Tom Curran
Elite Cafe Member
This base is primarily for working under a scope. You know how it is when you put a tall piece in your vise? You gotta move the scope up, and your chair up. Then you roll the vise a little, and you have to lower the scope, grrr, lower the chair....
The beauty of this stand is that I adjust the workpiece up and down, leaving my workbench height, 'scope, chair, all the same. If the piece is shallow, I bring the work up and into focus. When I switch to a thicker piece or another vise, I can adjust down, bringing the workheight into focus WITHOUT MOVING THE SCOPE!
To slide the great big LeTourneau vise off, I bring the stand up to desk level, and slide to the side. Safe, simple, no strain.
The whole gizmo slides right under my desk. If I needed to turn a long piece, such as a gun barrel, I could bring the whole stand out into the room for a clear swing.
Note the desk is cut so I can rest my elbows while cutting. No shoulder strain or pain, no tight neck.
The beauty of this stand is that I adjust the workpiece up and down, leaving my workbench height, 'scope, chair, all the same. If the piece is shallow, I bring the work up and into focus. When I switch to a thicker piece or another vise, I can adjust down, bringing the workheight into focus WITHOUT MOVING THE SCOPE!
To slide the great big LeTourneau vise off, I bring the stand up to desk level, and slide to the side. Safe, simple, no strain.
The whole gizmo slides right under my desk. If I needed to turn a long piece, such as a gun barrel, I could bring the whole stand out into the room for a clear swing.
Note the desk is cut so I can rest my elbows while cutting. No shoulder strain or pain, no tight neck.
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