As I was cleaning out my shed I came across a space saving spare tire from my old pickup, that I had replaced with a full sized spare. Seeing that this tire has such a thin profile I thought it would make a good pedestal for my vise.

I made it with two different sized pipe so the height is adjustable.

Step 1: Materials

Old space saving spare tire (auto wreckers usually have tons of these)

22 in length of 3 ½ in OD schedule 40 pipe.
16 to 20 in length of 3 in OD pipe
2 pieces of 8 in square ¼ in thick steel plate
2 pieces of 12x12 x ¾ in plywood for the top and vice base.
LockNuts, bolts and washers to fit lug holes in spare. (I used ½ x 1in)
4 carriage bolts, nuts and washers to attach plywood to top.
A 6 inch long ⅜ in bolt for height locking

Step 2: The Space Saving Spare

The tire I have has six lug hole's and a 4in diameter centre hole.

I worked out that a 8 in square steel plate would be large enough for the base plate (I roughed out mine circular because I found a scrap that had a half circle already cut).

I used a transfer punch to mark out the lug holes and drilled them out ½ in.

Step 3: The Pipe

I used 3 ½ in skid 40 galvanized pipe, the type used in chain-link fencing and 3 in plain steel pipe to fit inside the 3 ½ in.

I cut the galvanized pipe to 22in and welded it to the base plate.

I cut the plain steel pipe to 16in, cleaned the surface rust off and welded it to the other plate.

Clean and prep for priming.

Step 4: Priming and Painting

The galvanized pipe YOU NEED TO USE A PRIMER FOR GALVANIZED METAL or the topcoat will not adhere.

I used a rust restorer on the steel pipe which turns the surface rust to black paintable primer (I prefer Tremclad Rust Reformer).

I left pimer to dry over night then gave them two coats of paint, giving each coat a day to dry.

Step 5: Locking Handle

I made a handle out of a old 6 in ⅜ bolt by bending it 90˚.

I drilled and tapped a hole 6 inches from the top of the galvanized pipe for the bolt to use as a height adjustment lock.

Step 6: Finish

I mounted the base plate to the tire using ½ inch bolts with lock nuts.

Slid the other pipe into the base.

Used carriage bolts to attach a piece of plywood to the top plate and a second piece of plywood to the vise. I just used a couple of screws to join the plywood together.

A sturdy stand that easily moved around by tilting and rolling.