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Originally Posted by Bill Murphy
I hadn't thought about the advantage of a post vise in being able to walk around it. My big Parker is not a swivel base and I had jobs I couldn't do on it in my old shop. I just finished mounting it in my new shop and will have the same limitations. However, I have vises on every bench and the big Bertha is mostly for effect anyway.
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Mine is mounted with the leg contained in a steel bracket I made, like Richard mentioned, and is part of a three legged steel structure that I welded up. I removed floor boards in the shop, dug a big hole in the ground underneath the floor, set the steel structure in it and poured concrete in it until the hole was filled. Then, I replaced the floor boards, cutting around the three legs. The top of the jaws is positioned at elbow level for proper filing, allowing a perfectly horizontal forearm stroke. If the part needing filing extends higher than the jaws I just stand on pieces of plywood to get myself the right height.
Being able to work around it is a big advantage for me. Other vises in the shop fill in for other jobs. Found mine in an old abandoned shop many years ago.
SRH