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I have a couple of Bessey portable mini vises (S-10) that come in real handy every now and then. What isn't so handy is mounting them to the bench. The table mount clamps (TK-6, used for these and other Bessey vises/clamps) flop around and fall out. To keep the clamps from flopping around, I kerfed a scrap of wood and glued it to the clamps. The blocks keep the clamps parallel and perpendicular to the vise base. To keep the clamps from falling out, I tapped the round ends of the clamps and used washer head machine screws... now knurled. While the vises take up more storage space, they are much easier to mount.
Bessey Portable Mini Vise Mod
I have a couple of Bessey portable mini vises (S-10) that come in real handy every now and then. What isn't so handy is mounting them to the bench. The table mount clamps (TK-6, used for these and other Bessey vises/clamps) flop around and fall out. To keep the clamps from flopping around, I kerfed a scrap of wood and glued it to the clamps. The blocks keep the clamps parallel and perpendicular to the vise base. To keep the clamps from falling out, I tapped the round ends of the clamps and used washer head machine screws... now knurled. While the vises take up more storage space, they are much easier to mount.
