Red_Beard
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How do you push the button when the vise is closed?!? 
It seems like a neat idea, I wonder if the block will rotate and drive me nuts.
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BlueMaxx
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I get to give it the first nick name...
Jimmy Whacker
Looks interesting though
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Rob Lee
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Red_Beard said:
How do you push the button when the vise is closed?!?
It seems like a neat idea, I wonder if the block will rotate and drive me nuts.
pipe vise
Um.... with great difficulty??? 
Seriously - it's for gross adjustments only.... and for removing the jaw entirely. If you can't push the button (and you can rotate the jaw to expose it) - you can still pull on the loop on the back of the vise to actuate the release.
Surprisingly (to me anyway) - jaw rotation wasn't a problem in use. If you want - you can eve make guide rods using dowels, and run them into a skirt if you want.
It's a very affordable and versatile vise, but I don't expect that people will design a bench around it....
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Rob
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BlueMaxx
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I think for a quick and dirty bench it would be great..I use the LV surface vise all the time, it turned out to be a boon to work holding until the bench vise are complete.
I bet this one will too...
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Bozz
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Registered: 12/31/07
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Looks like an interesting idea to me. I stumbled on it when drooling over the new chisels..... 
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Red_Beard
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Registered: 11/27/07
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Rotating the jaw to reach the button!  Shoulda thought of that.
Maybe you could put a guide on just one side so it can rotate clockwise for access but cannot rotate counter-clockwise accidentally.
It is a very neat idea.
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AHill
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Interesting concept. I wish the crank on the vise was more like a handle than an overgrown wing nut, though. I wonder if the handle from the Rockler pipe vise can be combined with the tail of the LV one?
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shoottx
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Registered: 06/25/08
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Just drill a hole in the face of the vise to correspond to the button. Call it and enhanced feature  
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HandyDandy
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Registered: 01/12/07
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Loc: SF Bay area
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From the Lee Valley description
"A positive-locking clutch-plate mechanism holds the pipe, and can be disengaged for fast positioning by pushing a front release button or pulling a rear eye bolt that can be linked to a user-made foot pedal for hands-free operation"
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wood1351
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Registered: 02/22/10
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Loc: Puget Sound
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The photo of the vise in operation looks like what you might see in a "how not to hold the vise during operation" safety literature. The guys thumb is in danger there!
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Bill_Houghton
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Registered: 08/01/09
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Loc: Sebastopol, CA
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You would clearly have to be careful not to put the object being clamped against the button, or, as you tightened things up, the button could get pushed, releasing the clutch and frustrating you beyond words.
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tim_leo
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Registered: 07/30/04
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wood1351 said:
The photo of the vise in operation looks like what you might see in a "how not to hold the vise during operation" safety literature. The guys thumb is in danger there!
That's what I was thinking. I'd be the one to push the button and have the vise slam closed on my thumb by accident
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Acorn
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Registered: 04/17/07
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Loc: Georgetown, TX
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I was planning to retrofit an existing bench with a tail vise so I could plane long boards easily. This looks ideal for me since I've a need to drill through the right hand support piece (under the workbench top) to provide clearance for a clamp. With this solution I only need to drill one hole. I could open the clamp about 8 feet if I needed too! Thanks to Lee Valley for this imaginative solution.
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Scott W
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Registered: 12/14/06
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Loc: Mt. Pleasant, NC
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Anybody tried this yet? I think I am going to get it.
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Window Guy
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I like it to, especially if I decide to build the bench similar to Paul Sellers. With the Record 52E on the front and the LV used on the end could be a really nice concept, with a few Hold Fast holes thrown in on the top and apron could be a nice bench.
Steve
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