saw vice/holder

[Adirondackstihl]

That's arm on there!

Arm?

 

[Homelite410]

The aluminum part is mine.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

The aluminum part is mine.

Well yeah.....duh

 

[Homelite410]

Well yeah.....duh

I posted that without reading the whole thread.

 

[Adirondackstihl]

I posted that without reading the whole thread.

Insert "eye roll" here

 

[Dub11]

Here's the vice I won that Ryan @Mycamaro_68 made. Its stout! And I noticed this is the second 250 in this thread but theres nothing wrong with it I just tossed it on there cause its fugging heavy!

Thanksagain Ryan.

 

[ranchdadmike]

Here's the vice I won that Ryan @Mycamaro_68 made. Its stout! View attachment 95899And I noticed this is the second 250 in this thread but theres nothing wrong with it I just tossed it on there cause its fugging heavy!

Thanksagain Ryan.

Very nice!!


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[Dub11]

Very nice!!


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It really is. The pictures don't do it any justice on how beefy and well thought out it is.

 

[Wood Doctor]

I hate to sound off last, but here is one that I made in my shop that works very well. I clamp it in place using either my end vise or bench vise on my bench. Then I can work on the saw with any operation that does not need the bar removed:
These operations include chain sharpening with bar on board, checking for spark, cleaning the air filter, repairing pull cord, etc.

 

[Mycamaro_68]

Here's the vice I won that Ryan @Mycamaro_68 made. Its stout! View attachment 95899And I noticed this is the second 250 in this thread but theres nothing wrong with it I just tossed it on there cause its fugging heavy!

Thanksagain Ryan.

I'm glad you like it!

 

[SHOVELHEAD]

I will have saw vices for sale at some point, been to busy to get to them

Scott,
Have you gone any further in your saw vise Reproduction ?
Thanks

 

[kfd518]

Well, I got curious as I often do and found a reasonable enough deal on the 'heavy duty' 1" Panavise 400 to buy one just to play around with.
To work as a saw holder it only needs a 1" shaft with a bar end or whatever attached to it.
Like the smaller one it swings up/down 90 degrees and spins/pivots 360 in two axis.

Instead of mounted right on the bench, might be nice elevated a bit on a short pedestal or screwed onto a piece of 4 x 4 angle to be clamped in a bench vise.

View attachment 87347
Not the end-all-be-all of clamping strength but reasonable enough to be useful, will hold up 223cc worth of saws, just.
Hand tight with only that little knob even...

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Would be better/easier with a 2" or so lever arm tapped into the smallish metal knob that comes on it, though remains to be seen how it would hold up to the increased tightening pressure.

How is this PanaVise holding up?

 

[Wood Doctor]

Just thought I would tell the forum that today I used my bar vise again for file sharpening my favorite saw's chain loops. It still works and never fails. File sharpening chain loops when its too hot and humid to cut logs outside seems like a great way to get through a lousy heat wave.

 

[wcorey]

How is this PanaVise holding up?

Just fine so far, doesn't exactly see daily use though.
Also I did add a short arm protruding from the tightening knob for a little more leverage/ease of use and it's holding up well to that additional abuse as well.

I've noticed a taller-armed bench mounted variation with a 90 degree saw mount in the background of several various peoples build threads, I'm assuming Al ( @drf256 ) is making/distributing them, he may have a better idea of how they do with a little more regular use.

 

[kfd518]

Thanks for the input it’s been between this and a used powrarm vise the 1” hole seems very versatile but 1”x5-16 spacing is pretty versatile as well

 

[wcorey]

Thanks for the input it’s been between this and a used powrarm vise the 1” hole seems very versatile but 1”x5-16 spacing is pretty versatile as well

I talked to D Dave about his experience with the powerarm and he didn't have much good to say about them.
To me they look pretty well made but he said they just don't have enough holding power for this type of application.
That and a new one is big $$s'...

The $45 panavise 400 is spec'ed to 75 lbs (at 45 degrees), the $160 powerarm 'junior' is 30 lbs.
Getting to a 70 lb model in a powerarm is somewhere in the 4-500 buck range.

Repeatedly clamping/unclamping all day in a production environment, you might be wise to drop the 5 bills.
For rebuilding an occasional saw... that might be somewhat overkill...

If you can find a used heavy duty type powerarm cheap, then sure, give it a try...

 

[kfd518]

Found a powrarm 302 (75# cap) for about 150. The one that husky sells and that I understand was the base for DDaves vise is the lighter duty with aluminum housing. 302 is cast iron housing and all steel parts. Might need some clean up work but I don’t think I did to bad on it. I’ll use it for a welding fixture as well for tack up as well as some fun smithing/stock shaping. It’ll get used quite a bit. Im sure I’ll come up with other uses for it as well

 

[drf256]

Just fine so far, doesn't exactly see daily use though.
Also I did add a short arm protruding from the tightening knob for a little more leverage/ease of use and it's holding up well to that additional abuse as well.

I've noticed a taller-armed bench mounted variation with a 90 degree saw mount in the background of several various peoples build threads, I'm assuming Al ( @drf256 ) is making/distributing them, he may have a better idea of how they do with a little more regular use.

Holding up well Bill, but I’m only pumping out 4 saws a month, max. I also rarely take it outa the 90* position.

The panavise was on sale for around $35 shipped at one point. Matty machined the groove in the flag and I just welded them to the 1” stock. I bought some 3/4 stock with the intent of turning down the tip to fit inside 3/4” pipe. That way a 90* fixed base was cheap and simple for some. I left the stock long so people could cut them down to whatever working height was needed.

This was strictly a buddy thing, I had no intent of doing it as a business and still don’t.

I made a base of solid stock for my own which fits right into my Miller welding table. Please excuse the crappy aluminum welds. They are ugly but are sturdy.

 

[drf256]

@rattler @paragonbuilder should be able to comment. This is Dan’s I beleieve. I think it didn’t fit certain Husky’s if the clutch was on.

 

[drf256]

FWIW, @Moparmyway made his own flag outa DOM 1” 4340 he had left over from his cage building days and welded the beck end of an old bar to it. Bingo.