I'm considering sinking a post in concrete in my backyard with a machinist's vise mounted on top, to work on bows outside when the weather is nice. Anyone else keep a vise outdoors? Will it remain in good condition? Of course, I'd have to find a decent cover for it, and I imagine you have to keep it sprayed down frequently with WD40. Any ideas on a discrete or diguised cover that wouldn't make my yard look like Hogan's alley? (A plastic bucket or tarps won't do.) ;)
Ahh, but if you use a bucket, it could double as a stool to sit on while working on your bow ;) :D
Adam,
Check out this vise made by Xyliss. It was designed for the Swiss Army and I refer to it as a "Swiss Army Vise". It is very versatile.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/cupcake1000/zyliss1.jpg)
It clamps to anything , like a table, door, etc.; and can morph into many different things. The removable plastic jaws are easy on the bow limbs. I have had mine for at least ten years and it is very useful. They retail for $199 so they are not cheap; I found a few for sale, used, on the web for less than $100. It is made of magnesium, I think, so it won't rust outside. Unclamp it and take it anywhere.
Kevin
Got link for that vise , its calling me buy me buy me...LOL :wavey: :biglaugh:
I tried to find an easy link to that vice but had trouble. I went to Zyliss.com and did not find it there. If I remember correctly, there is a tool company that has exclusive rights in the US, if I find it I will let you know.
I found it. Advanced Machinery.
http://www.advmachinery.com/
Adam, Go to the dump and pick up an old weight lifters bench. I see them at our dump almost weekly. You can even adjust the height...tippit
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/bowyersbench2.jpg)
cupcake thanks for the web link i bought one at a
garage sale and havent ever seen any info on it
until now thanks