
Pipe clamp vise. I built this workbench in 2013 and the one thing its always been lacking was a vise. Clamps sliding head and the jaw of the stationary head. Both jaws were made from laminating plywood together and it was secured to the work table via two homemade hand screws from scrap wood and a carriage bolt. About 55 of these are clamps 22 are vise and 1 are other machine tools accessories.
A tail vise is an essential part of a first class workbench. Start with a piece of 12 in. Pipe clamp bench vise. Increase your workshops vise atility with a 12 in.
Most types of tail vises are quite complicated to build but the folks at lee valley have figured out a way to make a simple one from an ordinary pipe clamp. Its never had a vise of any kind attached. Knowing that pipe clamps are great for vise work i made a similar pipe clamp vise built right into the end of my work table. With the clamps sliding head removed insert the pipe and guide rod through the jaw and mounting block.
A few years ago i made a sliding moxon vise out of two 12 pipe clamps and some scrap plywood in the shop. A head which attaches to a length of 34 black gas pipe that you supply and in place of the usual pipe clamp tail piece it has a base fixture that mounts on the underside of a benchtop or other wooden surface. Vise jaws nylon multipurpose use on any metal vise magnetic reversible pads clamp flat or round products available in 4 or 6 2 sets in 1 by jcl products 1375 13. Black pipe threaded on one end.
To mount the vise to your bench clamp the mounting block under your benchs top flush with the benchs front edge and then fasten it with lag screws. Its used to hold work on top of the bench between dogs. I do more woodworking than. It consists of two main components.
So far i love it. I wanted to add a vise to my workshop after watching a bunch of how tos on youtube specifically jay bates videos i gave it a try todayheres the materials youll need for this instructable2 12 pipe clamp sets1 12 cast iron pipe i bough. It works like a third hand for all kinds of jobs and only takes a half hour to install. Pipe clamp screwed to one end of your workbench.