For the vertical hold it might be good to use two cams that are the same side in a way that gravity would assist in the lockup
@ejjaquez9849
3 жыл бұрын
i think this idea would work for the mortice, too. if two of the same orientation are used, it should tighten with each mallet blow, no?
@mikepettengill2706
3 жыл бұрын
@@ejjaquez9849 probably three would be better with one back tensioning so the work doesn't bounce out between strokes but it would seem that you have the same problem what Rex is experiencing with two cams? Experiments would answer this.
@davewilco822
3 жыл бұрын
If that was the case the plastic pins would snap in short time
@pushinskiy70
3 жыл бұрын
yes, or make the axles on the clamps detachable so that they can be rotated by the other side. both for the vertical and horizontal works
@patrickmiles9726
3 жыл бұрын
If you put 2 of the rights , or have the thicker part pointing up then gravity would tighten the vice as it was pushed down
@onebackzach
3 жыл бұрын
I honestly see this as a legitimate replacement for holdfasts. Holdfasts are great, but for face planing, that thing would be perfect.
@knate44
3 жыл бұрын
Is this an Ad-vise column?
@davidhamilton676
3 жыл бұрын
When I google the vice, it usual comes with 4 cams. Maybe for mortising, you should have a cam at each end as well as the 2 sides you had held?
@Jonalith
3 жыл бұрын
In theory you could also use the main block to hold the end and the cams to hold either side of the work.
@Deedeedee137
3 жыл бұрын
"big surprise, I pulled it out of the trash" is practically the Rex Kruger Motto
@Christopher_Gibbons
3 жыл бұрын
I'm a big fan of the kreg in line dog clamps. They have this little angled cut out that grabs corners. It works in standard dog holes, so a lot of stuff works well with them.
@mmgross144
3 жыл бұрын
Rex, what about a wooden version, or an aluminum one as a metal working project?
@ElderlyFatGuy
3 жыл бұрын
A simple template that would allow us to make a set out of plywood or a good hardwood board would be a fast selling plan, Rex.
@JasperJanssen
3 жыл бұрын
@@ElderlyFatGuy I think you’d want to do it with holes that also take the standard bench top items (I think that’s 3/4”?), and then make some pegs that fit in there and a couple of reciprocating wedge sets instead of the cams, because wedges are much easier to woodwork than cams are.
@DaemnNoctus
3 жыл бұрын
it uses the plastic deformation of the plastic to increase the pressure, so a truss design in the cams and as s long as you are more plastic than the material you are working on, it should work. hardwood for aluminum, aluminum for non hardened steel, mild steel for hardened steel it should be doable
@grayeaglej
3 жыл бұрын
This basically just a plastic version of the wooden wedge bench clamps that people have been using for over a thousand years o.o
@abbbee8918
2 жыл бұрын
@@JasperJanssen That was my first thought but I suspect the smaller holes might help with rotation of the cams.
@hauptmann6
3 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid my workbench had a homemade version something like that. Instead of the cams, it used a board cut with an angle, and a wedge that had the identical angle to keep the edges parallel. Worked quite well.
@knutzzl
3 жыл бұрын
I use wedges and a dowel
@oliverdelica2289
3 жыл бұрын
Axminster had something similar to that in their store
@borjesvensson8661
3 жыл бұрын
Something similar was pulled up with the wasa ship. Pegs and wedges.
@nicholasmcneely245
3 жыл бұрын
When Chris Schwarz would recommend some piece of esoteric kit, the price on the secondary market would jump. Will we see the same Krueger effect?
@jamesanthony5874
3 жыл бұрын
I've seen it on a lot of the other stuff he's recommended. The price on that $25 plane he did a video on a few years ago still hasn't gotten back down below $35 (and I just checked last night). And when he did a video on that bit brace a month or so back, the bloody things went out of stock in like 3 days.
@austinhastings8793
3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesanthony5874 LOL. Still out of stock. I've been checking, and they are now saying it will be back in stock in January '21.
