bench vice lock?

[bnichols04]

i just bought this bench vice for my workbench at work and i need a way to lock it so nobody else can use it because they will destroy it.

 

[MalibuLX3]

Can you take the handle off maybe? Granted someone could always use a screwdriver to turn it, but just an idea.

 

[Packard V8]

i need a way to lock it so nobody else can use it because they will destroy it.

Problem is your vise is in a shop filled with air die grinders, torches, and other implements of destruction. If you work with those sorts of assoletes who have no respect for another's tools, no lock will last five minutes after you are out of sight. You've got a bigger problem than a new vise. Only solution I can see is to take the movable jaw out and put it in your box each time you lock up the rest of your tools.

jack vines

 

[asp]

Pull out the dynamic jaw and put it in a filing cabinet and lock it

edit: we posted at the same time with the same solution haha

Problem is your vise is in a shop filled with air die grinders, torches, and other implements of destruction. If you work with those sorts of assoletes who have no respect for another's tools, no lock will last five minutes after you are out of sight. You've got a bigger problem than a new vise. Only solution I can see is to take the movable jaw out and put it in your box each time you lock up the rest of your tools.

jack vines

 

[spongerich]

You need to find a way to hook up a Van de Graaff generator to it.

 

[Underdog]

Pull out the dynamic jaw and put it in a filing cabinet and lock it

edit: we posted at the same time with the same solution haha

+3 my dad had a reed vise,(i do now) that every night he removed from outside table so it wouldn't walk off. No one ever took the other half.

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

Remove the dynamic jaw and what remains is a nice anvil for the gorillas!
I don't know this area of fasteners, but surely there is some sort of stout bolt allowing quick removal...perhaps something made like the breech block of an artillery piece??
Or mount it with the normal array of bolts, but with the nuts below bench welded to a plate so they stay where they are needed. Last thing each day, buzz out the bolts with air wrench and make the whole thing disappear. I don' think anything else would be safe in an environment allowing ***** access.
Ooh...pressure release detonator trigger in vise, claymore on bench!! Refill the claymore with plastic marbles so as to protect the rest of the objects in shop. Don't forget the safety clip for the trigger when you come to work.

 

[asp]

You could always weld the jaws shut

 

[spongerich]

How about a steel box that covers the vise. Mount some shackles on the bench next to the vise, form a lip on the box with a slot that the shackle fits through and slip a lock through it. It's a lot of work to fabricate, but it'll not only lock it up, but keep it out of sight.

Another option is to hang an anvil over the vise. Hookup a quick release with some monofilament line attached to the anvil. (Why yes, I did watch too many Road Runner cartoons as a kid, why do you ask?)

 

[SpiderGearsMan]

Usually the boss man supplies the vise
randy had a nice snap on vise bolted to his tool box

 

[autopts]

How about getting a beatup replecement vise thats useble and take that one home. Taking off or hiding the front jaw might send the wrong message across on trust issues with the guys and make you look like a selfesh so and so. Then they might do something intensionally to your tools or box just to say.."get even"!

 

[blue dog]

Chain up a pit bull with aids to it. it will be safe then.

 

[bnichols04]

i just want a way to lock the jaws together. they won't go that far as to cut the lock off there is another crappy one in the shop but they like to use the new one! i tried to take the handle off but the boss told me a screwdriver was used to use it on my days off.

 

[kursplat]

i tried to take the handle off but the boss told me a screwdriver was used to use it on my days off.

so the boss is the REAL problem, because he SHOULD be able to tell everyone else not to use someone else's tools


edit: try a couple flat piece of 1/8" x 2" steel about whatever long and make some bands to go around the jaws on each side of the handle that can be locked together top and bottom

 

[Wideopentuning]

What about using a bicycle cable style lock around the jaws? Get a longer one so you can make a couple wraps around each side with a few criss crosses for good measure.

Yes it could be cut fairly easily in an automotive shop but that means there is another issue like stated earlier.

 

[pfbz]

how about something like a canvas bag with a cable drawstring and padlock... Throw it over the vise covering it, pull the cable drawstring tight around the base, lock it up.

Obviously somebody could just cut off the bag if they were determined to use your vise, but it would get the point across and keep most everybody from screwing with your vise.

It would also prevent anyone from using the anvil area on the vise if you have one.

 

[bgott]

Make a removeable mount out of a square tube trailer receiver hitch.

 

[PSYKO_Inc]

My advice is to make it very clear to your coworkers that you don't want them messing with your vise. Any violations of this policy will be "settled" out behind the shop. My other option would be to take the good vise home, and pick up a cheap crappy one off Craigslist for $20 or so to keep at work.

 

[hofferwood]

Hole thru the bench, drop handle thru hole, padlock on the handle.
Camo. paint
Romulan "cloaking device"
Chuck

 

[rsieracki]

connect a hidden wire and switch between vise and wall outlet like an electrical fence an zap the mofo that tries using it...

 

[Kevin54]

My advice is to make it very clear to your coworkers that you don't want them messing with your vise. Any violations of this policy will be "settled" out behind the shop. My other option would be to take the good vise home, and pick up a cheap crappy one off Craigslist for $20 or so to keep at work.

Best advice yet.!!!!!!

 

[29Sedanman]

Remember the Club steering wheel locks? If you could fasten the red part (locking part) under the bench, then the chrome hook could slide in the lock grabbing the vise handle preventing it from turning. It is not fool proof but maybe enough of a deturant that it will keep them from using it.

 

[y2knole]

tell them to keep their filthy paws off your vice.

or, tell them to respect your tools, use it right, and they're welcome to it.

who knows when you might need a hand from one of them. If you put a high dollar vise on the bench and make a big deal about no one using it, then you're probably creating a bit of animosity that's not worth it in the longrun...

or, remove the handle and put a padlock through the hole. sure smoeone could cut it, but I doubt anyone would go to the trouble. or like you anymore.

 

[autopts]

I got lost in all of this. Who's vise is this? Yours or the shops? The answer is so easy. If its not yours, just use it like any responsible worker would. If it is yours, and its in good condition and US made, take the damm thing home and let your shop supply one.