Woodworking Vise Recommendation

I would goto leevalley.com, I have one from them and its great.......

Randy

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

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 -

I am in the process of building a bench and after much research I ordered this(large version)

I started out to get the twin screw but couldn't justify the price. Plus the covers are extra.

Jim

Get a quick release, you'll be glad you did. I have a Record brand, no complaints.

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 Sun, 1 Mar 2009 13:14:15 +0000, tlc... wrote (in article ):

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.

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

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.

scritch 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. :

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.

I'll third that. I have this one,

Tanus

Yup, same one I have. Works fine, but the quick release would have been better. Reply-to address is real John