Woodworking Bench Vise Installation
Metalworking vises usually mount to the top of a bench.
Woodworking bench vise installation. Woodworking vises differ from metalworking vises in that they attach to the bottom of the bench surface or are built into it with typically wood jaws flush with the benchtop. There are two basic types of bench vise. Meaning it is mounted to the side of your workbench and not on top.
Woodworkers built furniture for centuries without a tail vise. The tail vise was embraced in germany and in many scandinavian countries. The easiest installation entails making spacer blocks to set the tops of the metal jaws below the bench surface while screwing the vise to the underside of a bench.
To install an edge cast iron vise remove the front jaw screw and side bars to make the vise lighter and easier to work with. This positions the top of the vice flush with the table surface. Meaning it is mounted to the side of your workbench and not on top.
If you are installing a bench top vise place the vise in position and mark where the holes will be. A spacer block was attached to the underside of the bench so that the top edge of the vise sits at the desired depth relative to the top surface of the workbench. In this video ed pirnik shows you how to mount one to your workbench using a spacer block and a full length inside jaw apron.
The installation instructions for the vise specify that the table thickness must be at least 2 1 4. Machined pivoting nut engages or. Learn how to attach a 12 in.
This heavy duty easy to install steel vise will be the workhorse of your custom workbench. The front vise and the end vise. The tekton woodworking vise model 53986 woodworking bench vise is face mount workbench.