Chainsaw work vise on the cheap

[MS260 Fan]

Hey Guys,

Just thought I'd post a few pics of the start of my saw vice. I've wanted one for a while but not willing to spend big dollars on the 'manipulator' for lack of a better term. There's probably a few more of you in the same place.
I found a couple of ideas online. Monsterball makes a cool product. I couldn't find pricing but it looks out of my range.
http://www.monsterballvise.com/

I also found a pretty good homemade idea.


All of these would need a simple fabrication added so you could attach a saw to the manipulator. Both will work with a bowling ball. Here's what I ended up coming up with. Kind of a mix between them both.

All areas with white ink will be removed.


When the white material is removed I'll be able to rotate it up.



I have nuts above and below each rotor. 4 nuts on the two pieces of rod closest to the edge of the table. I'm short one nut. Ha! These rods should not have to be adjusted in the future. Bottom nut keeps the threaded rod from spinning. Lower nut on top rotor sets the height of upper rotor which limits the pressure on ball. This important. The back threaded rod is for tightening. About 1/2 of a turn and it clamps tight!



I'm going to connect stuff with the coupler. I'll weld the yellow angle to another piece of 3/4" threaded rod.



I have about $25 into it. Rotors are off my car. The grey base was picked out of the scrap bin at work. 4x10" by 3/8" wall. It's a great ballast. I tapped a couple of holes in it and used 1/4" bolts to attach it to the rotor. Holes in the rotor were already there. $12 into threaded rod and nuts and $5 for the bowling ball on kijiji. The coupler was about $8.

I need access to a lathe to finish it off!

 

[kwhite87]

Sweet!

 

[Moparmyway]

That's going to be a real large lathe....... a cutoff wheel in a small grinder would work for you.

Great way to modify that video idea!!!!

 

[pioneerguy600]

Interesting project D, it might be a tad on the heavy side but if its bolted to a bench then the weight won`t matter. Do you think the slot cut through the whole rotor is really necessary? I made a holding fixture a few years back and have used it a lot, never had a need so far for a slot cut out to tip the holder down that far. Just asking for curiosity sake...

 

[MS260 Fan]

That's going to be a real large lathe....... a cutoff wheel in a small grinder would work for you.

You're bang on. I did my homework today. The guys I know with lathes can't handle a 12 inch diameter. I'll give it a try with the grinder. I was really looking forward to the nice finish from the lathe. Round is nice too.

Interesting project D, it might be a tad on the heavy side but if its bolted to a bench then the weight won`t matter. Do you think the slot cut through the whole rotor is really necessary? I made a holding fixture a few years back and have used it a lot, never had a need so far for a slot cut out to tip the holder down that far. Just asking for curiosity sake...

Hey Jerry. It's definitely heavy. Probably 60-70 lbs. Its still light enough to move around though. I don't intend to have it on my bench unless I'm using it.
Here's my reasoning. Subject to change without notice. The 4 inch high base is heavy enough that I won't have to bolt it down. There will be no excuse not to move it to keep my bench clear.
The combination of the 4 inch spacer and the cut rotor looks like it puts the saw at a great height for working on if I'm perched on a stool. Who knows if I'll use it that way. If I don't I'll call the cutout a weight savings.

 

[pioneerguy600]

I hope it does all you want it to and then some. Really nice to have a saw in the holder when working on them with both hands free to work with.

 

[MS260 Fan]

Whatever comes out of it will be better than I have now. Nothing. Next step is to find some project saws!

 

[Moparmyway]

I know my South Bend won't turn it and it is a 9" swing

 

[fearofpavement]

A mill with a rotary table would solve the problem. Or a large lathe. (like our LeBlonde 19)

 

[fearofpavement]

Those rotors look hardly worn. Why aren't they on the car anymore?

 

[MS260 Fan]

I needed them for my saw vice. My wife hasn't noticed them missing yet.

They warped. I couldn't take the shaking steering wheel any longer. I cleaned them up the best I could for the photo shoot. They looked great on the car but were worse on the inside face.

 

[DSS]

Cool project, Darcy. I want to see how this turns out.

 

[J.Walker]

So those metal tags on your wall what are they from? I can only see something that ends in type.

 

[06switchback]

I like this idea
What holds the threaded rod in the bowling ball is it just threaded in epoxy I have never worked with one

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[MS260 Fan]

So those metal tags on your wall what are they from? I can only see something that ends in type.

They are the tags off an old linotype print setting machine. My grandfather retired from a newspaper in 1990 or so. I wish I would have asked him more about his work before he passed in 1995. He set type there for about 40 yrs. At some point they scrapped the old linotype machines after moving to newer technology. He pulled the tags and kept them in his shop. I noticed them when we were cleaning up the house to sell in 2013. They mean a lot to me. Hopefully they end up in my 4 yr old's shop one day. Here's a video of it in action.

What holds the threaded rod in the bowling ball is it just threaded in epoxy I have never worked with one

Yep. I drilled a hole with an auger bit. I'm going to use PL9000 construction adhesive. The ball drilled pretty easily.

 

[MS260 Fan]

Cool project, Darcy. I want to see how this turns out.

It's going to take a while. My wife left me...for 4 days to go on a girls trip. I'm home with 2 sick kids and the dog!!

You're probably the only one on here that knows what The Patriot Newspaper was.

 

[J.Walker]

Linotype machine tags that what I thought. Very Nice!
I've used a Linotype machine in school.

 

[MS260 Fan]

Pretty amazing machines. I love old stuff like that with all the moving parts. Probably for the same reason I appreciate gear drive chainsaws from the 50's.

 

[MS260 Fan]

I know my South Bend won't turn it and it is a 9" swing

Your selection of tools makes me jealous!

 

[Moparmyway]

Been collecting stuff since I was 9 or 10 years old.
Working on a few more .....................