Small Table Top Vice

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UPDATE: Printed and finished, turned out awesome! Couple notes to guide your success: 1: The bolts are scaled at 100% to their corresponding holes in the .STL file because I did this due to differing shrink factors for different filaments and printers. I printed mine in 3D Mars plain white PLA. Bolts were printed vertically with the knobs on the print surface, .06 layer height, .08 walls, 50% fill, 50mm/s speed, 210C extruder, and 60C bed temp. I also used an additional cooling fan (desk fan) which seemed to help with thread definition. In addition, I scaled the bolts at .95 on the X & Y axis, with the Z at 100%, which required very minimal fitting for a tight, smooth threading. Mostly had to file the openings on the vice body and sliding jaw, bolts were fine. I designed this simple table top vice in Tinkercad to have a useful tool for working with small objects. Mine is still printing, so I cannot yet comment on the performance of the vice, but this is my first big design, so I wanted to share it! (Assembly instructions below) Please feel free to share any feedback or recommendations and let me know how yours turned out! I will be uploading my finished pictures, along with any updates (if necessary). Thanks! To assemble: 1: Insert drive bolt into base. 2: Thread bushing up drive bolt until it matches up with its recess on the body. Do not over-tighten; check to make sure the drive bolt can still spin freely. 3: Slide the moving jaw onto the track recessed into the body and turn drive bolt to thread into the jaw. 4: Thread clamp screw/bolt into clamp portion of body. 5: Test fit the vice in its planned location, affix optional clamp "gripper" if necessary. 6: Once fit and function tested, glue drive bolt bushing to drive bolt (not the body). 7: That should about do it! Let it dry and let me know how it works.