Low Profile Milling Vice

[editor@glue-it.com]

I needed something different in order to hold some wide stock on the milling table and came up with this:



A simple make for this is available here along with tips:
Low Profile Clamp – glue-it.com

Not sure the clamping forces are high enough for this initial version, but hopefully this will inspire someone to improve on it.

[Kwick Aronson]

Brilliant sir!!

[DIYer]

Thanks editor@glue-it.com! We've added your Low Profile Milling Clamp to our Clamps category,
as well as to your builder page: editor@glue-it.com's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Low Profile Milling Clamp by editor@glue-it.com

tags: milling, clamp

[old_toolmaker]

That is one nicely made low profile milling vise! Well done!

[Ralphxyz]

Wow, definitely on my list.

Thank you,and thanks for the Workholding page, it is great to have a consolidated page on holding things.

[Hammer1963]

I needed something different in order to hold some wide stock on the milling table and came up with this:



A simple make for this is available here along with tips:
Low Profile Clamp – glue-it.com

Not sure the clamping forces are high enough for this initial version, but hopefully this will inspire someone to improve on it.

This is an EXCELLENT idea. Definitely on my list to make!

[tooly]

Nice & simple I like it
I wonder if it is strong enough to clamp a precision mill vise? It might need beefing up a bit.

[owen moore]

I like it! It doesn't have to be a atom smasher for small parts. Thanks for planting the seed for new ideas.

[editor@glue-it.com]

It does hold well, but not suitable for heavy machining. I think it would need to be 3/8" thick (~10mm) and then use 6mm grub screws or bolts to clamp a precision vice.

As somebody else pointed out, if you used 3/8" you could machine a lip that would allow you to raise the material off the bed by a fraction, that way you could machine through the clamped material.