Double duty bench vise

What a good idea!

-- Byung Soo Kim, Seoul, S.Korea

I don’t have a need for a second vise, but I like the magnet idea. I’ve never seen that done before, and it’s such a no-brainer. I learned something new today. Thanks for sharing this.

-- I'm a Fungi --

cool idea

-- I am not so rich to buy cheap tools.

I see that necessity is still the mother of invention. Good idea. Consider it stolen.

-- The nicer the nice, the higher the price!

Looks god. Thanks for posting.

-- Jiri

great idea…I might have to borrow that one…....thanks for sharing..

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

What a fine idea. I will proably have to borrow it.

-- ♫♪♪♫♫ Saddletramp, saddletramp, I'm as free as the breeze and I ride where I please, saddletramp ♪♪♪♫♪ ...... Bob W....NW Michigan (Traverse City area)

Exelent idea my friend, I have to do something in my own shop, since mine sits on the table in a place where I bump into it all the time…
Best thoughts,
Mads

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

This is a handy idea, Bas. Saves space in the shop and on the work bench. In fact I have the same set up with my Wilton vise. Great minds think a like :) I don’t have the wooden jaws made for mine. Normally get it out when I have metal work to do. Thanks for the post.

-- Tim-- http://www.tmuli.com

Cool idea! I have something similar, only instead of mounting the metal vise in the wood vise, I just clamp the base to the bench. I hang the whole thing from a French cleat on the wall when I want the bench clear.

—Russ

-- My table saw laughs at hot dogs. http://thesorteddetails.blogspot.com/

Russ, that’s almost even cooler, because I have the dumb thing now laying on the ground and I stumble over it. Thanks.
And go ahead you guys, steal away, borrow all you want, that’s what I did.
Thanks for all those kind words, my dear friends.

Pb.

-- rhykenologist and plant grower

Pabull and rmac…thanks for two great ideas on the same post : )
I’m currently using the clamp as needed method , but have recently purchased a wood vise and this will work just great !

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

I did the same thing with a drill press vise. My friend pointed out that all I really did was succeed in moving the jaws 90 degrees and didn’t really gain any functionality. I told him to get out of my shop & get back to his stupid mechanical engineering :) I think it’s a great idea & a great way to grip metallic objects without marring your wooden jaws. Excellent job.

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

I have used the second metode just clamping it to the bench but have seen your solution
with another device and of course I can´t remember where
I have loose jaws to mine wices but the one in wood is new to me :-)

thank you for posting this and consider those idea´s for recycled … lol

take care
Dennis

Dusty, you are so very welcome, that’s what LJ is all about, right?
Bertha, thanks, and keep those “know-it-all-friends” out of your shop.
Dennis, you just stick to the second method.
Pb.

-- rhykenologist and plant grower