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Pipe Clamp Edge Vise

■ My workbench doesn't have a bench vise. So recently when edge jointing a board with a hand plane, I came up with a way to support the board on edge using pipe clamps, see photo.

To do this, you'll need two lengths of pipe threaded on both ends, with both pipes being slightly longer than the width of your bench. Also, you'll need two sets of clamp fixtures for each

workpiece

ADDITIONAL CLAMP FIXTURE

pipe, see Drawing. (If you're using the pipe from your clamps, but it's only threaded on one end, your local hardware store should be able to thread the other end.)

Then to clamp the board inflk place, just stand it on edge and tighten the clamp.

Joe Planisky Phoenix, Arizona

Supports for Cutting Plywood

■ Cutting a full sheet of plywood by yourself can be quite a challenge. The easy part is guiding the saw — the tricky part is supporting the workpiece a,nd catching the waste.

To do this, I use a pair of saw-horses and four pipe clamps, see Drawing. The clamps serve as extra "helpers" to support the workpiece and waste.

Depending on the length of your clamps, you may need to cut a spacer to fill in the gap between the clamp head and the plywood. (I cut my spacers from scrap 2x4.)

Note: Position the clamps far enough back from the cut line so the saw will clear.

James T. Wypijewski Tucson, Arizona

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