Desk Vice: Versatile & Strong

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The jaws are crafted from PLA plastic, strong enough to firmly hold your work yet gentle enough not to damage it. This innovative design employs two stationary nuts within the sliding jaw to distribute the load and maximize clamping force. Plus, it can be reconfigured in three different ways. 1. Without the table-clamping section, you can use it for free-hand work such as holding soldering boards. 2. Clamped to a table, allowing clearance to slide the handle-crank part over the normal handle for maximum grip. 3. Bolted to a bench press or mill work surface; you can install the 6-inch bolt in reverse so that the handle end is on the other side. Note: The vice clamp-able area measures 3 inches by 3 inches, and it can mount to tables up to 1.8 inches thick. Required Parts: * (Quantity 1) 6-inch 1/4-20 hex bolt, fully threaded: http://www.mcmaster.com/#93190... * (Quantity 3) 3-inch 1/4-20 hex bolts: http://www.mcmaster.com/#91309... * (Quantity 6) 1/4-20 hex nuts: http://www.mcmaster.com/#90473... * (Quantity 1) 1/4-20 nylock nut: http://www.mcmaster.com/#90630... Note 2: The photos shown do not exactly match the files, but after testing the initial prototype, I added a couple of extra features as seen in the model rendering image. Update 11-25-16: Check out the Remix by davec1225, an improved clamp face part at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1916464 Print Settings: Infill: 40% Notes: * Print all structural parts with 5 perimeters and a minimum of 40% infill. The handles can be printed with 25% infill.