Multi-Tool Mount Bolts To Floor

Multi-Tool Mount Bolts To Floor FARM SHOP Miscellaneous Dale McLaen can quickly mount shop tools at a convenient working height thanks to the receiver hitch-style tool mount he bolted to his shop floor The 34-in tall 2 by 2-in steel tube is welded and braced to a square piece of steel plate     “I have several metal working tools that I have mounted on 2-in hitch tubes with set screws that fit into the receiver tube ” says McLaen “The tool holder is mounted solidly to the floor so I can pull or push as hard as I need to Plus I can quickly remove one tool and install another ”     The base is 1/4-in thick 16-in sq steel plate It is mounted to the floor with four 1/2-in anchor bolts The upright tool holder is braced with four 1 1/4 by 1/8-in angle irons     The tool holder mast is 3 by 3-in square tubing that McLaen “bushed” down to accept the 2-in square tubing Set screws are 1/2-in screw-type bolts with T-handles welded to them     McLaen installed mounting tubes on small and large benders a rotary sheet metal shear a 90-degree welding fixture a 2-in pipe saw a paint shaker and a flat iron bender     “It also works great for a vice when you need to do some serious pulling or pushing and don’t want things moving around ” says McLaen “I’ve got other tools too but anyone who makes one will have their own stuff to mount ”     McLaen notes that for some tools he likes to work at a lower height so he can take off a 16-in upper extension     “A lower height is just right to shear metal and the taller height works great with other tools It lets me work standing straight I hate stooping over to work on things only slightly more than I hate working on the floor ”     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dale McLaen McLaen’s Service 13756 Hwy 11 Rutland N Dak 58067 ph 701 724-6232; mclaen@drtel net

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.