@jamesanthony5874
3 жыл бұрын
@@austinhastings8793 mine managed to come in around October 20th, but I don't imagine they were expecting the jump in demand
@roberteckhardt529
3 жыл бұрын
Both the Crown and Spear & Jackson tenon saws are out of stock
@oliverdelica2289
3 жыл бұрын
See what you did there
@mikeg2046
3 жыл бұрын
Since the meyer vise isn't made anymore, make it out of wood?
@zippy1981dotnet
3 жыл бұрын
Formica is very smooth. Would you get more side grip if you used the particle board side of the scrap countertop?
@stanleydenning
3 жыл бұрын
The same thing could be made out of a hardwood. I have done something like this. Only I used wedges. Not cams.
@eric.is.online
3 жыл бұрын
This reminded me of the sorta fixturing you see for things like welding and machining. Idk if you said this in the vid but you could make something like this yourself outta wood. For the cams you could just use a circle with an off centre hole and the other part doesnt seem too complex, a drill and a fret saw could take care of that.
@rhyskenny6429
3 жыл бұрын
Could definitely make something similar to this out of wood! I don't have a good vice so it would be really useful!
@awatt
3 жыл бұрын
I've used something similar made from thick plywood and instead of cams, folding wedges.
@Dseated
3 жыл бұрын
Could you make something similar out of wood? Have a few dogs with that cam profile and a stop.
@philrosenberg8805
3 жыл бұрын
Was going to suggest the same thing
@suburiboy
3 жыл бұрын
traditionally, wedges would be hammered in instead of using cams. You have a shallow fence against one set of dogs, then you have another batten as the clamp jaw, and you tighten it by hammering wedges between the batten and dogs. A little harder to set up than this plastic one, but it's free if you have scraps.
@lornemiller3489
3 жыл бұрын
Getting an even curve might be a pain
@Dseated
3 жыл бұрын
An update, I've been using just a plane stop and cabinet liner all week and have been very happy.
@lipoff
3 жыл бұрын
I burst out laughing during the old-timey mortising music!
@SamuelCersosimo
3 жыл бұрын
Great opportunity to teach Fibonacci (Golden Ratio). Please, make that vise out of wood! I'm very curious about the measurement of the rounded part. Is it Fibonacci (Golden Ratio)?
@hanssenden4410
3 жыл бұрын
Check out the UJK Parf Guide system (20 mm holes in a 96 mm grid) and all it's accessoires. greetings Hans
@rosannaspeller9408
3 жыл бұрын
They should call it a “Bernoulli vise” because the magic is the Bernoulli spiral. There’s lots of how-tos about making these from wood for standard bench dogs but I am sure that if you were interested in making your own the video on that it would have some great and unique insights just like you always have, no matter how age-old the tool. The vise squad is great! Thanks!
@Argosh
3 жыл бұрын
So... This is basically a fancy rebrand of 2000 year old work holding...
@corwinchristensen260
3 жыл бұрын
I was looking at an old door-makers workbench a long time ago and there was a peg on the wall behind it with half a dozen large spirals hanging there. They were well used, obviously hand-laminated wood about 5/8" thick. I would bet money that they were used in a similar fashion with the regular bench dogs and holes.
@bnadvornik
3 жыл бұрын
From the looks of the patent there were more attachments. At least a 45 degree stop and maybe a protractor. patents.google.com/patent/US4157819A/en Shouldn't be that difficult to create the whole thing in some nice birch plywood. I'd replace that silly small dowel for a 3/4 hardwood dowel and Bob's your uncle.
@eugenetswong
3 жыл бұрын
Rex, thanks for being open minded about this. I appreciate that you can find merit in ideas. Unless those creators were bragging about how useful their tool is, I see no value in putting them down. This vice seems idea for planing, and clamping. A person could add a fence or 2 on the counter top, and use that to save time on setting the large red piece. That being said, a fence on a counter top or bench would limit the use of the bench.
@wernerviehhauser94
3 жыл бұрын
I would argue that american planes look weird :-) I hadn't seen a cast iron plane before I watched Norm Abram for the first time. I wonder if that vise might be doable on a 3d printer....
@eggsngritstn
3 жыл бұрын
We Americans use English planes, so blame them. ;-)
@allangibson8494
3 жыл бұрын
England ran out of cheap wood in the mid 1800’s - so they switched to iron (for pretty much everything (from ships to houses)).
