Bench Vice Design
Bench Vice Design
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Hi,
How would you go about designing a bench vice? I'm doing some design developement for a part time HND course, and was looking for tips. I'm doing a design that will first be made in a tool room (Small job no more than 5 of) then to be produced on a mass scale in a purpose built factory.
Any ideas or tips? I've been doing design for a few years now, but as I need to approach this from all angles, your input would be appreciated.
How would you go about designing a bench vice? I'm doing some design developement for a part time HND course, and was looking for tips. I'm doing a design that will first be made in a tool room (Small job no more than 5 of) then to be produced on a mass scale in a purpose built factory.
Any ideas or tips? I've been doing design for a few years now, but as I need to approach this from all angles, your input would be appreciated.





RE: Bench Vice Design
RE: Bench Vice Design
RE: Bench Vice Design
A pet peeve of mine for all vices is always the swivel on the base. I wouldn't buy one without it, but they never lock solid enough to resist turning when you do serious work. Even my 6" Wilton had to be rebuilt. (It doesn't turn now!)
One area that isn't served now is the old-style blacksmith's vice (or post vice). They are not very pretty, they are manufactured crudely, and they take up alot of room. However, if you are hitting something with a hammer with great regularity, you will ruin even the best vice quickly. The post vice was make to hold metal while it was hit with a hammer. As such, they are almost indestructible. If you redesign one, however, the sloppyness in all features was intensional. It allows movement without breaking, and allows tightly clamping surfaces that are not parallel.
As for onerynorsk, some of my past employers thought that R & D stood for ripoff and duplicate.