This is a small vice to fasten things on your desktop.

It has been created fully parametric in a trial version of Alibre Design Xpress. (See the thread\\"cheap cad offer\\" in the RepRap-forum. http://dev.forums.reprap.org/read.php?80,27084)

Possible improvements:

• add slits to use as a Miter saw (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miter_saw) for 90° +45° and -45°

Challenges:
(Details: http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/wiki/index.php?title=User:MarcusWolschon/Challenges )
The first one to create a printable version of these and does not have a printer, gets either

• a printed copy of his design or
• 10 of the smaller mendle parts or
• 2 of the larger ones
  so here are the challenges:
• create an XY-coordinate table (http://dev.forums.reprap.org/read.php?88%2C35334) you can start with http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1831
• create a column-drill stand for it compatible with RepMan,Mendel or Makerbot-toolheads or Dremel/Dremel flex shaft

1: Print both parts.
2: Attach 1 bearing with 2 M8-nuts at the end of an M8 threaded rod
and insert into the slider.
3: insert the threaded rod with an added M8 captive nut in the frame
4:Attach a handle to the threaded rod on the other side after assembly.