@PierreLenoci
3 жыл бұрын
Rex, you always give very good ad-vice 👍
@glittalogik
3 жыл бұрын
Just a thought for (slightly) improving vertical workholding. With the apron setup you used, two "Left" cams should work better, as gravity (and downward force from your hand and the saw) would tighten both cams instead of loosening the top one. I reckon a super thin strip of knurled or ribbed rubber glued to the cams would also work wonders.
@mariushegli
3 жыл бұрын
Could also make that thing, right? Out of wood..?
@Isgolo
3 жыл бұрын
One quick question, if i have (what i think is) a good idea for a video but is too complex for a comment and should include a picture or two, is there an email or other way to contact you?
@Naso010
3 жыл бұрын
3:36 I've done that more times than I'd like to admit lol
@sebastiantreloar6045
3 жыл бұрын
Surely all the work is in the cams? If you want it for a big glue up then just screwing or clamping a straight edge down and use the cams with that
@Imliving.1305
3 жыл бұрын
Make a thicker, wooden version. Make improvements.
@BillSmithem
3 жыл бұрын
Plastic version of bench dogs and wedges, which if you have scrap wood, is free.
@eloifolch2948
3 жыл бұрын
For the vertical hold, looks like it would be reasonablo to use a couple of them Left (?) side cams, or at least flip them around, so gravity would work on you favor, other than that, seems like a pretty good system for the price. Thanks for the videos, I do really enjoy watching them!!
@MCsCreations
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty interesting, Rex! Awesome looking vise! 😮 But you know what? It shouldn't be difficult to make something like that to use with traditional dog holes... 🤔 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
@richardball9724
3 жыл бұрын
I would consider getting one and using it to cast a copy in aluminium
@jasonlipmyer36
3 жыл бұрын
Rex, if your subscribers are working in the front yard and in parking lots maybe its time to review the classic (or build a better) B&D Workmate bench?
@eoindgrace
3 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic idea for an episode! I have a knock-off of the workmate I picked up in Lidl here in Ireland and I'd love to see some ways of improving it's stability and usability for wood working!
@michaelsnell4034
3 жыл бұрын
My knee jerk reaction is that this clamp would be good for a knock down bench to take for use outside of your shop
@danharold3087
3 жыл бұрын
Everything old is new again. Nothing here that can't be done with bench dogs. Or did I miss something?
@lglgmoreiracom
3 жыл бұрын
instead of buying, we should make one of these out of wood scraps. You shoul try that.
@onbedoeldekut1515
3 жыл бұрын
But can you make one from wood, Rex?!
@BasVermeyden
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder how difficult it could be to make those cam locks and pair them with bench dogs? Maybe a woodwork for humans project idea?
@ILuvMsMarvel
3 жыл бұрын
You could probably make this system fairly easily. A few pieces of hardwood and the right tools, and some time of course. Making your own system like this for standard dogs would save the hassle of making a new work surface.
@them_damn_rocks1617
3 жыл бұрын
The cams could be 3d printed as well. A lot of public liberties have small 3d printers that you can use. Probably wouldn't want to print the pin as part of it, but you could have a hole for a wood or metal pin.
@BasVermeyden
3 жыл бұрын
@@ILuvMsMarvel I was thinking that too, not sure about how to orient grain direction for the cams though
@BasVermeyden
3 жыл бұрын
@@them_damn_rocks1617 that's a great idea! Unfortunately I don't live near a library with a 3d printer but it should be possible to order some if I can figure out how to make the part files
@b61982
3 жыл бұрын
I thought that too. I wonder about patent issues. Other than that, you could make it with the wwfh tool kit I think.
@OmikronZeta
3 жыл бұрын
Rex! You could totally make a copy entirely out of wood!
@duceanahalf
3 жыл бұрын
For vertical use, it may work better if you swap the two cams around. that way the top cam pushes down into the board
@knutzzl
3 жыл бұрын
You could make that yourself......... Hardwood or hard plywood Maybe use just the snailes to clamp up a glue up?
