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   billyg83440 | Apr 08, 2003 01:45am | #1

   Easiest way I've seen is to make a wooden fixture that clamps the portable power tool, either with the power tool being clamped or screwed to the fixture. This fixture is then either attatched to the edge of the work bench with C-Clamps, or the fixture is built so it can be held by a bench vise.

   This requires that each power tool has a custom holder built. Sorry, no pictures, but this is relatively easy to do.

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   WorkshopJon | Apr 08, 2003 03:09am | #2

   What tool or tools are you talking about here? Quite a few ways to do that. Some more involved/safer than others.

   Jon

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   Lilshaver | Apr 08, 2003 04:56am | #3

   If you asked this of Red Green, he'd most likely say: Duct Tape.

   Personally, I prefer about a half gallon of Bondo.

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   DaveinPa | Apr 08, 2003 08:37pm | #6

    

   If you asked this of Red Green, he'd most likely say: Duct Tape.

   Personally, I prefer about a half gallon of Bondo.

   LOL Personally myself, I use bungee cords. How do you think I hold my glue-ups together.

   Dave in Pa

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   crt2cu2 | Apr 08, 2003 09:29am | #4

   miller,

   You might try to affix power tools (hand held variety) in one of those portable work benches such as Workmate. These benches often are fairly sturdy and have vise like arrangements that can reasonably clamp sanders, routers, drills and the like. However, I would caution that this use is only for small, safe, one time jobs.

   sawick

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   forestgirl | Apr 08, 2003 07:42pm | #5

   If a drill is one of the tools in question, hose clamps (like those used on radiator hoses) work well to grip the drill with.  Of course, they have to be firmly attached to something -- a block of wood, plywood, whatever.

   I've used a Work-Mate type stand to hold a belt sander upside down.  You probably could also use a big adjustable wood clamp, and then use another clamp to hold the 1st to the bench.

   I've never been cared for the sight of a router sitting running on a bench, all exposed, but if you had to do this, the wood clamps could work for that also.  I'd put one around the router, and then fasten it to the bench with two others, one on each side.

   One cautionary note:  you'd want to be sure you're not covering up vent holes when setting a tool up like this.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl   ;-)

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   wop | Apr 08, 2003 11:23pm | #7

       Been there , done that , lost a chunk of a palm doing so, don't go there.

                                                                                     Philip