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Vises (or ''vices'' in British English) are auxiliary tools to hold your workpiece, e.g. when you want to [[Saws|saw]] or [[Drills|drill]] through it. They have a fixed and a moving jaw which grip stuff when you turn the handle.
Vises (or ''vices'' in British English) are auxiliary tools to hold your workpiece, e.g. when you want to [[Saws|saw]] or [[Drills|drill]] through it. They have a fixed and a moving jaw which grip stuff when you turn the handle.


''We don't have machine or woodworking vises (DE: Spannzangen) yet!''
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== Bench Vises ==
== Bench Vises ==
{{ToolInfoBox
{{ToolInfoBox
|tool name=Bench Vises
|tool name=Bench Vises
|image=
|german=Schraubstöcke
|synonyms=mechanic's vises, machinist's vises;<br>DE: Schraubstöcke
|image=bench vises.jpg
|synonyms=mechanic's vises, machinist's vises;<br>DE: Schlosserschraubstöcke
|type=auxiliary tool
|type=auxiliary tool
|access=
|access=
|location=
|location=[[Location::Wood Workshop|wood workshop]], [[Location::Metal Workshop|metal workshop]]
|material=anything solid
|material=anything solid
}}
}}
Bench vises are the "typical" vises you've probably seen on "universal" workbenches. The front jaw is often the moving one but some vises have a fixed front jaw.
Bench vises are the "typical" vises you've probably seen on "universal" [[workbenches]]. The front jaw is often the moving one but some vises have a fixed front jaw.


Besides holding stuff, they are useful for bending [[metal]] pieces or tightening [[Rivets|rivet]] connections (e.g. in ''some'' [[scissors]]) with great force and control.
Besides holding stuff, they are useful for bending [[metal]] pieces or tightening [[Rivets|rivet]] connections (e.g. in ''some'' [[scissors]]) with great force and control.
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{{ToolInfoBox
{{ToolInfoBox
|tool name=Machine Vises
|tool name=Machine Vises
|image=
|image=machine vises.JPG
|synonyms="machining vises";<br>DE: Maschinenschraubstöcke
|synonyms="machining vises", drill press vises;<br>DE: Maschinenschraubstöcke
|type=auxiliary tool
|type=auxiliary tool
|access=
|access=read this section
|location=
|location=wall above [[Location::Drilling Table|drilling table]]
|material=anything solid
|material=anything solid
|extrabox=yes
}}
}}
Machine vises look very different from bench vises but serve the same purpose: making sure your workpiece doesn't go flying when you apply force to it. They are designed to hold the workpiece without damaging it and have usually a low profile to allow machining a large portion without remounting.   
Machine vises look very different from bench vises but serve the same purpose: making sure your workpiece doesn't go flying when you apply force to it. They are designed to hold the workpiece without damaging it and have usually a low profile to allow machining a large portion without remounting.   


They may be secured by the user's hand (e.g. on a [[Drill Press|drill press]]) or bolted to the machine table (e.g. for [[milling]]).
They may be secured by the user's hand (e.g. on a [[Drill Press|drill press]]) or bolted to the machine table (e.g. for [[milling]]).
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== Woodworking Vises ==
{{ToolInfoBox
|tool name=Woodworking Vises
|image=Roubo workbench 1-22.JPG
|synonyms=DE: Tischlerschraubstöcke
|type=auxiliary tool
|access=read this section
|location=[[Location::Roubo Workbench|Roubo workbench]]
|material=[[wood]]
|extrabox=yes
}}
Lukas got a large woodworking vise for the [[Project:Roubo Workbench|self-built Roubo workbench]] (mounting instructions: https://www.feinewerkzeuge.de/G307781.html).
This vise has a quick-release so you don't have to stand there turning the crank for ages - simply turn it counterclockwise for a bit, then pull or push to where you need the vise jaw, and turn clockwise to tighten the grip on your workpiece. Turning counterclockwise for more than one revolution has no effect, you need to '''pull the vise open once it is unlocked.'''
''A slide-up [[Bench Dogs|bench dog]] is integrated in the vise; corresponding dog holes will soon be added to the [[Roubo Workbench|Roubo workbench]] so you can make use of this feature as well.''




[[Category:Metalworking]]
[[Category:Metalworking]]
[[Category:Woodworking]]
[[Category:Woodworking]]

Latest revision as of 01:04, 22 February 2022

Vise family.jpg

Vises (or vices in British English) are auxiliary tools to hold your workpiece, e.g. when you want to saw or drill through it. They have a fixed and a moving jaw which grip stuff when you turn the handle.


Bench Vises

ToolInfoBox

Bench Vises

Bench vises.jpg
Synonyms: mechanic's vises, machinist's vises;
DE: Schlosserschraubstöcke
Type: auxiliary tool
Material: anything solid
Location: wood workshop, metal workshop

Bench vises are the "typical" vises you've probably seen on "universal" workbenches. The front jaw is often the moving one but some vises have a fixed front jaw.

Besides holding stuff, they are useful for bending metal pieces or tightening rivet connections (e.g. in some scissors) with great force and control.


Machine Vises

ToolInfoBox

Machine Vises

Machine vises.JPG
Synonyms: "machining vises", drill press vises;
DE: Maschinenschraubstöcke
Type: auxiliary tool
Material: anything solid
Location: wall above drilling table
Access Requirements: read this section

Machine vises look very different from bench vises but serve the same purpose: making sure your workpiece doesn't go flying when you apply force to it. They are designed to hold the workpiece without damaging it and have usually a low profile to allow machining a large portion without remounting.

They may be secured by the user's hand (e.g. on a drill press) or bolted to the machine table (e.g. for milling).


Woodworking Vises

ToolInfoBox

Woodworking Vises

Roubo workbench 1-22.JPG
Synonyms: DE: Tischlerschraubstöcke
Type: auxiliary tool
Material: wood
Location: Roubo workbench
Access Requirements: read this section

Lukas got a large woodworking vise for the self-built Roubo workbench (mounting instructions: https://www.feinewerkzeuge.de/G307781.html).

This vise has a quick-release so you don't have to stand there turning the crank for ages - simply turn it counterclockwise for a bit, then pull or push to where you need the vise jaw, and turn clockwise to tighten the grip on your workpiece. Turning counterclockwise for more than one revolution has no effect, you need to pull the vise open once it is unlocked.

A slide-up bench dog is integrated in the vise; corresponding dog holes will soon be added to the Roubo workbench so you can make use of this feature as well.