@strykervalkyrion
3 жыл бұрын
I almost expected a rockler sponsorship for their new drill press attachment
@wandererstraining
3 жыл бұрын
I have a 3D printer, which I have used to make surface clamps for my bench. Guess what I'll print next! I think I'll add little notches to put rubber bands on the plates to increase adhesion.
@hanelyp1
3 жыл бұрын
For more area, maybe old bicycle tubes.
@justingilbert3667
3 жыл бұрын
And just like that...we’ll never see this vise in stock on ebay again...thanks a lot Rex ;)
@jamesnichols7583
3 жыл бұрын
You could make one of them out of a couple boards in about 10 minutes time
@What_Other_Hobbies
3 жыл бұрын
“the hole thing laid out” Maybe make a set for 3/4in holes and use it with dog holes.
@Tensquaremetreworkshop
3 жыл бұрын
Stops for dog holes are commonly plastic ( B&W workbench...) and so are the clamps, so no surprise. I agree with others that normal dog holes (3/4" or 20mm) would be more use, as you can use all the other types of clamp. See kzitem.info/news/bejne/qI9nsW2vr3Vqopw for examples of make-your-own types.
@colinmartin9797
3 жыл бұрын
Veritas makes a metal cam designed to fit in a more standard 3/4 post hole, even lower profile and should even out-grip the spirals. They're $20 each on Lee Valley, it's called the "Bench blade" Only downside is that it doesn't have quite the range of motion of the plastic ones, but the clamping should be much stronger. Shop fox also makes a version for $14 So my idea is that you make a copy of the meyer back plate that uses some 3/4 bolts or whatever else is cheap and fits the dog holes to act as the posts, and sell us the plans. We can pair that with one or two veritas clamps for $20-$40 and have a pretty monster benchtop clamp system that uses the traditional 3/4 holes we should already be using. It would also fit the standard skirt of the joiner's bench. I'd pay for those plans!
@markadams7597
3 жыл бұрын
My principle concern would be that, over time and extended use, the plastic pens would become brittle, as all plastic does, and fracture. Also, I wonder about "the plastic sag" of the rotating cams. Would not the twisting motion of the cams on it pins produce pressure? Such pressure would ultimately cause the plastic system to fracture and collapse. A wood or iron system would, perhaps, out last this plastic-cams vise. Great vid!. Ty.
@fisharmor
3 жыл бұрын
Instructions: "YOU MUST USE THE LEFT ONE ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT ONE ON THE RIGHT" Rex: Lemme just mount this vertically....
@eggster71
3 жыл бұрын
Cool little setup. I built a version of your roman bench and I usually hold work with dowels and wedges so not a huge difference to that. Definitely loads cheaper than the veritas dogs etc and it does a lot of the work that little clamp does so may well suit beginners/ budget woodworkers. It also pretty much limitless length wise/ width wise for glueing up wide boards. Just a thought for a potential future video for you as you can utilise your holdfast holes on the English bench. Great video as usual Mr K. 👍👍
@mwilson70201
3 жыл бұрын
Can't find the link but a few years back I watched a video here where a guy was using wooden cams to hold work for planning etc. Same principle applied using existing bench dog holes, simple, inexpensive and very reliable.
@brianweber1973
3 жыл бұрын
Might I suggest swapping the cams: The one on the top goes to the bottom and the bottom one goes to the top. This way, as you work something, the cams actually self-tighten rather than loosen up. This would also be true on the horizontal surface. Works whether you are left- or right-handed. Think about the direction of travel for the work you are doing and then place the cams relative to the direction of travel so they will maintain a constant lock on the workpiece.
@JesseSchoch
3 жыл бұрын
the problem with these is they lift up and away from the surface you want to clamp down to. in the CNC world the mighty bite type clamps are the best way to do this kind of clamping, the mighty bite clamps have an eccentric to clamp down as well as in to offset the tendency of the work to lift.. the plain pin type clamps do work though and they can be made cheaply. You can make your own using dirt cheap EMT pipe for the pins and a simple cam shape for the "clamping" side. You can make 90 degree square type clamping surfaces which are handy for alignment. marius hornberger has a decent video on designing these types of clamps called "how to make the ultimate worktable clamps"
@Tia_makes_stuff
3 жыл бұрын
Whats about build it by yourself out of wood? Maybe with some modification like a leaver for clamping for example.
