Hard to file a chain with out a vise.
Made a saw vise & mounted it to a piece of plywood for a table top just for working on the chains saws.
Now I can clamp it on the little roll around table & keep the roll around table top clean.
Table top:
![Table top & saw vise. Table top & saw vise.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/87/87809-2d95c8b7ee30499a8894598e7a0ebfc5.jpg)
Vise: 3 layers of 3/4" plywood, 1/2 all thread, 1/2 NC nut, 1-1/2" square aluminum for the moveable jaw.
/Drilled a 1-1/4" hole in the plywood then cut down to the hole ("off centered" for the stationary jaw) & for chain clearance.
Drilled & tapped the end of the all thread & counter sink screw to hold on the aluminum jaw. Nail for the turning handle.
![Table top & saw vise. Table top & saw vise.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/87/87812-503b87ebe89afafa4a1e5189ad22200e.jpg)
![Table top & saw vise. Table top & saw vise.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/87/87808-7e9a5ae67e4cea462c107d6afd1a5075.jpg)
Table top & saw in vise:
![Table top & saw vise. Table top & saw vise.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/87/87810-107736e5cf66d88fcbb3a493003de0dc.jpg)
Made a saw vise & mounted it to a piece of plywood for a table top just for working on the chains saws.
Now I can clamp it on the little roll around table & keep the roll around table top clean.
Table top:
![Table top & saw vise. Table top & saw vise.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/87/87809-2d95c8b7ee30499a8894598e7a0ebfc5.jpg)
Vise: 3 layers of 3/4" plywood, 1/2 all thread, 1/2 NC nut, 1-1/2" square aluminum for the moveable jaw.
/Drilled a 1-1/4" hole in the plywood then cut down to the hole ("off centered" for the stationary jaw) & for chain clearance.
Drilled & tapped the end of the all thread & counter sink screw to hold on the aluminum jaw. Nail for the turning handle.
![Table top & saw vise. Table top & saw vise.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/87/87811-fb3c08471627780278ff2e8101d835be.jpg)
![Table top & saw vise. Table top & saw vise.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/87/87812-503b87ebe89afafa4a1e5189ad22200e.jpg)
![Table top & saw vise. Table top & saw vise.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/87/87808-7e9a5ae67e4cea462c107d6afd1a5075.jpg)
Table top & saw in vise:
![Table top & saw vise. Table top & saw vise.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/87/87810-107736e5cf66d88fcbb3a493003de0dc.jpg)