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You could do that if the bar will fit in the hole. You would have to take the moving clamp end (that slides on the bar) off and feed it though the hole and then slide the clamp end back on. Then you would have to get to it to clamp it.
This is what I use:
Dog posts.jpg
They go through the dog hole and then you tighten the allen screw to attach it tightly. These are by TSO. Of course, they require not only a hole in the base of the tool mount, but also holes in your workbench as well. :) This one is holding my tabletop drill press on the bench. But I also have the same mount for a tabletop sander and a drill press that uses my Dremel tool.
Note, there are multiple sizes of dog holes and they have to match the bench dogs. :) Here is a link where you can get them:
TSO Products
 
You could do that if the bar will fit in the hole. You would have to take the moving clamp end (that slides on the bar) off and feed it though the hole and then slide the clamp end back on. Then you would have to get to it to clamp it.
This is what I use:
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They go through the dog hole and then you tighten the allen screw to attach it tightly. These are by TSO. Of course, they require not only a hole in the base of the tool mount, but also holes in your workbench as well. :) This one is holding my tabletop drill press on the bench. But I also have the same mount for a tabletop sander and a drill press that uses my Dremel tool.
Note, there are multiple sizes of dog holes and they have to match the bench dogs. :) Here is a link where you can get them:
TSO Products
Thanks Corsair - What do you think about the Dremel drill press? What do you use it for? Can you use that Dremel drill press as a sort of router?
 
Dremel router. The short answer is NO! It may work and Dremel does sell router type tools to fit it BUT it is a Light duty hobby quality tool that almost certainly does not have bearings designed to accept repeated side loads involved with routing.

Roger
 
Dremel router. The short answer is NO! It may work and Dremel does sell router type tools to fit it BUT it is a Light duty hobby quality tool that almost certainly does not have bearings designed to accept repeated side loads involved with routing.

Roger
Agree Roger. I want to learn how to use the Bosch router I just purchased on a small scale for solid hull building and removing excess wood in the solid hull. I am going to ask a contractor in my model club to help me mount the pro router onto a bench or a sturdy sawhorse table.
 
Looks like you have a good setup and basis for making your own modelling lumber for your future ship project. I would suggest adding a desktop bandsaw. I tried using a scroll saw for cuttihng details in thin wood or tiny parts, but the oscillating blade could catch the wood on the upstroke and risked splitting the thin piece along the grain, and the cut was not as smooth and clean as with a band saw. Even a cheap bandsaw (less than $200 worth) may be an improvement. The scrollsaw may better serve some cutting applications, but the bandsaw has been my most flexible and precise cutting tool.
Darius - I have a couple of Dewalt tools and I'm going to check out the Dewalt compact portable bandsaw, which looks like it would be perfect for wood boat modeling at the larger scales that I want to build in now that I have some useful power tools. It goes for about $225 at the Home Depot nearby. And forgot to mention that I am looking to sharpen my chisels and fine wood carving tools on the new bench grinder. I need to watch a ton of YouTube videos on scroll saws, grinding, routers, etc.
 
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