Roto-Stand

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So, I've been looking for a good tool to help hang on to my 1911's while working on them. After a bit of research, I got a wild hair and ordered a Roto-Stand from Bat Industries. The tool comes as a base, and you order accessories as needed. I got the 1911 adapter and the vise.

Here's the tool, with my CBOB mounted on it:

It's very easy to change the angle of the gun, to almost completely horizontal. This picture is about halfway down:

Another angle:

Here's a view of the gun with the adapter. It goes in the mag well and is held in place with a tension screw. I had to add a shim to make it hold the CBOB nice and tight:

Here's the vise, holding the slide. The slide jaws are nicely padded and it operates easily with one hand. Changing from pistol to vise is very simple.

Overall, initial impressions are favorable. It's made out of something called "Grivory", some sort of automotive composite. The top of the base is covered with neoprene, so that you can use it to hold small pieces as you strip down the gun. They have adapters for several common sizes. As I take on making some mods to my Springer, I'll have a change to run it through the paces.

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