Depends on where you tie. I like a "C" Clamp best because it's anchored so well then. I use a good bit of pressure when tying and even though a pedestal will still work where I tie I need one the lets me position it lower to keep my shoulder from having so much to do since my shoulder is shot. I use a fold out table that we added a drop down ledge. It's a 6 X12 dropping down and attached to the metal side part of the table and then it has another 6X12 coming from under that making a shelf where I clamp my vise. Both are the same vise, just one clamps to something and the other sits on top of a table or desk or what ever you tie on. It helped me a lot to have it lower.