Post by bultaco on Sept 13, 2014 23:20:18 GMT -8
Building a post type leg vise for wood cutting, when my old bench vise broke I kept the main screw and nut and used them to make a leg vise for my outdoor work bench, it's been so useful over the years I decided to make another one for safer wood cutting.
This time I'm using a threaded screw from a scissor jack, the one I'm using has a ¾" hex head.
Any auto wreckers should have lots of scissor jacks to choose from.
It just so happens a piece of 1¾" telespar is the perfect size for holding the nut in place as well as providing an easy way of bolting it on, with a little persuasion the piece was opened up allowing the nut to be slipped inside, a vise can then be used to bend the telespar back to it's original shape.
A 2½" post will be mounted on this 6" x 6" x ¼" steel plate which has a length of 2" pipe welded on, 6" lag bolts are used to secure it to a double layer of 2" x 6" boards with a piece of 1" plywood on top of that.
3 side braces lag bolted into the base hold the pipe solid, the stationary and moving 2" x 6" boards are 36" long.
Nut secured to back of 2" x 6" using carriage bolts.
With a large 12" jaw opening the vise can hold everything from large blocks to shipping pallets.
Installing a "V" shaped saw horse attachment allows even more versatility for cutting longer pieces with a chain saw.
This time I'm using a threaded screw from a scissor jack, the one I'm using has a ¾" hex head.
Any auto wreckers should have lots of scissor jacks to choose from.
It just so happens a piece of 1¾" telespar is the perfect size for holding the nut in place as well as providing an easy way of bolting it on, with a little persuasion the piece was opened up allowing the nut to be slipped inside, a vise can then be used to bend the telespar back to it's original shape.
A 2½" post will be mounted on this 6" x 6" x ¼" steel plate which has a length of 2" pipe welded on, 6" lag bolts are used to secure it to a double layer of 2" x 6" boards with a piece of 1" plywood on top of that.
3 side braces lag bolted into the base hold the pipe solid, the stationary and moving 2" x 6" boards are 36" long.
Nut secured to back of 2" x 6" using carriage bolts.
With a large 12" jaw opening the vise can hold everything from large blocks to shipping pallets.
Installing a "V" shaped saw horse attachment allows even more versatility for cutting longer pieces with a chain saw.