IRWINRecord 52.1/2ed Woodworking Vice 9in With Quick Release and Dog

This a truly a massive and heavy thing. Well made, for instance the jaws are perfectly square. Its very smooth to open and close. With hard use each day it should last many hundreds of years.You do need a very substantially bench to fit it on thou. I fitted it to a bench designed by Paul Sellers which uses laminated 4 X 2 for the top. It was a perfect fit.I am only new to woodworking. I was planning to fit a dog system to the bench, but this thing opens so wide i am not sure its needed now, and want do that for the time being.Extremely happy with the vice.

A real beast of a vice that needs a sturdy bench to affix to. Well worth the money if you are in need of a heavy duty vice.My only niggle was that the faces of the vice were not flush when closed. Not a big problem because, for woodwork you need to add wooden faces of your own to avoid marking any wood that you have clamped in the vice, so it is easy enough to shape the wooden faces so that the vice closes to face-to-face.

Very well made & accurate front dog is actually higher than the top of the jaws, this is to allow the 2 faces & top to be lined with wood to protect the work piece & tools from damage by the cast iron jaws.

Sloppy action, rough, lead screw looks like it was chewed out using a wood lathe and hand cutting tool, Most likely it's made from Chinesium.Nothing like the original British made Item.Only buy if you can't source a good second hand original.

This is a heavy brute of a vice, but does the job perfectly. My only criticism is that the dog sits a little proud of the top of the jaw when it's in its retracted position.The vice arrived in good time and perfect condition.

THERE WAS NO PLANS, DRAWINGS , DOCUMENTATION IN THE BOX.

Very Good

I have to share. Mine is over forty years old and the paint has all gone. The two screw holes are for installing a pair of wooden faceplates, preferably oversized so they can be planed down level to the surface of the workbench. The quick release mechanism is still slick and easy after four decades of use by several people. I have hardly ever used the rising dog but it has been most useful on a couple of occasions. If you want a vice that can grip a piece of timber a foot thick and will last forever then look no further.

Ordentlich schwer, ordentliche Spannkraft, da wackelt nichts.Habe die Spannzange jetzt seit drei Monaten und bin mehr wie zufrieden damit.Ich würde sie wieder kaufen.

This wood vise has a prominent place attached to my work bench. With maple wood jaws attached to the metal jaws it is perfect for woodworking needs. It is high quality and the lever allowing sliding the jaws in and out without having to crank forever is a definite plus. The jaw width is great for wood projects and mounting it on your woodworking table is easy. I highly recommend this vise. It will last forever.

J'ai acheté cette presse pour remplacer la presse d'origine d'un établi Holzmann, laquelle ne fixait pas assez bien pour mon gout personnel.Finalement je n'ai pas remplacé la presse, mais la rajouté, parce que je ne pouvais pas la monter assez proche du bout sans déstabiliser le cadre.Le montage était un challenge, au moins pour moi. Pour être au même niveau que le plan de travail il faut une épaisseur du plan de travail d'environ 10 cm, et il faut avoir environ 11 cm d'espace libre, voir quelques millimètres de plus dessous. Dans mon cas il fallait rehausser le plan de travail de 6,5 cm, ce que finalement me convient assez bien pour mon travail, et épaissir le plan de travail pour pouvoir fixer la presse.Beaucoup de travail, mais je suis entièrement satisfait.Ce que j'aime c'est la force de serrage et le changement de position rapide. La presse n'est pas entièrement parallele dans le plan vertical, mais se met en parallele sous une pression importante. Sur le plan horizontal elle ne reste pas entièrement parallelle non plus, si on fixe un bout de bois uniquement sur un coté de la presse, mais la force de serrage permet une fixation parfaite. J'allais quand même fixer un autre bout de bois de la même épaisseur de l'autre coté pour tout ce qui est fragile.En conclusion je suis très content de maintenant pouvoir disposer d'une presse d'établi costaude.

Doesn't rock, clamping power to the max, looks great. It is exactly what it is supposed to be!!!!

Excellent. Solide, avec une grande ouverture en the les mors.Installer sans problème sous un établis de 10 cm d'épaisseur...Attention au poids (12 kg je pense).