Exactly right Eric,
Im embarrassed to show it before its finished but the truth is it works so good as is, and sanding down the metal is such a chore I just haven’t gotten around to finishing it. I suppose now that the Frankenvice has been spotted publicly I renew my effort to finish the project.
In the interest of full discloser and to help anyone else thinking about doing this, the bottom screws are offset from the vertical center line a bit(side by side) so to speak. I think this was a minor mistake. As I really clamp it down the pressure cause a slight twisting in the blade itself. If I was doing it again, which I probably will at some point, I would put the bottom screws in an over/under position, with the offhand side higher up with less leverage mainly to hold the blade in position, and do my final torque down with the lower screw on my left side.
If the inner support is tapered down just a bit towards the top, the vice clamps will naturally follow the curve in as its tightened.
Also the vice can be adjusted higher vertically for the super low angle attempts as needed by loosening the bottom vice and raising it up, I cut a slit down the middle to miss the screws on bottom vice.
Project took me 3hrs to mock up, cut & drill. Most of that time was holding on to the poor little jig saw. If a guy had proper tools(like a band saw), you could bang this out in under an hour easy. Drill 7 holes and tap 3 of them and done. B)
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