Vise stand with tong rack

[Sam Salvati]

Fabricated this stand up today, as I was using a friend's swedge block and stand for a post vise stand also, but he needs it back so I needed a new stand. My tong stand was getting pain-in-the-ass-ily clogged with too many tongs, got lots of room now. I wanted to put my new to me stick welder through it's paces, and practice stick too, man is it ugly welds but they are SOLID! this whole thing resonates like a wind chime when struck. Just need to fab up a little piece to hold the vise foot in place. Nice little bit of under storage too. Used 6011, which grizzly sells as "Rust Buster" (my kind of rod hehe) and it worked great.













Also here is an idea I had for a vise leg shock absorber:

[Greenbeast]

Nice one, I need to decide where mine is going to be positioned permanently and sort it out, getting fed up of it moving around while trying to twist bar.

[Gebraffe]

Nice work Sam - looks very handy. Nothing like taking five out to improve the workshop!!!

[Sam Salvati]

Gonna put one of the spare anvils I have on the lower shelf, that'll help with it moving hehe.

[el don jeremie]

A heavy vise on a pogo stick .
I lol'd but i'm jealous.

[van Zanten]

i'm sorry to say this, but in my opinion, your shock absorber is totally wrong. The idea behind the leg of the legvice is, to drive the impact into the solid world. Vices should be mounted as rigid as possible.

Chreers

[Underhay]

Nice stand

I'd agree, the spring isn't a good idea, the vise will jump up and down and strain the top mounting.
I have a 5/8 inch steel plate under the leg of my vice to spread the load onto the concrete floor.

Duncan