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I’m sure that most of you have had to cut with your bandsaw from a piece of of stock shorter than the width of the vice jaws. This is not a terrible problem, except that the rear jaw of the vice can pivot away from the clamped stock and can become loose, or at least not true to the front jaw. Usually a piece of similar sized stock can be inserted on the opposite side of the vice to even the pressure to prevent this from happening. Sometimes one may not have another piece of stock handy, and while stacking up materials on the other side does work, it can be annoying to have to do that. Another alternative would be to use a machinist’s jack, but, again, annoying to take the time to set that up.
While thinking of a possible solution, I thought drilling and tapping through the vice jaws for a long dog point, or round point set screw might work. But then I happened upon a Jorgensen no.641 edge clamp and thought this is perfect!! So I figured out how to make a simple bracket from a piece of 5/16”x2” angle iron with a milled slot and 2, 1/4” holes for mounting. Also had to drill and tap a couple of 1/4” holes in the vice jaw. The beauty is this ready-made clamp fits the bracket I made, and is quick attach, for a one-off cut, or, it can be tightened in place with the stock thumb screw. If the length of thread is not as wide as the stock you’re trying to to cut, then, a suitable block or stack of steel will get you close.
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