Building a High Vise

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1 Getting started

I saw a plan for a High Vise, which looked sturdy and it raises the work up to be seen better and no bending over. This is out of "Shop Notes" Vol ...

2 Jaws and Bench Nut.

I decided to shape the Jaws on this while waiting for the order to arrive. THe Jaws consist of two sets, one is smoth which I will attach some leat...

3 Drilling Holes

Received the Acme Threads for this project. I did not want to drill any holes until I had them in hand to measure for the clearance needed. I set ...

4 Shaping the Jaws

Removed the clamps and everything looked good, had to scrap some glue excess off. The first thing up was to cut the curves at the top and bottom o...

5 Lathe Work, Handle

This is where I made a few adjustments to the plans. The plans called for a 1-1/2" steel pipe (no luck sourcing anything local) I did have a few ...