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Overhead view of one arrangement of woodworking vise positions. A woodworking vise holds work in its jaws, or compressed against a bench dog or holdfast.Holes to receive these stops or clamps are typically drilled in line with a vise in 3-4" intervals, with others added to the benchtop to serve various purposes.
Concept of an woodworking vise from Nuremberg Codex Löffelholz dated 1505. A woodworking vise is a type of vise adapted to the various needs of woodworkers and woodworking. Several types have evolved to meet differing primary functions, falling under the general categories of front and end vises, reflecting their positions on a workbench.
Leg vise or post vise, [7] which is attached to a bench but also supported from the ground so as to be stable under very heavy use, as by an auto body repairperson or blacksmith; Shaker broom vise; Rigging vise, otherwise known as a triangle vise or splicing vise, which has three jaws. Used to close thimbles and splice rope, cable, and wire rope.
For example, a bench vise consists of a lever (the vise's handle) in series with a screw, and a simple gear train consists of a number of gears (wheels and axles) connected in series. The mechanical advantage of a compound machine is the ratio of the output force exerted by the last machine in the series divided by the input force applied to ...
Shaving horse. A shaving horse (shave horse, or shaving bench [1]) is a combination of vice and workbench, used for green woodworking.Typical usage of the shaving horse is to create a round profile along a square piece, such as for a chair leg or to prepare a workpiece for the pole lathe.
The most common type of bench hook is made from three pieces of wood joined together: [2] The bed, being anywhere from 7–9 inches (180–230 mm) wide and 5–12 inches (130–300 mm) long depending on preference. [4] [5] [2] The workpiece sits atop the bed, and the bed protects the workbench from the saw.
The most common use is to support work when it is in a vise or clamped to the machine bed. If a workpiece is too small to be machined in a vise without it being in contact with all three faces of the vice - parallels can be used either side to give clearance from the vise, and to give support from underneath to eliminate the workpiece being ...
A historic version of the Vise-Grip brand locking pliers. Locking pliers (also called Vise-Grips, Mole wrench or Mole grips) are pliers that can be locked into position, using an "over-center" cam action. Locking pliers are available with many different jaw styles, such as needle-nose pliers, wrenches, clamps and various shapes to fix metal ...