"DoN. Nichols" wrote in message
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On 2011-12-26, wrote:
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The ability to do this is a result of a recent project when I
got a small TIG welder at a yard sale this fall, and before the weather
turned too cold, I welded up a stand for a corner notching shear which
had been kicked (gently) off a workbench to make room for a 24" straight
shear (DiAcro), so I can now use both. :-) (I also have a 24" DiAcro
finger brake.)
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DoN.

In the department's model shop at MITRE I had a 24" shear and 24" finger
brake on the bench and a 24" Triok 3-in-1 machine on a cart, likely from
another closed shop. Although I greatly preferred the bench machines, the
3-in-1 would handle the same jobs adequately and occupied much less space.

I had to dispose of a 13" South Bend lathe (sigh!) to cram in a more useful
small knee mill. The main machine shop did have a Hardinge HLV-H but they
wouldn't let me run it. I had a Prazi clone in my lab which was good enough
for the minimal turning electronics requires.

One of my flip-top tool stands mounts a corner notcher permanently on one
side and a shear or compact bender on the other. The pivoting tabletop frame
has holes to take a long pipe handle which is very useful to pull against
for all three. I can bend the end of long stock by rotating the stand on its
casters instead of needing a large open space for the stock to swing around,
and it can be supported by a ladder etc.

jsw