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Homemade Wedge-Powered Leg Vise


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shipwright on lumberjocks.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade wedge-powered leg vise intended to provide a variety of traditional clamping solutions for a boat builder. The 8-degree vertical wedge offers 1/2" of travel. Two shims and a range of holes spaced 1" apart yield a travel span of approximately 10" face to face.
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Dec 04, 2013 3:42 PM
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Well, that's certainly one way of applying clamping pressure...
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DIY Wedge-Powered Leg Vise - comment on how to build a Wedge-Powered Leg Vise - 1 comments
DIYer says:
Dec 04, 2013 3:42 PM
Well, that's certainly one way of applying clamping pressure...

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