What is a Multi-Purpose vise?
A multi-purpose vise (sometimes spelled vice), is a vise with additional functionality over a traditional vise. The most common multi-purpose vise is a vise that has both a set of parallel block jaws, and pipe jaws. The most popular models of multi-purpose vises will also have a swivel base. These vises are also referred to […] Read More
What Is A Cross Slide Vise?
A cross slide vise is a vise with a three lead screws. One lead screw is used to open and close the vise jaws. The second lead screw moves both vise jaws along the x axis (left to right). Third lead screw moves both vise jaws along the y axis (up and down). A cross […] Read More
How to use an engineer’s vise
It’s pretty easy to use an engineer’s vise (sometimes spelled vice). I’ll go through how to use in the paragraphs below: Mounting your vise The first step to using your vise is to mount it. I usually recommend mounting your vise on the corner of your table, as this gives you more room to work. […] Read More
How to attach a swivel base to an engineer’s vise?
A swivel base is a type of vise base that allows you to rotate the vise in a circle. Many vises come with this feature and it’s fairly simple to disassemble and reassemble. A wide variety of vises of different sizes have this feature. Disassembling a swivel base vise Step one Remove the lock nuts […] Read More
What engineer’s vise sizes are available?
Well I would start by asking size of what? An engineer’s vise has a number of dimensions, these include: Vise Total Weight Vise Jaw Width Vise Throat Depth Vise Jaw Opening Vise handle Length There are vise models with almost every combination and variation of the above dimensions. I will go through each dimension one […] Read More
What are the different types of engineer’s vise?
This is honestly kind of hard question to answer, as vise names are largely colloquial. Neither people that use vises, nor companies that sell vises really adhere to strict naming conventions. But I will take a stab at it anyways, as enough people search for this question that it’s worth examining. *Side note #1: If […] Read More
What is an engineer’s vise?
An engineer’s vise (sometimes spelled vice) is a broad category of vises used for heavy duty vise work. I say it’s broad category as there are many different models of vises (with different features and characteristics) that can be called an engineer’s vise. People tend to use these terms colloquially, and neither people nor companies […] Read More
What are the 3 different types of metalworking vise?
Before I begin, I just want to state that most metalworking vises (sometimes spelled vices) have more in common than not. Which means the differences between them is usually pretty small – with the noticeable exception perhaps being the leg vise, more on that later. I also want to stress that most people refer to […] Read More
