DoN. Nichols wrote:

If I could remember the name, I would have posted it. It used
to be advertised in the ancient Emco catalogs (1970s or so), but I have
not seen it in a recent catalog, though people in this newsgroup have
posted that they have and love them.

You thinking of the MultiFix tool posts?

$$$$ but Niiiiiccceeee!

Cheers
Trevor Jones