Not Pretty, but Functional 1 of 3

Re: Not Pretty, but Functional 2 of 3

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Here's a shot showing the main plate. I'm just using a vise grip for the handle for now, but will change that to a Pipe "T" and dowel eventually. I really don't think Tough Guy is all that impressed. Cats are so hard to impress I swear. ;~)

Re: Not Pretty, but Functional 3 of 3

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Here's a shot looking straight down at the sliding block. As you can see it is just a piece of 2x4, with a piece of 1x attached. I attached the 1x to give a bit more room for the rod.

The biggest thing to keep in mind when building this vise is to have the "pusher" as close to the top of the sliding block as you can.

HTH other Wagon Vise builders, and I'll be Happy to more detailed shots of it's construction of anybody needs them. Overall it's really quite simple to build, and I feel it's be a very handy tool to have, which will offset having to chop a big mortice into your benchtop.

Todd O.

Re: Here's an idea for the handle

Kevin French

>I built this handle for my leg vise. 1/2" rod with a nuton the end, as I remember it I had to use use some JB Weld on the rod because the thread are a bit small for the 'T'

CAUTION: DRIVE-BY GLOAT ABOVE

Kevin French

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Pretty cool Todd, but...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Take a clue from Derek and shape up that saw handle!

Thanks for sharing this. Is that a LN#8 you dawg?

Hey Kevin....

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>Hey, I really like your building materials. Just goes to show that Great Minds do in fact think alike. ;~)

So, how's about a better pic of the over all leg vise?

Thinks I, that you be tryin' to suck me into another type vise. you know, you just might.

I have an old Leg vise type deal that i merely clamp to my bench with a larger handscrew and two large Quik-Grips. I'll have to post a pic of it tomorrow. I'm at work right now. :~(

Gonna build a Wagon Vise?

T.O.

Re: Pretty cool Todd, but...

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>No Scott, that's the #7, the #8 is in the cabinet. ;~)

Yeah, you ain't lyin'about that saw handle, but hey, that's by "use it like I hate it" saw.

Kevin, I shan't be using pipe for my handle, it hurts to much when I run into it. Wood is Good!

T.O.

Ohhhh Todd...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>You get a big 'ol YOU SUCK!

Re: I believe I'm vised out

Kevin French

>At a rough count I've got 30.

Here's the Leg vise from above

Re: Another view 

Kevin French

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Re: Scott

Kevin French

>I tried to warn you about the drive-by gloat

Re: fancier implementation of the same idea

paul womack

>woodsmith #50

BugBear

Re: Not Pretty, but Functional 3 of 3

Ernie Miller

>I ain't saying nuthing?

Re: CAUTION: DRIVE-BY GLOAT ABOVE

Ernie Miller

>I think he learned that in the Navy buys expensive tools and builds with scrap lumber from a dumpster.

Re: fancier implementation of the same idea

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>At $679 is's too expensive for my blood.

I have perhaps $50 in wood for the top, the base is all recylced stuff, and probably around $20 in misc. hardware, plus I paid $12 for the metal vise, for total of aaprox. $82 in my bench.

So, asks I to Me, what ahall I do with the $600 that I saved?

Thanks for the Link tho Derek, it's a pretty bench surely, but I still like mine better. I see no reason to cut down a Purple Heart to make into, or use in such a ulititariam item as a bench. That's just wasteful in my book.

T.O.

Re: fancier implementation of the same idea

paul womack

>At $679 is's too expensive for my blood.

I only meant the travelling dog vise, not the "whole thing" (which is a little near to the furniture end of the workshop-furniture spectrum)

BugBear

Re: fancier implementation of the same idea

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native, Presently Away

>I only meant the travelling dog vise, not the "whole thing"

Oh yes, I understood that BB. I was just a bit surprised to see the total cost of that bench, and commented on it that's all.

I used 2x4's for my current top, but next time I'll use 2x6's to end up with just a bit thicker top. I'll also makeup the wagon vise as I'm building the to i an effort to make it a little narrower. I made this one 3.5" wide simply to make it easier to retro fit it into my exsisting top. I really think it will work just as well even if it was 1/2 of that.

Oh yes, there is no doubt in my mind that this will not be my last bench top. This one is better than my last one, and the next one will be better than this one. It's all an evolution.

T.O.