"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 21:37:03 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
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On Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 6:13:11 PM UTC-5, Bob La Londe
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Do any of you guys use a vise on a pedestal?



I am also NOT thinking about a post vise, but rather a bench vise
bolted to a platform on a pedestal.



Waaaadaaaayaaathink?

I have two vises in the basement. One is bench mounted and it is
the
one I use most of the time. The other vise is bolted to a pedestal
and the pedestal can be bolted to the floor. But most of the time
the
pedestal is not bolted to the floor. I also have a HF bender that
can
be mounted to the same inserts in the basement floor as well as a
few
other things such as a pipe vise. Well actually the pipe vise
mounts
to the same pedestal as the vise mounts to.

Dan

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Instead of drilling the concrete for a permanent pedestal I mounted
my
HF bender on a rolling table with sockets to insert a long pipe
handle
to pull against. The long end of the piece being bent can remain
supported while the whole bender swivels.

The table top is drilled to mount several sheet metal bench tools,
and
inverts on trunnions to bring up a corner notcher.

I considered doing that at one time, but I felt that too many of my
machines were either too heavy or too tall for a flip mounting.
This
setup seems to challenge that thought, though.
https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com//wp...flipflop09.jpg
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I mounted the corner notcher opposite an HF bender or Enco 8" shear,
and a small table saw opposite a belt/disk sander. Both sides are
similar enough in size and weight. I have to plan to complete all the
work with one machine before changing to another, but I grew up using
a Shopsmith and have a 1" belt sander for deburring sharp edges
between operations.

I didn't combine one wood with one metal working machine because the
saw and sander share a motor and outboard supports, and the sheet
metal machines all need the long pipe handle to pull against. Also I
push fairly lightly to feed into the saw and need it stationary, off
the wheels, while I pull hard on the sheet metal machine handles and
would rather they roll than tip over.

My jointer and 10" wood planer remain separate, mostly because their
outboard supports are tedious to align for 8' and 12' planks from my
sawmill. The planer stores under the jointer.
-jsw