Woodsmith Video on Homemade Vises that Should Work Great on an MFT Top

[RDMuller]

Very interesting video clip.  The section on 3 homemade vises begins at about 2:30.  They state the plans are in a current issue.

http://www.woodsmithtips.com/2015/06/11/?autostart=true&utm_source=WoodsmithTips&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=9527&promo_key=i1506prm

 

[Billedis]

Not sure these fellows ever do any work.  Shop is squeaky clean and all they do is talk, never show what they are doing.

 

[Eden1415]

Or . . .  something more simple for when it's needed.  I made this jig for attaching a vice i inherited from my father-in-law years ago.

It's simple,  some scrap plywood, a couple of T-bolts,  and some long dogs or clamps attache it to the bench.

This meets my needs when I need to use a vice.

This could also be the base you need to attach the Woodsmith 360 mount to an MFT.
 

 

[wkearney99]

That and how often is it you need to use a metal vise like that when it's not going to involve banging the heck out of something?  Sure, it's a clever idea but I don't see transferring that much abuse through to my MFT as worth the "convenience".

 

[Eden1415]

True. this is for the odd cut offs that a vice is good for, and light weight table can handle.  For those forging swings, I use a different table set up to accept the 20mm holes and a rail to lock it down so it is ready for those big wacks!