How To Make Your Bench Vice PORTABLE! So USEFUL!
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- Опубліковано 17 лют 2017
- Here's a great little Easy DIY project to make your Bench Vice portable so you can move it around the bench or workshop or take it off the bench when you don't need it to free up some space.
Also, you can now use it inside the house for those jobs when you need an extra strong support, or even take it in the car when you go camping or to help a mate who doesn't have a vice!
Cheers, Mark. 👍
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woooou Bruce Willis shows how to mount the vice like portable !!!
Bruce Willis?? haha, I'll take that! Thanks for watching!
Great fix for when you have a tight work space! I'm doing this tomorrow
Yes, I have a small bench area / work space too and this has been great for maximizing the space. Cheers.
Love this guys enthusiasm
Cheers KillJoyXooX22, thanks for watching!
Great idea! Sometimes we dont think of the simple solutions...i could definetely use this!
Cheers, I'm surprised myself by how many times I use it. Sometimes on the floor as well to hold some material.
I was beginning to think I was crazy for wanting my vise to be mobile. Then I got to thinking about safety....so I came here looking for others who may have had the same idea......apparently there are a few other geniuses like ourselves ;-) thanks for the video mate! Well done!
Cheers mate, I was much the same. I'm a little tight on bench space and sometimes I need to move the vice outside if I get a bit noisy so I don't upset the close neighbours! UA-cam generally has the answer!
I’m sold and I’m going to follow your guidance to set up my portable Bench Vice.
Thanks for that! I know that you'll get a lot of use out of it as I am always moving mine around for different jobs and just making more room on the bench for other jobs! Cheers!
I really like the way you chose to use hex head bolts and chisel out for the flats. I never did like using carrige bolts much. :-)
I agree. It takes a little more work but gives a smoother result and sits flush on the counter when using the vice, making it more stable. Thanks.
Dear Langster, I like some elements of your solution, especially being able to move or remove the vice from your benchtop. I went one further and made a steel topped three legged table. I mounted the metalworking vice over a corner and get on with work. If I need to change the orientation of the clamping, which is something one needs to to do surprisingly often, loosening two nuts, rotate and re-tighten and you can then work down the line of the jaws or across the line of the jaws. Make sure to allow overhang so that when clamping something vertically, the item can pass through the vice, past the face of the table and towards the floor. Cheers.
Hi Peter, Sounds like you've gone to the next level with quite a good engineering solution. Well done! I'm still very happy with my solution and how it's going. Yes, your point about allowing clearance for vertical stock through the vice is very important and is easily overlooked, which is why I make a point of it with my 'straight edge test'. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers, Mark.
Brilliant mate.
Cheers mate!
Mate, I went straight to work building your model in my own shop...with two additional 300 Kilo pressure furniture clamps the mounted vice does not move a singe millimeter under the greatest push and pull my old tired bones can dish out. Moreover, I can position the vice along my 4 meter bench WHEREVER I NEED IT MOST and then simply remove the clamps and hang the entire thing on the wall. Brilliant mate...you can't know how much you have just reduced my frustration levels building Christmas presents for my grandchildren! You're like Father Christmas around here!
Nice one! That's good to hear. Hanging it on the wall is a great idea. It's also handy to use in the house sometimes. Hope the grandchildren enjoy the presents! Cheers.
i've recently seen this kina thing alot on tube, but modual everything, saws router, bench press, they all have their own twist, i like the point about the verticle stock, i wouldn't have thought of that until i needed too, when i have it bolted up wrong, it always works that way
Yeah, the vertical stock test is a good one to make sure that you can work on all sizes of projects. We've all been caught out by things like that! Thanks for watching.
Chiseling bolt head recesses is awkward. Use a Forstener bit large enough for a socket wrench for the recesses and use spring washers under the nuts or nyloc nuts. Just a thought.
Yeah, that's an option, I think there's a few different ways. I actually enjoyed the process of chiseling out the recesses. Thanks for checking it out!
At least two other videos making the exact same design down to the hex bolts. One has an extra step to modify it to hang underneath the bench from hooks protected by the bench's overhang when not in use. One used a laminate covering rather than paint. Nice to get different perspectives
Hi ricric, I agree. It's always a good idea to check out a few other videos to see how other people approach the same project. Also to assess how difficult or easy a project might be. Thanks for watching!
who made the original? bet it was big paulo sellers
Well this guy is fucking awesome.
Visually compelling! What size chisel did you use?
Thanks! I used an 8mm chisel. A little smaller than the area to be cut away to reduce the risk of splintering. Nice and sharp too.
Men At Work?......Nice Idea Congrats from across the bigger pond in So Cal USA.
"Men At Work"! I like it, cheers! Good to hear from So Cal!
Nice one Langster
Thanks Michael! I gave my place a little facelift and realised after I finished that I could have filmed the process as a record of the work, so I filmed a couple of small jobs anyway. Good to hear from you!
What type and size clamp is being used here?
Hi Pope, I'm using a Bessey wooden handle quick action clamp with 160mm capacity and an 80mm throat. Pretty much any clamp that holds the base board securely while your working would suffice but as I like to keep it portable a quick release one suits me best. Cheers.
what about a round hole for the bolt with epoxy?
You can always try different ways but chiselling out the recess for the hex bolts wasn't difficult and quite satisfying to do (and still holding up well). Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍
Why not use t-nuts on the bottom, counter sink them with a forstner bit and make sure your bolts are short enough to be flush with the bottom of your mount. That would be a lot easier than spending all that chisel time.
Hi Michael, yes that sounds easier but I enjoyed the chisel time and got much pleasure from the whole project, so that's how I did it. I'm certainly not saying that this way is the best way, just my way. Anyway, thanks for watching and commenting as the comments help others with ideas for their projects too. Cheers, Mark. 👍
uhhhh... T-nut?
Can i skip the chiseling part and just screw in the bolts with the tops exposed?
Chiseling out the recesses for the bolt heads ensures that the finished project sits flush on a smooth surface. It also gives the bolts a little added security. I found that the best way to approach the chiseling was with a sharp chisel and to take my time. It was easier than it might look. Thanks for watching!
You can use Allen or Torx bolts and a head sized drill bit to create the recess and save a lot of effort.
Drop the whole thing on your toe when you take it off to free up your table.
haha! Yes, it pays to have a good grip on the vice as it's moved! Thanks for watching, Cheers.