How to choose?
When choosing a tool, you need to decide on its purpose. This is necessary to select the optimum working width. In addition, the intended purpose also plays an important role in the choice. Locksmith's vise is used to clamp metal, carpentry tools are best used when working with wooden products.
For industrial production, a special tool is made, which implies fastening to the bed. One of the main criteria when choosing a vice is the presence of backlash. It is better to choose the tool that has no backlash
When buying, you should pay attention to the sponges. Their fastening must be reliable.
The jaws can be fixed with fixing screws or rivets. The second option is considered more reliable, but excludes the convenient replacement of linings.
For comfortable work, some models are equipped with additional rotation options, folding legs, clip pads. Moving parts are mounted to machine types of devices. It becomes possible to withdraw and bring the workpiece into the processing zone. Vices can be large and small. In this case, the choice is based on purpose.
In the next video, you will find an overview of the Wilton Cross Vise.
Peculiarities
A vise is a tool that is made from wood or metal. It can be massive or not. It all depends on the destination. The housing includes a mechanism with flat feet and an adjustment knob that moves the screw for clamping. Due to the movement of the screw, the legs converge and open. The legs allow you to securely fix the product, which allows you to confidently work with the workpiece. One jaw is located closer to the vise body and is stationary, the second moves along the guide using a screw. The feet have special overlays. Damage to the workpiece is excluded.
The peculiarity of the work consists in fastening the tool to the surface by tightening the screws. In order to unclench the legs and insert the workpiece, it is necessary to rotate the handle counterclockwise. The product is inserted between the planes and fixed by turning the screw clockwise.
The tools of the American brand Wilton are distinguished by their quality and reliability. The vice is produced on the basis of high technologies and special developments. Wilton is considered the most popular and recognizable manufacturer not only in the states, but around the world. The company's products have sufficient strength and durability due to the use of high-quality materials and a cylindrical guide. All models are made on a swivel base. The fastening of parts is carried out not using friction force, but thanks to the teeth.
The design of the Wilton vise body is considered to be unique. An insulated screw mechanism and a thrust ball bearing are the main design features. When working with such a tool, the force required when clamping the part is significantly reduced.
