How is a vice for carpentry work
The vise for joinery consists of the following elements:
- support, which is at the same time a fixed clamping jaw;
- movable clamping jaw;
- two metal guides along which the movable jaw moves;
- a lead screw that moves the movable jaw;
- a knob, due to which rotation is imparted to the lead screw.
The main parts of the vice for the joinery workbench
The fixed support of the carpentry vise is securely fixed to the surface of the workbench using long screws or bolted fasteners. In many serial models, it is possible to use replaceable pads for the movable and fixed jaws. Such pads, which increase the versatility of the joinery vice, can be made of metal and polymeric materials.
Since bench vices are often used to handle large pieces of wood, many models are designed with a spring mechanism to facilitate handling. Such a mechanism, which can also be installed on a home-made carpenter's vice, provides a preliminary clamping of the part (it is finally fixed with a lead screw). If this mechanism is absent in the design of the bench vice, then the carpenter will have to hold the wooden blank for a long time before the movable clamping jaw is brought to it.
Homemade jaw clip retainer