@prof.paulolr5617
3 жыл бұрын
Please put the link from where you bought.
@MusicManSgtD
3 жыл бұрын
I’d like a link too.
@ohgary
3 жыл бұрын
Just checked on eBay and it coughed up a bunch of Meyer snowplow parts. No vise.😁
@billferrol4202
3 жыл бұрын
At 14;50 ‘reasonable amount of tension’, compression really.
@littleh4xx0r
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Rex, i had a thought while watching this. i don't know if you already did this, but on your Roman Workbench, you can fasten thing flat with a bench hook and a rope. Just tie a rope around the work surface and piece and tension it with your foot. grandpa amu does it this way.
@tesuji2000
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I should have prefixed my comment with.....I really like your videos and your way of presenting them.
@pauljs75
3 жыл бұрын
Kind of surprised a big socket was never used to turn on the hex boss molded into the cams to see what kind of clamping it was capable off. Looks like those were there for a reason, but that aspect never got tested out here. (Although those parts being plastic, it may take things to the breaking point.)
@christopheleblanc9175
3 жыл бұрын
shows that a 3D printer in a shop , will pay for it self over and over, , jig parts, knobs, and now vice, clamping parts,,, 3D PRINTERS would diffidently be a smart essential tool for A beginners
@johnelwer3633
3 жыл бұрын
You could make that out of wood too.
@chillyspoon
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting product! - some other surface clamping options using MFT style dog hole grids include the premium Festool MFT-SP clamp set, UJK Cam & Wedge set and the Banggood.com "Quick Ratchet Release Speed Squeeze Woodworking Clamp Clip Kit Spreader Gadget Tool DIY" (it doesn't seem to have a proper name, that's what's on the product page!) which is a knock-off of the Festool version and is actually pretty good, I've got a set and for 30 bucks they're a good addition to the workshop, I tend to use them for sanding more than anything else.
@mrmjspencer
3 жыл бұрын
Great videos as always! I was wondering if a shooting board can be used as a sharpening system. the stone placed against the fence and a carriage, that holds the chisels and panes, which shoots. My brother has bad hands and the wing nuts are becoming too difficult to tighten etc. thank you for reading, Matt
@Whiteknuckle157
3 жыл бұрын
Wait! What? German planes are weird looking? They look perfectly normal. American planes look really weird.
@Deqster
2 жыл бұрын
I would say for edge jointing really wide boards, add a twin screw clamp to help hold it vertical, but just sit it on the bench top
@lentonwienand762
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Rex, I'm from Edenvale near Johannesburg and enjoy your videos, but maybe I'm blind but cant see a South African flag behind you.? Awwww that's a serious omission that you need to rectify - (just kidding bro)
@markbaker9459
3 жыл бұрын
Look how many guys ( and gals) with posted ! Maybe you now need to see just what kept the Meter Vise from flying. It sure looks like a great idea and not a loser. Maybe there was something that occurred during it's inseption that killed it. It really seems like it's following Murphy's Law(I forget what number): keep it simple stupid = K.I.S.S., but what ever, it's a winner that never really came to bat.
@marcocavaco3150
3 жыл бұрын
My "workshop" is in my appartment. I have a "roman" workbench build inspired by your video. Recently I've build a workbench to work while standing, and it folds flat against the wall when I am not working on it. I don't have a vice though. I have to fix the workpieces with clamps and stuff like that. This might be a very good way to fix my work to that folding bench. Thank you!
@martindiviaio5846
3 жыл бұрын
The device and system were patented, in the USA, in 1977 by Richard W. Meyer. Sears manufactured what came to be known as a "Critt-Vise." The manufactured product left out a couple of components from the patent. The patent does explain why there are 4 cams. The cams can be used by themselves to hold some types of planks. See patents.google.com/patent/US4157819A/en .
