A bench vice can be one of the most used tools in your workshop. For those that don’t have a workshop [Matt] built a vice that clamps to a table. He used scrap wood, MDF, threaded rod, washers, nuts, and wing nuts. Cheap, easy to build, and very useful!
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lame
well, better than nothing, but not really good for much more than simple wood work. Not enough grip/rigidity
I require more instruction from and instructable…
@amishx64 I guess if you work on your pcb in a vertical position…..
Seems like adjustments more than half inch or so would be a pita considering the fine thread pitch.
I would hardly call that an instructable.
I guess in a pinch….. but i sure would’nt publish it.
Don’t get me wrong I am very cheap, though seems like shelling out $20 for a cheap vice would be much easier and less frustrating in the long run. Especially the first time I turned without looking and smacked my hip into the wood if I was luck and threaded rods if not so lucky.
@JustGrumpyIguess:
LOL Vertical PCB soldering? Not exactly.
@amishx64 guess you haven’t taken the advanced soldering class :)
Wow, this takes freetard to a new level of cheapness. Why didn’t you use wood from old pallets or better yet sticks off the ground?
If you can’t afford a $12 vise I can wait to see how you drill holes!
why not just hot glue some c clamps to your bench? probably stronger.
Why not make a vise, instead? Aren’t there enough cheap vices for everyone these days, like…booze, or porn?
@dave LOL!
Wow, some harsh comments indeed !
@amishx64 I’ve just added some more steps to the Instructable
RE: all the cracks about cheapness, yes I can go and buy a nice new vice, but this just seemed like a fun little project, and if it didn’t perform well as a vice, I can just take it to bits – simple.
And to be honest, I’m quite into the design process (albeit very basic in this example), and working out how to build things from scratch.
Have a good one.
A “real” vise like that is too cheap to make a poor clone of. You can have one made of cast iron and a similar design for under $20.
Making your own tooling is a valuable skill, but you’ve got to recognize where you’ll get the most bang for your buck.
please send me a write up project on bench vice. thanks
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If that were my vice, it sure wouldn’t last long.
Good for holding PCBs I guess though.