{"id":3463,"date":"2023-11-28T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therabbithoel.com\/?p=3463"},"modified":"2023-11-27T21:28:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T02:28:15","slug":"it-aint-no-vice-to-have-a-big-vise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therabbithoel.com\/?p=3463","title":{"rendered":"It Ain’t No Vice to Have a Big Vise!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s all very well to have a file<\/a>, or a hacksaw<\/a>. If you can’t hold the work tight you really won’t get much done. That’s where a vise comes in. Let’s chat about them for a minute, shall we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"Close-up<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is the vise in my basement workshop<\/s> underground laboratory<\/a>. It’s a Larin<\/a> brand, and if you’ve never heard of it, I hadn’t either. It’s nothing remarkable, but it’s a workhorse. Just about any time I’m working in the shop I use it for something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vise holds the bar of metal while I cut it with the hacksaw. It holds the work as I file it to size and shape. Any time I need work held securely while I do something to it, I head to the vise. Sometimes I need to hold the work more tightly than I could by hand, or more steadily. Sometimes I just need to use both of my hands for the tools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vise is a lot tougher than my hand, too. The vise holds the work when I heat it with a blowtorch. It holds on while I swing a big hammer at it. These are jobs my hand just isn’t up for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A small anvil surface hides behind the vise jaws. It’s not enormous, but once in awhile it’s useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A big vise is better<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Ruler<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vises are sized by the width of their jaws, so mine is a five inch. In some ways I wish it were bigger, but it’s already a little bit intrusive in my tiny shop, so it’s probably about the right size. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tell you to get a big vise, but the width isn’t what’s useful. Bigger vises are stronger, and you can beat on things with a hammer and not worry about the vise breaking. The jaws open farther, too, which helps sometimes. And if you use the anvil on the back of the vise you’ll appreciate a bigger one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working Comfortably <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The height of the vise has a huge effect on your comfort in the shop. For maximum comfort raise the vise up until it’s the height of your elbow when you’re standing comfortably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Top<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As you can see, that’s how mine is set up. I went to some trouble to make it that way, though. Note the big block of wood underneath the vise. That’s three chunks of 2×10 lumber, glued together and finished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure your vise is securely bolted down. You don’t want it to wobble around under your hammer blows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Showing<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And don’t forget that your vise swivels. Don’t contort your body to reach the work, move the work around to reach your tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope that helped you get a grip on vises. Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s all very well to have a file, or a hacksaw. If you can’t hold the work tight you really won’t get much done. That’s where a vise comes in. 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