@slowguy56
3 жыл бұрын
Two months ago I was helping a neighbor clean out her garage after her husband died. In exchange, I got to take a lot of the good stuff her husband left behind, cuz, you know, you can't take it with you. Anyway, I brought some boxes home without really looking thru them. When I later went thru them, guess what I found. Yep. Exact model, I believe. New in box. Never used. I first thought it was a toy till I went thru the instructions. I was wondering if it was worth the effort of drilling all those holes. I'd say a "B+" from your very serendipitously timed review means I'll be spending my Saturday drilling holes.
@TomBuskey
3 жыл бұрын
Change the holes to 20mm with 96mm spacing and 10x the price and you'd find a ready market
@roryconiglione9486
3 жыл бұрын
Rex, I love it. Can you make one out of wood?
@rallen7660
3 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I helped my grandfather (a retired machinist) build a kitchen for my mom. We had almost no tools, and most of the money was spent just buying the materials (soft pine). For clamping, we used some 2x6s with a stop block fastened to an end, another stop block clamped wherever it was needed along the length, and two opposing wedges providing the clamping force. I've NOT been impressed with expensive bar clamps ever since. This vise works on the same principals, as a very versatile work holding device.
@kevin_delgado
3 жыл бұрын
CNC people use similar cam clamps a lot. Super versatile, easy to make out of scraps, easy to customize. I think Marius Hornberger (maybe?) did a series a while back.
@kornelmoleda
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Rex am a fan:) time to make your own vise out of wood
@nicmasterdude
3 жыл бұрын
I love that this started as a lark! Awesome!
@wolfman75
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting!!! I have seen those before, but would not buy one. Thank You Sir!!! 🤔👍😎
@glencrandall7051
3 жыл бұрын
Did a google search. Only about 4 or 5 of them available. Average price about $30. too many other options to go for for one of these. I make it kind of a gimmick. Too easy to replicate with pegs and wedges. But thanks any way Rex. Have a great day and stay healthy.
@russellchevrette8467
3 жыл бұрын
I bought one of these in the early 70s when they were about $20. The inventor spent years developing the design and had a hard time finding a manufacturer and distributor. I have the original box and instruction sheet. The kit came with a large printed grid sheet so you didn't have to lay out holes---just tape the sheet down and center punch away. The sheet also included examples of how you could clamp curved pieces, such as gluing up rocking chair rockers to their legs and seat assembly. You can clamp just about any configuration of members. So versatile that I bought another set 30 years later at a garage sale for $5. Clamping heaven!
@PeteLewisWoodwork
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Rex. I find this gadget a little bit...tacky...in appearance but from what you did with it, it seems to have a reasonable amount of portable lightweight solutions, especially for clamping. I'll be honest in saying that I've never seen them before - or anything quite like them. Maybe my career as a carpenter has blinded me to such things. I would consider them for making (as you suggested) a dedicated clamping jig set-up that can be lifted onto a regular workbench. In that scenario, it just about does away with the need for a ton of expensive clamps - not that it will ever replace them completely. For someone starting up, it's a no-brainer, really. For instance, I recently had to extend the height and width of several reclaimed interior doors while refurbishing a house (to meet the look that the customer wanted). A large, lightweight particle or composite jig board (maybe even extendable) to accept a couple of sets of these little devices would have been ideal to throw on a pair of trestles or saw horses to clamp those doors up - far easier to transport and use than the long clamps and space I had to use. Portable, lightweight, easy - perfect. The only thing that could be better is if they were made of...aluminium...for durability - there, I've gone and said it now, I imagine they'll be on the market somewhere in a few months!
@MarcMajcher
3 жыл бұрын
One of the neat things I found while searching around for this was this article in Popular Science about the meyer-vise: It seems really handy for clamping irregularly shaped pieces: books.google.com/books?id=ia91vNwYgLIC&pg=RA2-PA91&lpg=RA2-PA91
@MrMartinSchou
3 жыл бұрын
What this is is apparently close to perfect for my needs. I have no dedicated workspace and I live in a tiny apartment, and I've been trying to figure out how to do certain types of clamping when I don't have the option of using a regular vise. Everything needs to be put away after use, and the closest I have to a workbench is a cheap-ass folding trestle thing, and its work surface is tiny. Using your formica-platform and this vice could be a great solution, because it'd still be easy to put away and won't be expensive or take up a lot of space.
