Pedestal vise

[Boatman53]

I've had this base from an old dentist chair for a while and finally got around to finishing this project.
The biggest stall to the job was deciding which of the various vises I have would be mounted on it.

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First I needed a wooden interface.

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I chose this vise for the versatility with the rotating jaws. 

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I now can have the top of the vise jaws as low as 28" or as high as 46" the base rotates 360° and locks to prevent rotation.

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Hope it can inspire more creativity.
Jim


Edit
Ok who changed the picture posting procedure. What did I do wrong? Obviously I figured it out, carry on.

[Bill Holt]

Jim, that is a great idea!  I think I have the same vise, but no barber's chair.

[JimReed@Tallahassee]

Clever mashup.

[GNP]

Excellent!

[Adnick]

That's outstanding......have a bandsaw mounted on a custom swivel base, to help me access it from a wheelchair, would also be great to raise/lower.

Will have to keep my eye open for such a base, can envision a few other applications.....

Andy,
-- mos maiorum

[Bill_Houghton]

This is neat.  But you'll have to get in the habit, as you work on projects, of saying, "Open wide", "Now, this will sting a little", and "Hmmm." You'll know you've lost it when you start asking the workpiece, "Do you floss regularly?"