Easy PCB Vice

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Up until now I've been using a standard drill press vice to hold circuit boards during soldering. The issue is that this type of vice is an overly rigid clamp, and won't secure the board effectively unless you squeeze it hard enough to risk causing damage to the board. So I designed a remarkably simple model based on springs that will reliably hold pcbs firm. I thought about adding some additional features but decided that simplicity was the best approach here. Attached is a downloadable pdf drawing for those of you who want to create custom jaws.\n\nInstructions:\nPrint all parts with at least 30% infill, two perimeters. The shafts are 5/16 inch diameter oak dowel rods, eight inches long each. The clamp uses one 8-32 bolt that is two inches long with a butterfly nut. The two springs can be any compression spring with an inner diameter slightly above 5/16 inch.