Different Types Of Bench Vice

A guide to the different types of vises.

Different types of bench vice.

The type of vise most commonly used as a woodworking vise is the bench vise. Together these parts of the bench vise make it do its job. Now let s take a look at the most common types of vises for woodworking. It commonly comes attached to the workbench faced with wood.

The other common type of workbench vise an end vise is stationed at one end of the workbench. A bench vise typically has jaws ranging in length from three inches to eight inches with jaw opening ranging from four inches to 12 in different models. The elements of. Face workbench vise or front vise.

Metal working vise engineer s choice. Typically bench vises feature two different types of mounting interfaces the clamp type and the bolt on type. Woodworking vise with bench dog. The main screw is attached to the handle so the force you apply to the handle rotates the main screw.

The bolt type helps secure the bench vise to your work surface via its four bolt composition. It is a heavy duty way of fixing your unit. The facing wood. It consists of several components.

Generally once you decide on a particular style of vise the more you spend the better the quality and effectiveness of that vise. Types of woodworking vises. Woodworking vises are made of wood. Woodworking vise a woodworking vise has jaws made of wooden pads to hold work pieces securely in place without marring the surface of workpieces.

Typically the primary function of an end vise is to hold material flat on the surface of the bench pinched between one or more dogs sticking up from the top surface of the vise s jaw and corresponding dogs fitted into holes in the bench surface. Metalworking vises usually mount to the top of a bench. When you turn the handle the slide is the part that moves the jaw. Vacuum vise the hobbyist s requirement.