Swivel Mount For Bench Vice
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James S. Wilson, Celeste, Tex.: "Here's how I made a 360? swivel mount for my bench vise. I bolted a 3/8-in. thick piece of steel plate to the bottom of the vise and then welded a short length of pipe to the center of the base. Then I cut a 1/4-in. slot out of a slightly larger piece of pipe, welded two tabs to it, and mounted it on the side of the work bench. Vise turns 360? inside the slotted pipe, which can be quickly tightened down at any point. Great for welding jobs.
"I was installing wire leads to an arc welder and didn't have any terminals on hand. Instead, I found some copper pipe about the diameter of the wire and cut off two pieces about 2 1/2 in. long. I flatened half of each piece and drilled a hole through the ends to bolt to the welder. I slipped the wire into the open end and soldered it in place. Worked just fine."
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Swivel Mount For Bench Vice FARM SHOP Handy Hints 20-6-32 James S. Wilson, Celeste, Tex.: "Here's how I made a 360? swivel mount for my bench vise. I bolted a 3/8-in. thick piece of steel plate to the bottom of the vise and then welded a short length of pipe to the center of the base. Then I cut a 1/4-in. slot out of a slightly larger piece of pipe, welded two tabs to it, and mounted it on the side of the work bench. Vise turns 360? inside the slotted pipe, which can be quickly tightened down at any point. Great for welding jobs.
"I was installing wire leads to an arc welder and didn't have any terminals on hand. Instead, I found some copper pipe about the diameter of the wire and cut off two pieces about 2 1/2 in. long. I flatened half of each piece and drilled a hole through the ends to bolt to the welder. I slipped the wire into the open end and soldered it in place. Worked just fine."
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