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STEEL FABRICATED OFFSET VICE
General Safety Warnings
Save all warnings and instructions for future reference.
WARNING! Misuse of vice can cause serious injury. Please read, understand and follow all instructions outlined in
this manual before setting up the vice.
a.) To ensure safety, vice must be installed and used properly.
b.) ALWAYS make sure the workbench top is secure.
c.) ALWAYS use eye, face, and ear protection.
d.) ALWAYS keep moving parts lubricated with multipurpose grease.
e.) ALWAYS keep workpiece centered in jaws. Uneven clamping pressure across jaws could damage vice.
f.) DO NOT overtighten jaws or lockdowns, damage to vice or workpiece could result. TIGHTEN BY HAND ONLY.
g.) DO NOT unscrew jaw beyond maximum opening.
h.) DO NOT place pressurised containers in vice.
i.) DO NOT use extreme heat or prolonged heat on vice.
j.) DO NOT strike any part of vice; permanent damage could result.
k.) DO NOT expose the vice to rain or wet conditions.
l.) This product is not a toy. Keep it out of reach of children.
m.) The warnings, precautions, and instructions discussed in this instruction manual cannot cover all possible conditions
and situations that may occur. It must be understood by the operator that common sense and caution are factors which
cannot be built into this product, but must be supplied by the operator.
Assembly
The only assembly required for the Kincrome Steel Fabricated Vices is the assembly of the handle.
1.
Unscrew one of the end caps located on the spindle handle.
2.
Slide the spindle handle through the handle assembly.
3.
Reinstall the end cap removed earlier.
Mounting Tips
1.
Use proper sized bolts, nuts, locks and flat washers in all base mounting holes. Never weld the base of the
vice to any metal object.
2.
Only hand tighten the swivel base lock down nuts at the side of the vice.
3.
Never use a pipe extension to tighten the lock handles. This can cause the handles to bend and stress
the lock down bolts.
4.
Make sure the vice is mounted to a properly secured bench top, capable of supporting combined weight of vice,
intended work pieces and applicable forces.
Tips Using The Vice
1.
Always use the necessary vice needed for the size and capacity of the workpiece.
2.
Never use a hammer, pipe extension or cheater bar on spindle handle of the vice.
3.
Never unscrew the movable jaw beyond the maximum specified opening of the vice.
4.
Never use a vice as a press for assembly or disassembly of objects.
WARNING! Always wear eye and face protection when striking objects held by the vice or when using power tools
