Originally Posted by
plonz
Oldschool baby, proceed at your own peril.
These are so cool, if I had space one of them would be getting some serious consideration.
This is a prime example of how things used to be. These were built to hold any bike, probably mopeds and maybe more.
It was up to you as the operator to finesse it to not damage whatever was being worked on, it was and IMO is a required skill paramount to all tasks, especially working on bicycles, frames and parts.
Some require great force and therefore great skill being lightweight and fragile. Hamfisted often results in chopped liver.
Many complain if something like this damages the workpiece when it is negligence of the operator for not understanding all aspects of the task.
If you are replacing a BB, the setup is part of the task, it needs to be secure in the stand but it needs to not be damaged during the process, especially if brute force needs to be used as is often the case, "I got the BB out but it was too tight so the stand damaged the tube", the stand did not damage the tube, the one performing the task damaged the tube by not being diligent about the whole process.