Patternmaker's Vise: Rotating Bench Vise, Swivel Jaw Vise, Furniture Vise

Patternmaker's Vise
Rotates 360° & The Jaws Swivel For quick super-secure clamping of awkwardly shaped - even fragile - objects ( 3 Customer Reviews )
Today's Price:$159.65

This heavy-duty (32 lbs.) vise mounts to any work surface up to 6" thick. The steel jaws ride on dual 3/8 x 2" steel guideways that are machined flat and adjust with a hand driven Acme screw of hardened steel. The jaws are fitted with 1" thick hardwood pads to which a 1/8" rubber surface has been bonded to protect all work surfaces.

The vise body swivels a full 360° on its 4" mounting plates; by loosening the top hex screws, the jaws also rotate 360°, converting from outside to inside clamping (spreading), or to securely hold irregular shaped or tapered objects. Ideal for instrument makers, carvers, furniture makers and patternmakers, this very well made tool will be an excellent and versatile asset to any woodworking or mechanical shop. Imported. Additional air shipping charges apply.

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	- Saturday, May 28, 2011
Patternmaker's vise
Reviewed By:	john cole (Nicholasville, KY)
This vise has many useful features and appears to be well constructed. However it would be more useful to me if the whole unit, or even just the heads, could tilt around both the vertical and horizontal axis. I guess that could be the next iteration of this otherwise extremely useful tool.

	- Sunday, December 19, 2010
Wowzers!
Reviewed By:	Susan Holland (Shelton, WA)
I am a woodworker specializing in making carved wood bowls. I asked for this vise for Christmas. And it is absolutely perfect for my needs! I mounted this intelligently machined tool without fanfare on my work bench, used a wrench to adjust the jaws, and inserted one of my projects. The "soft" jaws are infinitely adjustable to grab all kinds of shapes, and I will be able to carve inside and outside the bowls with hand tools and rotary tools. These are going to have leather socks eventually so I can make them even "cushier" to accept delicately surfaced work securely. And now I have two hands free to do the fussy stuff. Wonderful!!! Thanks to you and to my kind gifter!

	- Wednesday, June 03, 2009
You can never have too many vises
Reviewed By:	Richard Criddle (Readsboro, VT)
A great tool,I had my wife buy it for me for Christmas. Also known as a gun-stock carving vise, it is the perfect sculptor's companion. A wide holding capacity, swivel jaws and the ability to be mouted just about anywhere makes it a major asset to my studio.

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