Another work/weld table

[oldtimer 66]

bigtiller, I had mentioned in my post that I did not have a removable support yet. Because you asked I decided it was time to fix that. Secondly we got 2 feet of snow today and I had time to work on it because I could do nothing else. The attached photo's show what I did. It is just a angled arm, flat stock .25" x 1.25", supporting the mounting plate for the vice. It does not get removed. It has like a half of a key hole to latch onto the stud. It only move out of the way to fold down the vice. I still loosen and tighten the 2 bolts on the mounting plate to use the vice and to move it out of the way. I used .50" hardware with nyloc nuts through out. The support leg/ bracket locks against a cut down .62" bolt. I did a OSHA and or a O-Sh$t test to confirm that it will work. I had to back off on the pipe because I thought I was going to break the vice off of the mount. Hope this answers you question. Later.

 

[oldtimer 66]

My mistake the support arm is .25" x 1.50"

 

[All In A Days Work]

Looks good! I need to build a welding table one of these days.

 

[Big Barn]

bigtiller, I had mentioned in my post that I did not have a removable support yet. Because you asked I decided it was time to fix that. Secondly we got 2 feet of snow today and I had time to work on it because I could do nothing else. The attached photo's show what I did. It is just a angled arm, flat stock .25" x 1.25", supporting the mounting plate for the vice. It does not get removed. It has like a half of a key hole to latch onto the stud. It only move out of the way to fold down the vice. I still loosen and tighten the 2 bolts on the mounting plate to use the vice and to move it out of the way. I used .50" hardware with nyloc nuts through out. The support leg/ bracket locks against a cut down .62" bolt. I did a OSHA and or a O-Sh$t test to confirm that it will work. I had to back off on the pipe because I thought I was going to break the vice off of the mount. Hope this answers you question. Later.<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/build-yourself/408909-another-work-weld-table-20150127_172134-jpg"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/build-yourself/408910-another-work-weld-table-20150127_172216-jpg"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/build-yourself/408911-another-work-weld-table-20150127_172312-jpg"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/build-yourself/408912-another-work-weld-table-20150127_172606-jpg"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/build-yourself/408913-another-work-weld-table-20150127_172349-jpg"/><img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/build-yourself/408914-another-work-weld-table-th-1-jpg"/>

Nice job on the vice mount, oldtimer! I went a different route for the vice on my table. I use it as a portable fixturing device for welding. It's free to slide wherever it's needed. Terry

 

[bigtiller]

That's pretty slick oldtimer, it looks like you had it all planned out.

 

[Baby Grand]

Nice job on the vice mount, oldtimer! I went a different route for the vice on my table. I use it as a portable fixturing device for welding. It's free to slide wherever it's needed. View attachment 408947 Terry

Time to cannibalize that burnt out Mag-drill?

 

[Big Barn]

Time to cannibalize that burnt out Mag-drill?

Baby Grand, that is definitely the IDEA of The DAY! .......gotta keep my eye out for one.

Terry

 

[juddspaintballs]

My dad always wanted a freestanding vise. He bought a nice new Wilton vise and I used a 10" section of an old "deuce and a half" M35A2 front bumper to mount it to. I welded that bumper piece on top of a 4" well pipe that was welded on top of a 3/4 ton brake rotor. Four 1/2" holes drilled in the rotor and mounted to his floor with concrete anchors made a really nice bombproof vise mount exactly how he wanted it. I'll probably do the same in my garage at some point. Sometimes you really need to wail on something in a vise.

 

[Big Barn]

My dad always wanted a freestanding vise. He bought a nice new Wilton vise and I used a 10" section of an old "deuce and a half" M35A2 front bumper to mount it to. I welded that bumper piece on top of a 4" well pipe that was welded on top of a 3/4 ton brake rotor. Four 1/2" holes drilled in the rotor and mounted to his floor with concrete anchors made a really nice bombproof vise mount exactly how he wanted it. I'll probably do the same in my garage at some point. Sometimes you really need to wail on something in a vise.

I made this freestanding vice portable.







With a receiver for 'things'...and future things.

Terry

 

[Baby Grand]

Looks like the weld table gave oldtimer cold feet?
I hadn't even noticed how the vice could fold out of the way.
That's a really thoughtful detail that will make the table much easier to use on oversized projects.
One more idea for me to crib - thanks!