Stabilizing device for spreading tools

A stabilizing device for stabilizing a spreading tool, the stabilizing device comprising:

• a base having a first surface and a second surface;
• a first tower extending from the first surface having a first aperture formed therein, wherein the first aperture has an aperture length in a vertical direction relative to the base and the vertical length of the aperture is greater than the horizontal length of the aperture;
• second tower extending from the first surface having a second aperture formed therein, wherein the second tower is separated from the first tower by a tower span configured to receive a portion of the spreading tool, wherein the second aperture has an length in the vertical direction relative to the base that is the same as the aperture length of the first aperture;
• an engagement pin removably receivable through the first and second apertures, extending across the tower span, and configured to engage with a portion of a spreading tool, wherein the engagement pin is configured to move vertically within the first and second apertures along the aperture length;
• and a rail extending from the first surface and configured to stop movement of a spreading tool that is engaged with the engagement pin between the first and second towers.