Patent ID: 7605318

Claim:
Apparatus for securely holding and manipulating a workpiece for construction or repair, comprising: a fixed and stable base: a pedestal fixed to and upstanding from said base, and having a vertically adjustable threaded post therein, means atop said pedestal and engaging said threaded post for moving said post vertically as desired, and means for locking said post into a desired position; a workpiece support assembly; means mounted between said pedestal and said workpiece support assembly for rotating said workpiece support assembly about a horizontal axis while holding the workpiece securely, comprising a first member having a worm gear housed therein, means for rotating said worm gear, a second member having a second gear fixed thereto and engaging said worm gear, whereby rotation of said worm gear moves said second member through an arc; means atop said pedestal for holding said workpiece support assembly which is U-shaped, and is removably attached to said pedestal; means for securely attaching an workpiece to said workpiece support assembly; means for pivoting said workpiece support assembly about a vertical axis while holding the workpiece securely; and mechanical means integral with said pedestal for moving said workpiece support vertically.