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My 8 inch vise is pretty heavy so made up a trolley to move it. The rail is about 7 feet long
and the trolley runs on a pair of machined up wheels. Also, I made a jig affair to hold the vise in
a relatively balanced position and included a pair of dogs that slip into the allen heads on the
vise jaws. It works pretty well but am not completely happy with the come-along. Maybe
maybe there is a better way but at least it works for now. Also I plan to build a rolling table
to set the vise and or rotary table on when not in use. That will be my next project.
The lift bracket looks a bit strange but was made this way to be close to the center of
gravity of the vise. I'm thinking a chain and some sort of lifting eyes for the rotary table
to balance it as it weighs 150 pounds or so.
and the trolley runs on a pair of machined up wheels. Also, I made a jig affair to hold the vise in
a relatively balanced position and included a pair of dogs that slip into the allen heads on the
vise jaws. It works pretty well but am not completely happy with the come-along. Maybe
maybe there is a better way but at least it works for now. Also I plan to build a rolling table
to set the vise and or rotary table on when not in use. That will be my next project.
The lift bracket looks a bit strange but was made this way to be close to the center of
gravity of the vise. I'm thinking a chain and some sort of lifting eyes for the rotary table
to balance it as it weighs 150 pounds or so.
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