Bench vise build?

[toelesswelder]

Has anyone on here ever built their own bench vise? If so lets see pictures so i can steal some ideas haha

 

[drivesitfar]

I know there is a YouTube video of a guy making a vise made totally out of wood you might take a look at. I've seen a few threads where guys have made a vise out of flat steel, but that was over a year ago. i think one was an offset vise sort of like the Dawn (Australian) vise.

i think there is also a Youtube video of a guy making a 10 inch wide jaw vise that might weigh 300 pounds.

good luck

 

[toelesswelder]

Thanks ill check it out

 

[zkling]

It wouldn't be that difficult, but will depend heavily on the tools you have access to. Broaching set, contour bandsaw, boring machine or large lathe, shaper, etc. There is the potential that it could be stronger and less prone to fracture than a casting based vise.

 

[1969]

A chap from Australia made one on the welding web.

 

[va.grouseman]

Check out this site.---Vise and anvil are homemade.


http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/wedges-homemade-anvil-vise.128868/

 

[Kevin54]

Check out this site.---Vise and anvil are homemade.


http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/wedges-homemade-anvil-vise.128868/

Good Lord Almighty.....it would take Thor to use either one of those And take Hercules just to scoot them on the floor

 

[jimgood]

Here's a build.

Part 1:

Part 2:

 

[DenisG]

Here's a build.

Part 1:

Part 2:

With more planning and a little more time to construct, I would have made it so that I could easily remove and replace the parts that wear out (screw, nut and jaws). In that design, you'd probably have to destroy most of it to rebuild it. (Throw away design)

 

[toelesswelder]

Awesome thanks guys

 

[1969]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/spike440/Vise/Vise172_zps7fcb5cdb.jpg~original

 

[fatboy99]

Here's a build.

Part 1:

Part 2:

That's an example of how NOT to build a vise He is such a Hack

 

[racingtadpole]

I've built half a dozen or so over the years. The most recent one was for the GJ Secret Santa in 2012. Made from flat bar and a piece of unistrut. They aren't difficult to make, the biggest problem here is sourcing the screw.