It allows you to hold wood firmly while you work on it.
Record woodworking bench vise. Or less all of that aside this is a good post for what to look for and how to refurbish the ole vises. An extra set of hands is always a plus when working in the woodshop. It is large sized hence suitable for use in multiple woodworking occasions. You are right the vintage record vises are ridiculously priced on ebay right now.
The tekton woodworking vise model 53986 woodworking bench vise is face mount workbench. Parallel clamps are essential for most woodworkers and perfect for the assembly of boxes and rail and stile cabinet doors and most projects around the shop. If the vise is mounted with the jaws about a half inch below the work surface as is recommended then the space 7 1 2 inches below the work surface must be open to allow for free movement of the guide bars and the torsion bar. Woodcraft has vises for attachment to a workbench or for use as a standalone or bench top clamping tool.
Meaning it is mounted to the side of your workbench and not on top. Picture frames are easily tamed with our selection of miter clamps clamping corners and self squaring clamps. Meaning it is mounted to the side of your workbench and not on top. Am i glad that i bought two of the lee valley vises.
A woodworking vise is an indispensable workbench fixture for woodworkers and carpenters. The record 52 1 2 ed woodworking vise is a massive and very sturdy piece of equipment and requires an equally sturdy work bench in order to be used to its fullest potential. Irwin tools record 4zr t4 mechanics vise 4 5 inch 4zr only 3 left in stock more on the way. Vise accessories are also available to make your current vise do more tasks.
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.