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DC:
I was just watching a video on James Parkers site and was taken by his vice post. It's a 3" (approx) steel post with a plate top and bottom. The bottom plate is bolted to the concrete floor and his vice is bolted to the top plate. It's in the middle of the room so you can work all around it, I like that. What I'm concerned about is the way it's attached to the concrete. It seems to me that with the vice up on a 3' post the shaking would put a tremendous load on the floor. Has anyone used something like this and how did you attach it to the floor? I'm also used to a very solid workbench and thought this might shake around too much.

ohma2:
I've got the same setup right outside my basement door.i set it in concrete deep and it served me well when i would rather be outside enjoying the weather. You should give him a buzz and ask him what he used for anchors as hes a great guy to talk to and relay knoladge from

bjrogg:
I've been thinking of doing the same as ohma2. I normally do most of my bow work in the winter though. I don't really have a place to put one in open space on floor. Was thinking if I ever did build a dedicated bow shop I'd maybe install one in a similar fashion. Possibly modified that it could be easily removed if I needed the space for a different project.
Bjrogg

DC:
The "easily removed" part would be nice. That's one of the reasons that using concrete anchors interested me. A post set in concrete would be best but not so easy to get out. ;D ;D You could set a 3" ID pipe in the concrete and then put a 3" OD pipe in it but if it was a nice fit it would jam up with dirt and you'd never get it out.

bjrogg:

--- Quote from: DC on June 16, 2019, 06:44:57 am ---The "easily removed" part would be nice. That's one of the reasons that using concrete anchors interested me. A post set in concrete would be best but not so easy to get out. ;D ;D You could set a 3" ID pipe in the concrete and then put a 3" OD pipe in it but if it was a nice fit it would jam up with dirt and you'd never get it out.

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That's how I was thinking about doing it DC. Perhaps with a notch or holes to stick a bolt through to keep pipe from spinning.
Bjrogg

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