@EscapeMCP
3 жыл бұрын
I have a similar system using 20mm bench dogs. For the fence, I use squares of wood with an offcentre hole that gives me 10-40mm spacing depending on which side of the square that I use. My cams are similar to those shown, but with a longer handle for more pressure (if required). One thing to be aware of is that your sides of wood need to be at 90°. No rounded or sham-furred edges! Also those cams can mark the wood, so I often use a 'sacrificial' piece to spread the load.
@3henry214
3 жыл бұрын
Wow.. talk about a walk down memory lane, I bought one of those at the first woodworking show that I attended, in the early 1980's. It never caught on with me and it's been in its box, on a shelf in my garage workshop for many, many years. At the time, I used a discarded solid core door (dumpster diving) to make the same kind of setup... and drilling all of the holes was "fun". It Looks like I need to take a second look at it and give it a new lease on life!!
@Mr4davidr
3 жыл бұрын
I saw that you had this vice eval'd on your website, but I didn't have a chance to view it yet, but I did see this vice in a 2nd hand store my wife wanted to go to. While I was aimlessly wandering around, I saw this box on a shelf. The box was a bit tore up, but all the pieces were there, but it was marked at only $1.95, so I thought "why not?". So this morning I watched your video and now I am anxious to get into my shop and play with it some. Thanks for the tip :)
@RoBBz2000
4 ай бұрын
Anyone out there who maybe made some CNC templates to copy it? Those crit vises are unavail in Europe and I‘d love to make one myself..
@davemartin1534
3 жыл бұрын
Quite interesting video. Wondering if it's possible to build something like that plastic vice out of wood. Maybe wood wedges instead of cams. Because I had a project that needed several clamps over 2 foot long n no clamps n very few $. I took 4- 2x2s drill holes for dowels in the 2x2s n used wedges to clamp n glue 3 boards edges together. Wasn't the best clamping system but it worked. But I didn't know at the time about the rubbed glue joint. Rob Cosman demonstrated in one of his videos the rubbed glue joint. Then he tested the joint the next day. The wood actually failed before the glue failed . You see I love you tube as there are so many things that I don't know n I don't know what I would do with out the internet n you tube with this virus situation.
@howardsolganick2290
3 жыл бұрын
Sears Craftsman sold a ten drawer metal workbench with an MDF top drilled with the 2" grid on one half and the exact Meyer vise Rex checked out. The workbench and vise are so versatile I still have it after about 30 years. The vise including those 3/8" pins are still intact and working even when I used a hammer or chisel handle to over tighten the cams. This system is tougher than it looks!
@JohnColgan.
3 жыл бұрын
Just watched your collectables chisel video, do plastic Meyer vices are going to get a price hike, 200k Kruger fans hit eBay !!
@jerryjohnsonii4181
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting Vise system !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for teaching me something today, Rex !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@hairanndo2002
3 жыл бұрын
回転するコマだけ自作して、もう一方はピンだけでも機能しそう。
@xyzzer
3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't find the thing for sale anywhere either. I did remember seeing a video about making similar cam dog clamps of plywood kzitem.info/news/bejne/sGOo15pqroWJhXo
@louisvictor3473
3 жыл бұрын
As others have suggeated, I think you should check oylut some vise, clamp and cam options on sites like thingieverse. Or make your own to work with dog holes your tables already have. But the main thing I came to say, this and similar options might work well with a rubber lining on contact surfaces.Leather with fuzy side out mighg work too. Long story short, you're basically adding a gasket to it for extra friction and adapting to the shape of the material to enhance grip. Bonus, it reduces if not remove any damage or marks on the contact surface. Heck, you might even want to investigate a plastic face covered in rubber/leather for your regular work holding options too.
@peathead4450
3 жыл бұрын
hmm... Maybe I'm somewhat old fashioned, but my "dream ... " [something, no matter what] will never be made out of plastic. Imho there is way too much plastic in use. So when I have the choice using something made out of a more natural / reusable material I take that one (even if it comes with some inconvenience)
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