I had a BUNCH of leftover 4x8 stock and used it to build a workbench in
the one room the wife let me have for a shop. You can see it he

http://www.astutesolutions.net/images/workbench.jpg

Anyway, I need a vise and I was thinking about building one by drilling
2 holes in the side of the "outriggers" and putting two half inch black
pipe with an Irwin pipe clamp. I can adjust the length of the pipe by
using the quick release on the other side of the outriggers. I'd have
a 4x4 that would be tightened down on whatever I'm clamping. Sideview
would be like:

top outrigger
--------+--------+ +---+
===#| 4x8 |======|4x4|#-L ----- pipe clamp
+--------+ +---+

Has anyone else used a pipe clamp in this sort of fashion?

Thanks.
Jeff

wrote:

I had a BUNCH of leftover 4x8 stock and used it to build a workbench
in the one room the wife let me have for a shop. You can see it he

http://www.astutesolutions.net/images/workbench.jpg

Anyway, I need a vise and I was thinking about building one by
drilling 2 holes in the side of the "outriggers" and putting two half
inch black pipe with an Irwin pipe clamp. I can adjust the length of
the pipe by using the quick release on the other side of the
outriggers. I'd have a 4x4 that would be tightened down on whatever
I'm clamping. Sideview would be like:

top outrigger
--------+--------+ +---+
===#| 4x8 |======|4x4|#-L ----- pipe clamp
+--------+ +---+

Has anyone else used a pipe clamp in this sort of fashion?

Thanks.
Jeff



There was an article in FWW in the past few years (0-4) on the
construction of a bench based on a pipe clamp vise. Might search their
web site, or perhaps someone else remembers the issue.