less expensive twin screw vise???

mount

outside of

I don't see any theoretical reason this wouldn't work. One downside of this approach is - unless you incorporate some method of disconnecting one sprocket from the shaft - you have no convenient way to cant the vise jaws.

Another downside might be - and I haven't run any numbers, so I'm not certain about this - when all is said and done, you may well have as much or more money (and time) tied up in the home-designed vise as if you had bought one. I'm often surprised to find out how much it costs me to "improve" on a commercially available item, not counting the time invested.

Tom Veatch Wichita, KS USA

What a pain for minimal savings. Just get the Veritas and support a great US based company, Lee Valley.

Brian.

would work, to mount

the shafts outside of

I was thinking of their LV tail vise screws because they are 2nd to the the least expensive I can find on the 'net. Minimal savings? 32.50 x 2 = 65.00, bike gears 12.00 = 77.00, machinist 20.00 = 97.00, chain 6.00 = 103.00 hardwood handle doweling xx.xx etc etc... mounting nuts and bolts xx.xx jaw wood 15.00 to 30.00 on and on, you might be right. But a PAIN? No, the creativity compensates for that.

Alex

Now that is too true Tom, good point! Unless I use a chain breaker, that would be inconvenient.

That I answered in reply to Brian's reply. Very true point as well.

It is a great company, but isn't it based in Canada? It isn't part of the US yet...

Hehe, fine. North American based. :-) Still a rarity these days.

Brian.

I think most companies are N. American based... we just won't pay what it costs for them to sell American made tools..

I just posted some WIP pics (@ ABPW) of a pipe-clamp based end vise I am building. Look for:

WIP - Poor Boys Bench and End Vise

RonB

I know I replied there. Might be a cool idea for me. 'Cause I be a po' boy!

Alex