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Equipment => Bats => Bat Making => Topic started by: TBONTB on November 17, 2014, 03:54:53 PM

Title: Working without a vice?
Post by: TBONTB on November 17, 2014, 03:54:53 PM

Afternoon,

Any ideas on how to work without a vice? Could I clamp the bat down onto a table? I do not have a garage or anything so I cannot screw a vice into anything. What do you think? Any ideas?

Title: Re: Working without a vice?
Post by: ajmw89 on November 17, 2014, 04:00:16 PM

Workmate of some variety. Although pad out the plastic jaws with something and weigh the bench down with sandbags if you can

Title: Re: Working without a vice?
Post by: Bambooman on November 17, 2014, 04:06:04 PM

You could watch some Indian bat making videos on you-tube, that should give you some ideas. If you've got good knees that is.

Title: Re: Working without a vice?
Post by: Seniorplayer on November 17, 2014, 04:19:00 PM

DIY stores sell strong plastic clamps they open to around 6 inches and are ideal for clampimg bats  to tables.

Title: Re: Working without a vice?
Post by: Pelican042 on November 17, 2014, 06:17:54 PM

Duncan fearnly used a block on a table and put the handle in his stomach, I think the video is somewhere on here...

Title: Re: Working without a vice?
Post by: Lwesty143 on November 17, 2014, 06:42:26 PM

wilkinson's do this one for 20 quid that you can tighten on to any table, and then remove easily.

http://www.wilko.com/hand-tools/stanley-maxsteel-vice-multi-angle-1-83-069/invt/0290122 (http://www.wilko.com/hand-tools/stanley-maxsteel-vice-multi-angle-1-83-069/invt/0290122)

Title: Re: Working without a vice?
Post by: GarrettJ on November 17, 2014, 06:52:12 PM

I did it without a vice, very tricky but you can push it against a wall and use your gut

Title: Re: Working without a vice?
Post by: sarg on November 18, 2014, 10:07:48 AM

I use a workmate.   Leave the old grips on the bats and clamp the handle. Might get some sand bags. Thanks for the idea.

Title: Re: Working without a vice?
Post by: TBONTB on November 18, 2014, 11:18:18 AM

Quote from: Lwesty143 on November 17, 2014, 06:42:26 PM

wilkinson's do this one for 20 quid that you can tighten on to any table, and then remove easily.

[url]http://www.wilko.com/hand-tools/stanley-maxsteel-vice-multi-angle-1-83-069/invt/0290122[/url] ([url]http://www.wilko.com/hand-tools/stanley-maxsteel-vice-multi-angle-1-83-069/invt/0290122[/url])

I do not think it opens wide enough, it is 75mm and a bat is 108mm wide unfortunately otherwise it would be a good thing.

Title: Re: Working without a vice?
Post by: crictech on November 30, 2014, 11:27:57 PM

I've never tried it but you could screw a couple pieces of wood into whatever you're using as a bench at the toe and shoulders and use a wedge to hold the cleft tight although I'd recommend a good vice

Title: Re: Working without a vice?
Post by: Howzat on December 04, 2014, 04:53:08 PM

You can use your feet to hold the bat... just dont chop your toes off

Title: Re: Working without a vice?
Post by: Seniorplayer on December 04, 2014, 05:54:52 PM

Lidi have  one handed bar clamps in store opens to 150 mm 4.99 a pair.