BukitCase
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Gonna build a few of these if I ever find that "Round Tuit", thought I'd post the drawing if anyone's interested -
I do a lot of stuff using receiver hitch tubing, but usually the amount of slop just using hitch pins is OK - In my experience, mounting a vise is NOT one of those situations :thumbdown:
The thing I like about this method is that you can set up a receiver drilled for hitch pins, and STILL use this method for things that benefit from no slop.
Warning - do NOT use this method if pulling out of the receiver can get you hurt...
I tend to beat the snot out of stuff (after I've made it shiny, just in case Terry or Sodo is wondering ) so I use heavier wall tubing than the HF hitch stuff - This is my steel supplier, I buy 20' lengths of 2.53" receiver tubing and (usually) 2x2x.250" for the inserts (look about half-way down the page)
Ram Steelco Inc. - Salem, Oregon | Steel Sales, Metal Sales and Metal Processing
Another trick I learned from another site - if you cut away the TOP of receivers about 1/2", it makes inserting HEAVY devices (my "porta-vise" weighs close to 100 lbs.) MUCH easier - you can REST the insert in the mouth of the receiver without having to line it up perfectly, then wiggle it around til it slides in the rest of the way. See the second pic. Notice the inner angle of the cutaway is radiused - optional but better IMO...
Anyway, feel free to "xerox engineer", comment (Not you Terry - Sodo, MAYBE :laughing: ) or recommend improvements.
Woodworkers - please do NOT try to weld steel tubing to your Swedish wood-working bench ...Steve
BTW, forgot to mention - this is intended to mount UNDER the bench top, you can get added stability by pushing it in til the vise mount contacts the bench top and THEN tightening the bolt...
I do a lot of stuff using receiver hitch tubing, but usually the amount of slop just using hitch pins is OK - In my experience, mounting a vise is NOT one of those situations :thumbdown:
The thing I like about this method is that you can set up a receiver drilled for hitch pins, and STILL use this method for things that benefit from no slop.
Warning - do NOT use this method if pulling out of the receiver can get you hurt...
I tend to beat the snot out of stuff (after I've made it shiny, just in case Terry or Sodo is wondering ) so I use heavier wall tubing than the HF hitch stuff - This is my steel supplier, I buy 20' lengths of 2.53" receiver tubing and (usually) 2x2x.250" for the inserts (look about half-way down the page)
Ram Steelco Inc. - Salem, Oregon | Steel Sales, Metal Sales and Metal Processing
Another trick I learned from another site - if you cut away the TOP of receivers about 1/2", it makes inserting HEAVY devices (my "porta-vise" weighs close to 100 lbs.) MUCH easier - you can REST the insert in the mouth of the receiver without having to line it up perfectly, then wiggle it around til it slides in the rest of the way. See the second pic. Notice the inner angle of the cutaway is radiused - optional but better IMO...
Anyway, feel free to "xerox engineer", comment (Not you Terry - Sodo, MAYBE :laughing: ) or recommend improvements.
Woodworkers - please do NOT try to weld steel tubing to your Swedish wood-working bench ...Steve
BTW, forgot to mention - this is intended to mount UNDER the bench top, you can get added stability by pushing it in til the vise mount contacts the bench top and THEN tightening the bolt...