I need help mounting a vice. I am trying to keep it portable so I am going to mount it to plywood. Other than this I don't know if to use bolts or screws to attach it. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
Bolts. Carriage bolts to mount the vise, hex bolts to mount the plywood. Hope that helps
How big is the vise? I understand portable, but plywood may not be the best option. Give me some more info.
As for bolts vs screws, you definitely want bolts.
As for bolts vs screws, you definitely want bolts.
Several ways.
Some guys use receiver hitch components to make a "portable" vise setup. Receiver on bench, vise mounted on a plate attached to a ball mount.
You can do the same thing with some heavy square steel tubing, one piece that goes inside the other.
I have a couple of vises. One is mounted on the bench top with bolts, the other is on a grinder stand. The one on the grinder stand gets used for things that throw sparks, I can move it towards the overhead door so the spark fly outside.
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Some guys use receiver hitch components to make a "portable" vise setup. Receiver on bench, vise mounted on a plate attached to a ball mount.
You can do the same thing with some heavy square steel tubing, one piece that goes inside the other.
I have a couple of vises. One is mounted on the bench top with bolts, the other is on a grinder stand. The one on the grinder stand gets used for things that throw sparks, I can move it towards the overhead door so the spark fly outside.
Check out garagejournal.com, you will find answers to this and much, much more there...
It is a small vise for a work bench. Was 25 dollars at Home Depot.the Portability I want is to be able to take it off the work bench and store it when not in use.
Get some big C clamps. That's what I use for the little vise mounted to an old variable speed drill press surface.
That's one sweet idea Steve!!!
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