Kurt vise lift

[fillister]

Getting older is a pain, just tired of lifting the vise off of the mill and carrying it over to a free table top. I had this old heavy duty wall mount for a plasma tv and a day to play. Mounted the articulating arm to the column of my drill press "it's on wheels" bent the plate on my press break and a little lathe work and in a short time its all done

 

[dulltool17]

Very Nice. Efficient re-purposing too!

 

[sanddan]

Love it. Nice job and shop.

 

[tweinke]

Looks like a real back saver to me!

 

[fillister]

Very Nice. Efficient re-purposing too!

thanks' it just seemed to have a use, but you can only save so much stuff!

 

[fillister]

Love it. Nice job and shop.

Thanks, It's all about saving space and using what you have.

 

[Sewdude]

That was a great idea! You will be very happy every time you move your vise.

 

[jmarkwolf]

I decided to do something similar to Fillister.

I originally built the handle, in the foreground, that clamped between the jaws of my 6" Kurt, which made it a little easier to lift. But I've since acquired a Skyhook crane that can do the lifting for me, saving my back.

I had the aluminum angle and the lifting eye lying around. Just needed to buy the 1/2-13 hardware, so it cost very little.

I eye-balled the CG balance point, and left some room if I need to relocate the lifting eye. The next time I need to move the vise off the table I'll get a good read on the CG.

 

[kd4gij]

Getting older is a pain, just tired of lifting the vise off of the mill and carrying it over to a free table top. I had this old heavy duty wall mount for a plasma tv and a day to play. Mounted the articulating arm to the column of my drill press "it's on wheels" bent the plate on my press break and a little lathe work and in a short time its all done

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Looks like an old craftsman vacuum in the last pic.

 

[benmychree]

I decided to do something similar to Fillister.

I originally built the handle, in the foreground, that clamped between the jaws of my 6" Kurt, which made it a little easier to lift. But I've since acquired a Skyhook crane that can do the lifting for me, saving my back.

Picture the angle plate reversed left to right and clamped in the vise jaws; that is what I did, no bolts necessary.

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