Bolts were not included, which is standard, because the manufacturer doesn’t know how thick a user’s workbench will be. We tested the handle-and-screw action of the vise by loosening and ...

A good bench vise is an essential tool in any ... but helps keep debris from clogging the screw mechanism. Vises with square or rectangular slide bars have their adjusting screw beneath or within ...

They’re sometimes called machinist’s vises. Bench vises are made of durable metals like ductile iron, gray iron, or steel. A large screw brings the jaws together to hold workpieces firmly in ...

You can also screw the handscrews to a piece of 3/4-in ... Clamp a bar or pipe clamp in your bench vise, then tighten the clamp to grip the workpiece at each end. Your future masterpiece won ...

The challenge with such a wide vise is that it requires two timed lead screws on either end of the ... The back of the vise is mounted inside the workbench, which keeps the look clean and doesn ...

Another interesting recent vise build was [Alexandre Chappel]’s wide bench vise that used 3D printed gears to drive two lead screws simultaneously.