hammer and chisel stand up vice support

[Dave London]

Any photos of a stand up system. thanks

 

[tundratrekers@mtaonline.n]

Hi Dave,

Go to the photo gallery,pics of historic engravers.
Starting on pg.4, Sam,Lynton,FN SHop, etc..

Neil Hartliebs book has several options.
I trie JJ's , but didnt work for me,floor is not stable enough.
Piece of 3" sched.40 pipe fits inside 4",with set srews(bolts) =telescoping.
put an bracket and attached to the bench.

Also check some of Josephs oldest postings.

Pierre also posted several belgian set ups.

michael

 

[JJ Roberts]

Pedestals for Hammer & Chisel

Here are the three pedestal vises I use when I teach H & C at my school in Manassas, VA. :hammer:
JJ

 

[tundratrekers@mtaonline.n]

Now I know why it took JJ to post,,,,,,,,,, You cleaned up for the photo....

michael

 

[Chujybear]

That an old machinist travel kit in the back?

 

[rod]

Dave,

Plenty of hammer and chisel action in this series of mostly European masters at work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbcYvLLHIhU&list=PLEA14B16FBDD7445F

Gives a good variety of their differing approaches, standing and sitting.

A very nice overview.

Rod

 

[Phil Coggan]

Dave, H&C work is best done standing, it's easier for scrolls, the vice should be chest high (it's easier that way) and you should be able to walk about half way around it. Push work can be done sitting. I did it for around twenty five years.

Phil

 

[JJ Roberts]

Dave,With my pedestal set up you can walked around the work and cut a scroll in one pass,no wasted motion.I stand over the work when using an Airgrave for good control so the scrolls come out with out any flat areas. It all about control,work smart not hard. J.J.

 

[atexascowboy2011]

Dave
My buddy, Terry Theiss, cut a hole in the floor of his shop, dug out 3 feet of dirt and then installed an oak post. The wooden post absorbs the hammer blow vibrations, just like it would for a blacksmith's anvil. Terry studied in Germany under Erich Boessler and does beautiful DEEP!!! relief hammer and chisel work.

 

[Dave London]

thanks JJ,Phil,Mike,Rod,Cowboy. What a great bunch of guys

 

[Sam]

Dave: Here's my setup from my New Orleans Arms days. The shaft turned on a single ball bearing mounted in the floor. The vise has adjustable slides for centering under the microscope.

Note the homemade microscope stand. We sand cast the base in bronze

 

[Marrinan]

I wonder if Terry would let me pan the dirt around that post? Fred

 

[Dave London]

Thanks Sam, with the way my shop is set up this might be the best way for me. Many thanks for all the ideas.
Also happy thanksgiving to everyone

 

[rfattig]

JJ , what would you say would be a good averagevise top height ?

Thanks,
Roger

 

[JJ Roberts]

Roger,The height of my vice on the wood pedestal is 42" the adjustable pedestal adjust to 49"and can adjust down to 35". J.J.

 

[tundratrekers@mtaonline.n]

 

[Dave London]

Thanks Mike great photos, a lot of help

 

[rfattig]

Thanks , JJ