Neomorph
Established Member
Here is my second noob query here. Which bench vice would you suggest for someone (me) who only receives disability pension. As I'm only just getting back into woodcraft after a 28 year gap I'm really in the dark here.
I've been looking at loads of different vices and the price gap is incredible to me (similar looking vices can be as low as £10 and as high as £120. As I'm going to put my bench into a shed that is 10ft x6ft I don't think I'll really need that deep a high capacity vice (bench will be 51cm depth) so that will help reduce the range slightly. I'm also not sure if I will need a quick release but it would make things a little easier.
Another thing is what wood would you select for the jaws. As I don't have any hardwood at all at the moment this is going to mean a trip to the timber merchants. I think that it's best that I finish the design for the media server cabinet I'm drawing up and working out a parts list before going shopping and it makes sense to get the vice wook at the same time.
I've been looking at loads of different vices and the price gap is incredible to me (similar looking vices can be as low as £10 and as high as £120. As I'm going to put my bench into a shed that is 10ft x6ft I don't think I'll really need that deep a high capacity vice (bench will be 51cm depth) so that will help reduce the range slightly. I'm also not sure if I will need a quick release but it would make things a little easier.
Another thing is what wood would you select for the jaws. As I don't have any hardwood at all at the moment this is going to mean a trip to the timber merchants. I think that it's best that I finish the design for the media server cabinet I'm drawing up and working out a parts list before going shopping and it makes sense to get the vice wook at the same time.