Fixture Stand Support, Bolts to Concrete

[erikmannie]

While the paint was drying, I used taps & dies to chase every male and female thread on the base and fixture, including many of the bolts.

I bolted this to the floor. I’m going to wait for the paint to cure (I have to go to work anyway) before I mount the vise and welding fixture stand.






EDIT: I repainted the top because it had halo in many places.

 

[woodchucker]

Wow, I have been doing this wrong. I learned how to do this from my uncle who is an electrician. When I see him, I will let him know that he has been doing it wrong.

Next time I use these, I will refer back to your helpful post.

EDIT: While the paint was drying, I had time to kill. I got a punch and hammered each stud down with a sledgehammer.

Did it resolve your problem and allow the screws to thread to the head?

 

[erikmannie]

Did it resolve your problem and allow the screws to thread to the head?

After I used the punch & sledgehammer, ran a tap & die on both the male & female mating surfaces, & applied a lot of oil to the threads, I was *easily* able to thread it in all the way without a cheater bar.

 

[erikmannie]

Here is the base in use: