Browse our extensive range of quality clamps and vices. We have everything you need, from bench clamps and hand vices through to PCB vices and clamps. Need a replacement jaw or some new clamping fingers? Why not browse our range of vice and clamp accessories. When do you use a clamp? A hand vice would be useful, for example, when using a hot glue gun. By gripping a small workpiece, the vice allows the user to keep their hands out of the way and eliminates the risk of the user burning their hands on the glue. Another use for a hand vice would be to hold small objects in need of grinding or sanding. Grinding is a dangerous machining process which uses a grinding wheel as a cutting tool. Similarly, sanding involves removing any small abrasions using a wheel on which sandpaper is mounted. The fixed jaw is cast along with the vice. The movable jaw is fixed with it. In both the jaws, the tool steel plate is attached with a plate screw, which has dents. It is because of these dents that the grip of the job is very strong. When the jaw plate is damaged it can be replaced.

Vices are one of the most common devices used within the workplace, many see it as an integral tool for woodworking and metalworking. A vice uses jaws to hold the subject, with one fixed and the other moving parallel towards the other. The subject is usually secured with a screw mechanism until the jaws tighten up onto the workpiece. You can find out more in our vices guide. What types of vices are available? The sheet metal is held firmly in the hand vice. It also rests on scrap wood, on the table of the drilling machine. To operate the hand vice, loosen the wingnut and the arms will spring apart. Place the metal between the jaws and tighten the wingnut, securing the metal between the jaws.A hand vice is similar in appearance to a pair of tongs, and has a simple design which consists of two connected handles, each with an integrated jaw on the end. When used as a hand vise, the leverage obtainable with the ball end lever will be appreciated in comparison with a wing nut commonly employed for this purpose. The jaws are made from forgings and are properly tempered. Specification ▼ Hand vices are often made from drop forged steel for strength, as forged steel parts are generally believed to be superior to metals made by other methods as the forging process often produces a better quality finish.

The spring-action feature widens the jaws and increases their opening capacity, whilst also keeping the jaws from inconveniently closing when attempting to insert a workpiece. Bench and Hand Vices are mechanical tools designed to clamp or retain a workpiece allowing work to be securely performed on it. Vices are commonly used as portable or anchored tools in workshops of all sorts by professionals such as electricians, plumbers, pipefitters carpenters, car mechanics, engineers and serious DIY enthusiasts. A hand vice, therefore, can lessen any risk by holding the small workpiece within its jaws when completing these applications, allowing the user to keep their hands away from the wheel. In a workshop, it is absolutely necessary to hold a job strongly for the purpose of carrying out the various operations like filing, drilling, chipping or milling, etc. The mechanical device used for holding jobs is called vice. Also, it can be said that a workshop is incomplete without a vice. Types of Vice The portability of a hand vice means the user can move the workpiece into any desired position while completing such applications, making this vice more suitable than other types of vice.Movable jaw and fixed jaw are joined with each other through a hinge. Between these two jaws, a strong spring leaf is fixed, with whose help movable jaw handle opens easily when revolved. On the upper side of both the jaws, a spindle is fitted in which square threads are cut. The complete construction of this vice is made of cast iron. Both its jaws are made of tool steel. The spindle handle is made of mild steel. This vice is most widely used in a workshop. Parts of Vice:

A hand vice is extremely useful, when holding sheet metal and thin metal sections. This is especially the case when drilling. A machine vice, is not always the best way of holding materials. Sheet metal / thin sections can ‘spin’ out of machine vice when being drilled, because there is not enough surface area to hold it securely between the jaws. This is dangerous, because spinning sheet metal has the potential to cause serious injury. However, a hand vice is designed for holding thinner materials, with the jaws clamping the top and bottom surfaces (not the edges). There are various uses for a pin vice, they would most commonly be used by computer engineers for Adding and removing chips to a motherboard Working in hard to reach areas of the internals of a computer, however as they are so dynamic, various other professions would use pin vices: Sculptures/Artists Tailors Electricians Surgeons. Are vices good for woodworking? A hand vice is probably the most versatile of all the hand-held vice types, as its tong-like structure means it can be used to hold minute workpieces as well as slightly larger ones. Steel with corrosion resistant properties is often used when manufacturing hand vices, as their portability means they can be exposed to a wide range of substances which could cause rust or damage. Its entire body is made of a rought iron. That is why when we strike hammer blows it does not have any bad effect. #9 Carpenter Vice:A box nut is fitted in the fixed jaw because of this when the handle is revolved, the movable jaw opens towards the outside. This type of vice has been shown in the Figure.