Cabinet Makers Bench Vice

Simply add your own wooden jaw wooden handle and mounting hardware.

Cabinet makers bench vice.

If you re building your own cabinet maker s bench this heavy duty steel and cast iron front vise has all the working hardware for a very strong large capacity bench vise. Turning one of the vise s handles also turns the other handle which keeps the front of the vise parallel to the bench as it clamps a workpiece. A fun video to show how the the benchcrafted tail vise performs in some typical workholding tasks. When i made a clamping desk i went looking for bench dogs and found a few different types on ebay amazon and hardware suppliers.

Screw size is 1 3 16 diameter x 15 1 2 long. Overall size is 19 1 4 long x 10 1 4 wide. Whatever vise you. The bench is based on roubo s german cabinet maker s bench.

The end vise so named because it is installed at one end of the bench is designed to hold material flat on the surface of the bench secured between one or more dogs sticking up from the top of the vise s jaw and corresponding dogs fitted into holes in the bench surface. This vise has a 16 7 8 opening between its two screws which are connected by a chain. If you re building your own cabinet maker s bench this heavy duty steel and cast iron front vise has all the working hardware for a very strong large capacity bench vise. Normal bench vises with thin metal jaws would severely mark up the surfaces which would then either ruin the piece or require a lot of work to fix.

Overall size is 19 1 4 inch long by 10 1 4 inch wide. Workbenches and woodworking vises should you build or buy your woodworking workbench. Simply add your own wooden jaw wooden handle and mounting hardware. Screw size is 1 3 16 inch diameter by 15 1 2 inch.

I would imagine that it s down to your own taste or maybe set up more than 2 on the vice for what ever project you are doing another idea is to put a block between the jaws to carry dogs for a particular project. In this video my amazing daughter and i put together a tail vise on my hand tool workbench as an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. The veritas is just one option. Highland woodworking has advice and selection to help you find the best workbenches and vises to match your woodworking style.

The rockler quick release is the most convenient and versatile vise i have used. Many other types of vises would work well on this bench. Product information technical details.