A while back I installed a standard hanging chain swing from a nice big limb in the oak tree in my front yard. I found these nice heavy duty swiveling swing hangers at WalMart. They just screw right into the tree limb or into a wooden swing set.
My problem became how do I close the loop on this swing hanger after I have inserted the chain from the swing? I suppose I could just keep the loop open, but that would risk kids flying off and hurting themselves while swinging. Probably not too likely, but still a risk. The solution was sitting on my drill press in my shop. It’s my handy dandy portable drill press vice.
To get leverage and close the small portable vice onto the hanger’s loop, I used a piece of pipe.
Perfect!
