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Offline Josh B

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quarter split vice
« on: February 29, 2012, 05:17:38 pm »
I made this the other night to hold my Osage staves so I can strip the bark and sapwood .  My stave press was getting tore up and so was my back.  I plan on setting a four inch pipe in concrete and mounting this about belly high.  Reckon it'll work?  Josh 
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: quarter split vice
« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2012, 05:25:02 pm »
Wow, that really looks like it will do the job and then some.  I had a combo homemade stave press & swivel ball and I tore mine up and broke 3 welds...not even usable at the moment, that piece of hardware would have really saved it (and my back, I sympathize and deal with the same thing)

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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: quarter split vice
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2012, 05:39:21 pm »
looks cool. I would think you could make one that would fit inside your stave press. I got an email from them that suggested using some blocks to keep the plate from being twisted.
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Offline Rick Wallace

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Re: quarter split vice
« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2012, 06:02:21 pm »
Looks like a bear trap!!   :)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: quarter split vice
« Reply #4 on: February 29, 2012, 10:00:02 pm »
That looks cruel and inhumane!  I like it
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: quarter split vice
« Reply #5 on: February 29, 2012, 10:44:17 pm »
Hell yah! I get right after it when Im tearing bark and sapwod off! I may even grunt a few times when the mood strikes me. That beast aint letting go for nothing. Nice fab work right there.
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Offline Jimbob

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Re: quarter split vice
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2012, 01:50:16 am »
Man if you pull a stave out of that thing or manage to tear it up you should lay off the roids.  I like it though, good ingenuity!!
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Offline Pappy

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Re: quarter split vice
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2012, 09:05:46 am »
Yep,that should do it,I use a large pipe vice mounted on a section of truck frame,
 with 4 heavey pipe legs ,the vice looks a lot like that one, mine is very heavy and don't move,also no way to tear it up. Nice work right there. :)
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Offline bowsandroses

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Re: quarter split vice
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2012, 10:24:40 pm »
What JW said! Only way it's get'n out'a that'n is to chew it's limb off. >:D
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Offline seabass

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Re: quarter split vice
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2012, 10:36:01 pm »
that is way cool.i'm with Rick,it looks like a bear trap.
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Offline Postman

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Re: quarter split vice
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2012, 12:16:29 am »
Looks like it'll work. Well done!

kinda looks like a "stave trap"  - run a line and catch some nice osage sticks...might tear the hide up if you trap a walnut by mistake, though.
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Offline Josh B

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Re: quarter split vice
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2012, 11:57:40 pm »
Thanks fellas! I thought you might be able to appreciate a 40# steel toothed creation.  I can't wait to see how it works!  Josh
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