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Veritas
®
Front Vise
Rear Jaw Confi gurations
Figures 2
,
3
and
4
show the three most common confi gurations
for mounting the vise to your bench. The choice of which
you should use is largely dictated by how your existing
bench is made.
2:
On a slab bench that does
not
have a skirt, a rear
half
jaw may be added to the underside of the bench so that a
suffi ciently tall, continuous edge forms the half jaw. This
half jaw also helps distribute clamping loads. The rear jaw is
normally the same length as the front jaw. The spacer is used
to increase throat depth and is optional.
3*:
This confi guration is for a bench that does
not
have a
skirt. By making the rear jaw a single continuous piece
over its entire height, the possibility of the rear half jaw (in
Figure 2
) shifting when clamping an object is eliminated.
The disadvantage of adding a rear jaw to the edge of the
bench is that clamped workpieces will be further from the
edge of the work surface. If this is of concern, the rear jaw
may be made the full length of the bench, in effect creating
a skirt, and widening the bench in the process. The spacer is
used to increase throat depth and is optional.
*Note:
The step-by-step instructions that follow illustrate this
jaw confi guration, with the Large Front Vise installed.
4:
This confi guration shows the vise mounted to a bench that
already has a skirt. If the skirt overhangs the bottom side of
the bench by more than 2
1
/
4
"
(for 70G08.02) or 1
3
/
4
"
(for
70G08.01), then you should refer to
Figure 3
, whereby the
skirt will form the rear jaw. If the skirt is not tall enough,
then you have two choices. Either glue a strip of wood to
the bottom side of the skirt (creating an apron, see
Figure 1
)
to achieve this overhang, or add a rear jaw as shown. When
adding a rear jaw, a notch can be cut in the skirt to allow the
vise carriage to rest right up against the rear jaw (as shown),
maintaining maximum capacity of the vise.
Figure 2: Bench with rear
half
jaw and no skirt.
Figure 3: Bench with rear jaw and no skirt.
Figure 4: Bench with skirt and rear jaw.
Workbench Top
(Slab)
Spacer
(Optional)
Rear
Half Jaw
Front
Jaw
Workbench Top
(Slab)
Spacer
(Optional)
Rear
Jaw
Front
Jaw
Workbench Top
(Slab)
Spacer
(Optional)
Rear
Jaw
Front
Jaw
Skirt