On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 13:14:15 +0000, tlc... wrote
(in article
<0b060008-6bf8-4bad-a3e2-ac67dc047aaf@w34g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>):
> I am finally going to buy a real woodworking vise and am looking for
> recommendations.
so - you are looking for a dvice?
:-)
Were you me, you'd have looked for the following dvice-
Used. Record. q.r. Biggest you can find....
No regrets.
On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:31:25 GMT, "Norm Dresner" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>but I do have a recommendation for a feature that I've found invaluable over
>the intervening 36 years: Quick release. A quarter-turn counter-clockwise
>and the vise is free to travel in or out to the approximate position I need.
I'd agree with that. I bought one without quick release and I wish
I'd done otherwise. Not having it isn't a disaster, but having it
would definitely be more convenient.
Reply-to address is real
John
On Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:41:59 -0500, Tanus <[email protected]> wrote:
>John wrote:
>> On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:31:25 GMT, "Norm Dresner" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> but I do have a recommendation for a feature that I've found invaluable over
>>> the intervening 36 years: Quick release. A quarter-turn counter-clockwise
>>> and the vise is free to travel in or out to the approximate position I need.
>>
>> I'd agree with that. I bought one without quick release and I wish
>> I'd done otherwise. Not having it isn't a disaster, but having it
>> would definitely be more convenient.
>>
>> Reply-to address is real
>> John
>
>
>I'll third that. I have this one,
>http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=31137&cat=1,41659,41661,
>and I'm happy with it, except I went cheap and didn't get the quick
>release. I've regretted it ever since.
>
>Tanus
Yup, same one I have. Works fine, but the quick release would have
been better.
Reply-to address is real
John
On 3/1/09 8:14 AM, "tlc..." <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am finally going to buy a real woodworking vise and am looking for
> recommendations.
What kind of woodworking do you do? Cabinets, turnings, carving, etc.?
Do you have a decent bench? The best vise arrangements are really a
component in a workbench system. Typical woodworking vises are either a
front or tail/end style. Both mount on the underside of a workbench, so you
need to know what kind of clearance is available for the mounting and the
motion of the screws.
That said, I would start with a a front vise like this one -
http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=147941&FamilyID=4939
Or a tail vise like this
http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=16A72&FamilyID=3077
Some features -
wide jaw, with a large opening
Quick release
Fold-up dog
Sturdy mounting on the underside off a bench
On Mar 1, 8:14=A0am, "tlc..." <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am finally going to buy a real woodworking vise and am looking for
> recommendations.
I am in the process of building a bench and after much research I
ordered this(large version) http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=3D2&=
p=3D49980&cat=3D1,41659
and these http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=3D2&p=3D31134&cat=3D1,4=
1659
from Lee Valley. They arrived yesterday and I can tell ya the vise is
a behemoth. It's made by www.york.cz and they have been in business
since 1921.
I started out to get the twin screw but couldn't justify the price.
Plus the covers are extra.
Jim
On Mar 1, 7:14=A0am, "tlc..." <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am finally going to buy a real woodworking vise and am looking for
> recommendations.
I would goto leevalley.com, I have one from them and its great.......
Randy
http://nokeswoodworks.com
tlc... wrote:
> I am finally going to buy a real woodworking vise and am looking for
> recommendations.
I have two Record 52's on my bench. They are quick release.
Unfortunately, the company went out of business a few years ago, but
there are knockoffs as indicated in other posts.
I used a Jorgensen quick-release vise in woodworking class. It was
good, too, and if I buy another vise I'll buy Jorgensen.
http://www.adjustableclamp.com/v-40000.htm
Unless I'm feeling rich, then I'll try to get a patternmaker's vise, a
la http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?ProductID=128748&FamilyID=3516
Or an Emmert, or Tucker. http://www.workbenchdesign.net/rvises.html
scritch <[email protected]> wrote:
: tlc... wrote:
:> I am finally going to buy a real woodworking vise and am looking for
:> recommendations.
: I have two Record 52's on my bench. They are quick release.
: Unfortunately, the company went out of business a few years ago, but
: there are knockoffs as indicated in other posts.
: I used a Jorgensen quick-release vise in woodworking class. It was
: good, too, and if I buy another vise I'll buy Jorgensen.
: http://www.adjustableclamp.com/v-40000.htm
Intresting. I had a Jorgensen, and liked it, but the quick-release
I found a hassle sometimes -- the Record design seems easier to use.
Why do you prefer the Jorgensen?
-- Andy BArss
Andrew Barss wrote:
> scritch <[email protected]> wrote:
> : tlc... wrote:
> :> I am finally going to buy a real woodworking vise and am looking for
> :> recommendations.
>
>
> : I have two Record 52's on my bench. They are quick release.
> : Unfortunately, the company went out of business a few years ago, but
> : there are knockoffs as indicated in other posts.
>
> : I used a Jorgensen quick-release vise in woodworking class. It was
> : good, too, and if I buy another vise I'll buy Jorgensen.
> : http://www.adjustableclamp.com/v-40000.htm
>
>
> Intresting. I had a Jorgensen, and liked it, but the quick-release
> I found a hassle sometimes -- the Record design seems easier to use.
>
> Why do you prefer the Jorgensen?
>
> -- Andy BArss
When I got my vises, it was kind of like the Stihl/Husqvarna chainsaw
choice, six of one, etc. At the time the Records were a bit cheaper,
and there was this cool promotion that sent me a free speed clamp with
my vise. That, along with free shipping, clinched the deal. Of course,
their promotions didn't work, and now Record is out of business, I can't
get any more speed clamps, and I would get Jorgensen again were I to get
another vise.
John wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:31:25 GMT, "Norm Dresner" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> but I do have a recommendation for a feature that I've found invaluable over
>> the intervening 36 years: Quick release. A quarter-turn counter-clockwise
>> and the vise is free to travel in or out to the approximate position I need.
>
> I'd agree with that. I bought one without quick release and I wish
> I'd done otherwise. Not having it isn't a disaster, but having it
> would definitely be more convenient.
>
> Reply-to address is real
> John
I'll third that. I have this one,
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=31137&cat=1,41659,41661,
and I'm happy with it, except I went cheap and didn't get the quick
release. I've regretted it ever since.
Tanus
"tlc..." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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|I am finally going to buy a real woodworking vise and am looking for
| recommendations.
My exact vise won't help since I bought it at Sears in August of 1972 ;-),
but I do have a recommendation for a feature that I've found invaluable over
the intervening 36 years: Quick release. A quarter-turn counter-clockwise
and the vise is free to travel in or out to the approximate position I need.
Also, for woodworking, I wouldn't accept anything that looked like a
machinist's vise, you need wooden jaws and as large as you can afford.
Norm
On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 05:14:15 -0800 (PST), "tlc..."
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I am finally going to buy a real woodworking vise and am looking for
>recommendations.
Get a quick release, you'll be glad you did. I have a Record brand,
no complaints.
blackemmons wrote:
> I started out to get the twin screw but couldn't justify the price.
> Plus the covers are extra.
I think you misread. The original twin-screw came with a plastic cover,
the new one comes with an aluminum cover. The new cover is available as
a separate item for people wanting to switch.
Chris