Yup, I'm just about to make one myself. Probably not dissimilar to yours with a tripod base. Just thinking whether or not to bolt or stake into the floor or weld it to a floor plate. Decisions, decisions...
I agree there,if your going to tippy tappy then fine,if you're looking at smacking the **** out of it then beef it up,this came to mind on my anvil buildThink what you want to use it for, if you’re going to do a lot of heavy hammering or bending you need to bolt it to the floor and there’s no point using a tripod just use a straight post if portability is more important use a tripod or large plate you can stand on
I agree there,if your going to tippy tappy then fine,if you're looking at smacking the **** out of it then beef it up,this came to mind on my anvil build
Post vises are made of steel, most common vises are brittle cast iron.Never seen one before but i already want one, dont know what for though Just do
That's what I've done with the smaller of my two blacksmiths vices, it's handy to 'roll' the vice outside so you can hold very long lengths of wire or rod to twist into spirals etc.I have seen them mounted on lorry rims & you can use the holes in the rim for storing the blacksmiths tongs.
A mobile vice/stand is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo useful , not a blacksmiths vice but a very handy thing to be able to drag around the yard and station where you need it. I like @Screwdriver `s last design of tripod and foot plate, can see me making a copy of that but with a hinged footplate so the three feet still self level and the chequerplate footplate drops down if you need to stop it going walkabouts .
Bob
My current yard vice/stand
Would it be worth considering building up those few inches with a timber top. May help absorb some of the shock when cloutING itIt has issues, not the least of which being my largest box section isn't long enough to give me the required height when cut in two. Misses out by over an inch which is too tight to build to.
Would it be worth considering building up those few inches with a timber top. May help absorb some of the shock when cloutING it