Base for a Milwaukee handheld

[ranald]

Great stuff Marv.
Funny, for many years I used a B & D Workmate as a vice to hold a drill & 4" Makita belt sander & 3" Makita planer (had to remove the shavings bag) & on occassions a 4" grinder(my original Towa was too tapered but a later model was more cylindrical sided) so they were more adaptable:almost like free standing machines. The wooden jaws were strong enough to hold with out tool damage: just have to watch the air vents.
I tried a similar system to yours for a 3 wheeled 1" sander. The wheels were skate board ones but alas the wooden frame flexed too much and the belt would run off despite the adjustment wheel. Probably would have worked with a RHS steel frame.
Your system allows angling the tool better. sounds fishy.