Reddit reviews Eclipse Quick Release Woodworking Vise, Gray Cast Iron, 7" Size
We found 5 Reddit comments about Eclipse Quick Release Woodworking Vise, Gray Cast Iron, 7" Size. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Quick release trigger allows you to quickly adjust the opening to either release or clamp a piece you’re working onFitted with an adjustable front stop (dog) to provide a normal vise and a tail vise in one toolVise comes with two predrilled holes for quick sturdy mounting to your workbenchTo increase safety, the fused tommy bar will bend before the vise can become over-stressed7" jaw width, 3" throat depth; 20.7 lb. net weight; Voted #1 Woodworking Vise as seen on Wiki VideoEclipse professional tools have been selling since 1909
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It's not a huge vice, it's a mini workbench haha, it's the Latta mini workbench and I saw the plans in a FWW issue
This is the minimum of what I would consider acceptable.
It's actually cheaper than the "heavy duty" vise you linked, and the reviews are pretty solid.
I'm about to add a few bench dog stops but I can't figure out the best way to add a clamp. Should I just buy a quick release clamp, or does it make sense to only buy the mechanism and build it onto the bench with custom wood components? And where would I find the parts for that?
Edit: I found what I was looking for. It's a 'quick release woodworking vice'. This is just the metal part but it has places to add wood jaws and comes with a dog stop in the middle.
I'm in the middle of building a Sellers bench with hand tools. Holy shit it's a lot of work. I've been planing boards for two weeks in my spare time, and I still have some 8 boards to go. Takes me about 15 minutes a board, and I've got 30+ boards to plane. IDK how Sellers does it so fast, but I think practice has played a large role. I started this project much slower than 15 minutes a board. I'm not doing the well in the middle either, so thats a few more boards to plane. To solve the vice problem, I got an Eclipse 7 and I'm going to cut a hole in the apron, route a slot in the bottom of the table, and mount it that way. I stole the idea from my brother, who did it to great success. So...it's not impossible, it's just a shit ton of work. If I did this again, I'd probably build a modified Wandel
An Eclipse style vise is popular. I personally have a leg vice but that doesn't work with a door/saw horse setup. I do use an eclipse style vise for an end vise. So one option is to use this vise now as a front vise, then use it as an end vise when you make a more permanent workbench.