Another coincidence.
I got a hub that had a really nice Regina freewheel but axle was snapped and the axle was offset, like a compound fracture. I cut off the spokes and kept the tubular rim (Colnago) and then cut off the NDS side of the hub and was left with the D side of the hub with the freewheel and an inch or so of axle so no using a QR to keep the tool from slipping.

Mounted the remainder of the Dside of the hub with freewheel still attached in a vise, crushing down hard on the broken hub. This kept hub from moving. Attached the VAR 186 tool onto the freewheel and applied a wrench to that. No movement (later found PO didn't grease freewheels before mounting). Placed a large C-clamp so it attached with one side of clamp to top of VAR tool and other side of clamp on bottom of vise and tightened clamp down. applied wrench and off came freewheel.