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<blockquote data-quote="engineer40" data-source="post: 1086847" data-attributes="member: 90399"><p>I woke up Saturday morning and really wanted to glass bed that rifle that I've been procrastinating on. Then I realized; that's right, I still don't have a gun vise. I've only been wanting one for over a year. But it seems like the budget keeps skipping it to purchase other gun paraphernalia. </p><p></p><p>So check out what I made completely of stuff I just had laying around the house anyways. I got a total of $6 into this baby and that's just because I bought some spray paint and those felt pads you use on the bottom of furniture (so my wife won't get mad at me if I set it on the table, etc). </p><p></p><p>I don't consider myself a "handy" guy and usually my projects end up being rushed and only done half arsed. But this turned out great! My wife even said, "You built that?" And it holds rifles <em><strong>VERY </strong></em>tight!</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Started with some old boards that I found under a pile of leaves in the back yard. </span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s22.postimg.org/ucj8ogkb5/IMG_20150523_131416_071.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Found some various glues in the kitchen junk drawer. </span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s15.postimg.org/iqphxqc3f/IMG_20150523_162625_969.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Found some C-clamps I had in the garage. If you need to purchase these, I believe I only paid $3 a piece at Harbor Freight a while back. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Took some measurements of a few of my rifles, put some drawings onto paper... It looked legit so I put it together. </span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s23.postimg.org/dyehm8ocb/IMG_20150523_162633_916.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Purposely had these chucks of 2x4 closer at the base. I wedged the c-clamps in between so they were held in place before I even put in the lag screws or the epoxy.</span> </p><p></p><p><img src="http://s8.postimg.org/ayco4klxh/IMG_20150523_162644_673.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s10.postimg.org/my8297hgp/IMG_20150523_162653_458.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s17.postimg.org/jj0kq183j/IMG_20150523_162703_289.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">From pictures I saw on Amazon of gun vises, it appeared the spots where the rifles are held are at an angle like \ / </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">So I cut window shims and used wood glue to put a couple together to form the \ /</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><img src="http://s30.postimg.org/lmgtz7ash/IMG_20150523_234944_619.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Here is the final product. I cut up an old mouse pad I found in a drawer that I hadn't used in many years. I used the mouse pad for the areas where the rifles would touch the vise. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">"Primer, Caulk, and Paint... Make a carpenter what he ain't!"</span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s28.postimg.org/pg16rs2a5/IMG_20150525_130831_193.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s8.postimg.org/m701jueit/IMG_20150525_130924_258.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s22.postimg.org/xuztylakx/IMG_20150525_131116_542.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s16.postimg.org/8duffr0gl/IMG_20150525_131129_624.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">View to show how straight this little baby holds the rifles. </span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s23.postimg.org/ymhqepyyj/IMG_20150525_131206_142.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s24.postimg.org/f7hkmpm11/IMG_20150525_131227_891.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s8.postimg.org/u7ixm2kud/IMG_20150525_132732_904.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://s14.postimg.org/b0fbkgs1d/IMG_20150525_133046_873.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Overall I'm happy with the cost, the looks, and how tight it can hold a firearm. What do you guys think? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="engineer40, post: 1086847, member: 90399"] I woke up Saturday morning and really wanted to glass bed that rifle that I've been procrastinating on. Then I realized; that's right, I still don't have a gun vise. I've only been wanting one for over a year. But it seems like the budget keeps skipping it to purchase other gun paraphernalia. So check out what I made completely of stuff I just had laying around the house anyways. I got a total of $6 into this baby and that's just because I bought some spray paint and those felt pads you use on the bottom of furniture (so my wife won't get mad at me if I set it on the table, etc). I don't consider myself a "handy" guy and usually my projects end up being rushed and only done half arsed. But this turned out great! My wife even said, "You built that?" And it holds rifles [I][B]VERY [/B][/I]tight! [SIZE=3]Started with some old boards that I found under a pile of leaves in the back yard. [/SIZE] [IMG]http://s22.postimg.org/ucj8ogkb5/IMG_20150523_131416_071.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3]Found some various glues in the kitchen junk drawer. [/SIZE] [IMG]http://s15.postimg.org/iqphxqc3f/IMG_20150523_162625_969.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3]Found some C-clamps I had in the garage. If you need to purchase these, I believe I only paid $3 a piece at Harbor Freight a while back. Took some measurements of a few of my rifles, put some drawings onto paper... It looked legit so I put it together. [/SIZE] [IMG]http://s23.postimg.org/dyehm8ocb/IMG_20150523_162633_916.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3]Purposely had these chucks of 2x4 closer at the base. I wedged the c-clamps in between so they were held in place before I even put in the lag screws or the epoxy.[/SIZE] [IMG]http://s8.postimg.org/ayco4klxh/IMG_20150523_162644_673.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://s10.postimg.org/my8297hgp/IMG_20150523_162653_458.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://s17.postimg.org/jj0kq183j/IMG_20150523_162703_289.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3]From pictures I saw on Amazon of gun vises, it appeared the spots where the rifles are held are at an angle like \ / So I cut window shims and used wood glue to put a couple together to form the \ / [/SIZE] [IMG]http://s30.postimg.org/lmgtz7ash/IMG_20150523_234944_619.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3]Here is the final product. I cut up an old mouse pad I found in a drawer that I hadn't used in many years. I used the mouse pad for the areas where the rifles would touch the vise. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]"Primer, Caulk, and Paint... Make a carpenter what he ain't!"[/SIZE] [IMG]http://s28.postimg.org/pg16rs2a5/IMG_20150525_130831_193.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://s8.postimg.org/m701jueit/IMG_20150525_130924_258.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://s22.postimg.org/xuztylakx/IMG_20150525_131116_542.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://s16.postimg.org/8duffr0gl/IMG_20150525_131129_624.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3]View to show how straight this little baby holds the rifles. [/SIZE] [IMG]http://s23.postimg.org/ymhqepyyj/IMG_20150525_131206_142.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://s24.postimg.org/f7hkmpm11/IMG_20150525_131227_891.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://s8.postimg.org/u7ixm2kud/IMG_20150525_132732_904.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://s14.postimg.org/b0fbkgs1d/IMG_20150525_133046_873.jpg[/IMG] Overall I'm happy with the cost, the looks, and how tight it can hold a firearm. What do you guys think? :) [/QUOTE]
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