How to make a bench vise. A bench vice is a holding tool which is used to hold the specimen or the workpiece in between the two jaws. Bench vice used in engineering workshop. You need to cut a 24 inch long 2 by 4 into four equal pieces. Make your own bench vise.
Make a bench vise for woodworking. With the clamps sliding head removed insert the pipe and guide rod through the jaw and mounting block. Easy making this useful tool. A vise american english or vice other english speaking countries is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object to allow work to be performed on it.
I have used 12mm thickness metal plate to make a base of this bench vise. This is a wooden bench vise. Vises are expensiveif youre a beginner you probably know that tools and especially power tools are really expensivewhy should you buy a vise when you can make your own. You can download a pdf plan.
A bench vise b machine vise c hand vise. This metal bench vise is divided in to two parts. First is fixed part and second is movable part. These can easily be bolted on to the end of a work bench and provide you with what you need.
Vises have two parallel jaws one fixed and the other movable threaded in and out by a screw and lever. This is the reason that i made this collection for. Out of the two jaws one jaw is fixed and the. I started by flipping the bench over putting the vise where it will be and drilling through the underside for the 12 pivot bolts.
Some bench vises can be purchased pre made out of cast iron. This bench vise sometimes called moxons vise is inexpensive to make portable and works very well for holding your work pieces while sawing chiseling or planing. When forming your own bench vise however you need to make your own jaws. Reinstall the sliding head and then tighten the clamp on the two parts with.
With the major parts fabricated it was time to mount the vise on my workbench. I am making a bench vise. To mount the vise to your bench clamp the mounting block under your benchs top flush with the benchs front edge and then fasten it with lag screws.