Woodworking Vise Recommendation

I am finally going to buy a real woodworking vise and am looking for recommendations.

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

Randy

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randyswoodshop

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

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Norm Dresner

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 -

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a tail vise like this
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features - wide jaw, with a large opening Quick release Fold-up dog Sturdy mounting on the underside off a bench

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Bob Haar

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

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Lee Valley. They arrived yesterday and I can tell ya the vise is a behemoth. It's made by
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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

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blackemmons

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

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Phisherman

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

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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.

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Bored Borg

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

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Chris Friesen

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.

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I'm feeling rich, then I'll try to get a patternmaker's vise, a la
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an Emmert, or Tucker.
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scritch

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. :

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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

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Andrew 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.

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scritch

I'll third that. I have this one,

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and I'm happy with it, except I went cheap and didn't get the quick release. I've regretted it ever since.

Tanus

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Tanus

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

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John

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