The beauty of the Emmert’s Vise
As they say, “a picture is worth a thousand words”. Here’s the reason folks love the Emmert’s Patternmaker’s Vise:
Straight hold on a cabriole leg
Rotating the vise up to 360 degrees
“Tilting” the vise up to 90 degrees
Holding a taper (an auxiliary jaw allows vertical holding of even greater tapers)
Holding above the jaws with dogs
Reversing the dogs makes holding rounds and irregular shapes a simple task
This is why I went to all the trouble. For anyone doing work that requires the ability to hold the workpiece in many different positions to facilitate hand work, the Emmert’s vise is a thing of rare beauty.
Just a few more details and the bench will be ready for service; tail vise, storage shelf, tool tray and rack. This thing might weigh 450 before it’s all said and done….
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August 14, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Love my Emmert clone as well. I have mine attached to a my clunker workbench, and am not sure I will move it over to my “good” bench when the materials for that project are dry. I keep thinking I’ll be hosed when I have to flatten a bench with the Emmert in it. Not to rain on the new bench parade, but any ideas for dealing with the unique mounting when flattening day arrives?
October 24, 2012 at 5:37 pm
About future flattenings- I purposely mounted my clone a bit deep (1/8″) to allow for more to be taken off. Just remove vise-flatten- replace vise. Doesn’t seem to get in the way. But my bench is laminated SYP, so if its too bad I can replace it cheaply.