Simple Add Vise!

[Chris Fournier]

Certainly not ground breaking but over the years this set up has been very handy for me.

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I'm never thrilled about metal working in the woodshop but it is a way of life for me and this little set up really speeds things up when there is metal to manipulate. The wooden tee section is somewhat robust (ish) and I have often furiously beaten on stuff captured in the metal vise jaws with no failure for close to 20 years. I have also TIG and gas welded assemblies in the metal vise, a burn mark in my bench top serves as a reminder to lay down some masonite when the heat is on.

I can't help but look at those blue Record vises and mourn the loss of this company.

[Pat Barry]

I did the exact same thing last year. It works great for the few times I need it. Nice

[Mike Wilkins]

Ditto for the same thing. I don't need it often, but the T-shaped base for installing in the wood vise works out very well.

[Myk Rian]

Did it 3 years ago. It's in a piano makers vise, and hasn't moved since I put it there.

[Stan Krupowies]

I did the same thing with a bench grinder I use occasionally. It's out of the way most of the time but when I need it, I pull it out and clamp it in

[Randy Reitz]

I've been using the same setup for years. The mistake I made when I first set it up was to mount the metal working vise too far forward and putting too much stress on the woodworking vise. Now I've changed it so the anvil on the back fall directly over the bench leg.

Another thing I like is that whatever you mount like this, metal vise, grinder, mitre box, etc, easily hooks onto the shelf under my bench to be out of the way but accessible.

[Bill White]

Had one for more years than I can remember. Sure works well for me.
Bill