
It’s still holding strong to this day! Good luck with the build!!
I liked the way you improvised when you ran into snags.
Well thank you very much! I got pretty frustrated a few times, but I’m glad I stuck with it.
Enjoyed watching...great job
Thank you very much!
Thanks for the video. I to need to move my vice, as shop space is like yours. Got my 4" pole vice 6 mo ago and need to do some work on it. Plus build a stand like yours! Thanks again!
I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Lol my stuff always ends up sitting around for a bit before I get around to it. Let me know how your stand turns out!
Good job!!!
Thank you!
Noticed the casters were changed. Thought that the swivel ones wouldn’t work very well. But it appears to be a useful build.
Yea swivel casters were NOT the right choice!! Haha
Nice one .
Thank you!
great
Threaded rod with washers and bolts works best. Go all the way through
Brandon Cooper Yea I think I agree with you on that one. If I had a larger drill press I probably would have went this route. I used that method on my anvil stand and it snugged together very nicely.
Thanks we used your plan to build a stand today.
I love to hear that!! I hope it worked out for you!
You need to use a bigger drill for your pilot hall and you got the wrong wheels you gotta use 30 wheels not swivel😊😊😊😊
Very cool, i just did one Very similar.
Thank you! I hope it worked out for you! It was a solid piece of equipment.
@Blood Mountain Boys mine is a bit different, and it is working out really well. I peaced together a small video on it.
I just picked one up myself. I heard that wood isn't the best base material. How are you finding it to be working for you? Thanks!
I will say that metal stands are definitely ideal. But if you need something mobile like I do wood works just fine! I don't do any heavy forging, just making damascus right now, so I haven't had an issue with it.
So how’s it holding up? Anything you wish you did differently? Also I assumed those casters would cause problems so did they? I just got a vise but have no welding skills 😅
I haven't had any issues with it! The casters can be kinda finicky, but as long as you stay on a hard surface they work just fine. In hindsight, I would definitely recommend using a fixed wheel and not casters lol. What kind of vise did you get??
I got a 6” Kanca new one. It’s probably half trash to begin with just because it’s new but it is heavy and it is pretty lol
6"! Sounds like a beast!
are you still using this set up? I just got my post vise and was thinking about following your setup. anything you would do different?
I am still using it! I would definitely change the casters to fixed wheels. The swiveling casters are a pain to get to the right angle when you’re trying to move it.
Also, I would use a heavier duty lag screw if possible. And make sure to pre drill to the correct depth! I had an issue snapping a few bolts because of this.
I also don’t think pressure treated wood is necessary because I have some gaps know because it’s dried out so much.
Good luck with the build!
200!
Let’s go!! Can’t believe we hit it lol
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