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11.2.1
Clamping with Front and Rear Yaw
The front and rear jaw of the work bench each are equipped with a high quality and solid threaded spindle. The
clamping jaws can be easily clamped or opened with the vice handles. Depending on the dimensions and prop-
erties, the workpiece can be clamped directly via the clamping jaws or with the aid of clamping hooks via the
hole grid of the work bench top.
The
front jaw
is attached to the left longitudinal side
of the Ergoplan. It is used to clamp workpieces hori-
zontally (e.g. for longitudinal edging with the planer
or for grinding long edges).
The
rear jaw
is located on the right-hand transverse
side of the work bench. It is used to clamp work-
pieces vertically (e.g. when trimming or sawing to
width with a slitting or jigsaw).
Figure 9: Front jaw
Figure 10: Rear jaw
•
To avoid unnecessary stress on the spindle and the
mechanics of the jaw, the workpiece should al-
ways be clamped in the center of the front jaw.
This ensures a uniform clamping force.
•
If this is not possible with very small workpieces,
clamp a wider waste piece to keep the clamping
jaw as parallel as possible.
•
Sawing work should always be carried out on
the rear jaw.
•
When shooting end grain edges also rear jaw
should be used, with the workpiece clamped as
deeply as possible. This prevents the workpiece
from bouncing during machining.
11.2.1.1
Protecting the Front and Rear Jaw
Only clamp workpieces made of wood or plastic in the front and rear jaws. Do not clamp workpieces made
of metal in the jaws. Use a vice with aluminium jaws for this purpose.
Chiselling work should generally be carried out on the table top center and with a suitable base, but never
on via the jaws. The mechanics can be damaged by the blows with the hammer.
11.2.2
Clamping with Bench Dogs (Option)
Bench dogs are an optimal addition to the planer bench,
because they can be used to perform many elementary
tasks in carpentry or woodworking. They are adjustable
in height and can be used both for clamping and as a stop
system. When using Bench dogs, only one clamp is re-
quired in most cases, even for larger workpieces.
Unlike conventional work benches, which are equipped
with only one row of bench dog holes, the Ergoplan EP1
and EP2 models have several rows of holes at the same
time. This means that even wider workpieces can be flex-
ibly clamped over the rows arranged on the work bench.
This is very helpful when gluing, for example.
Figure 11: Bench dogs inserted on work bench
