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Hand-Screw Vise Holds Odd Pieces on Drill Press
Feb 07, 2013
To make a versatile drill-press vise for round or irregular workpieces, start with an inexpensive 10-in. wood hand screw. Cut a 110° notch out of each jaw with a bandsaw. Clamp the hand screw to the drill-press table and you now have a vise that can securely hold a piece up to 8 in. in. diameter.
Jim Richey
Bill Peck, Stow, OH
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