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U.S. Des. Pat. No. D673,830

05G34.01

Quick-Release

Front Vise

Summary of Contents for 05G34.01

Page 1: ...U S Des Pat No D673 830 05G34 01 Quick Release Front Vise ...

Page 2: ...h ease of installation as a primary requirement the instructions offer critical information to facilitate the task These instructions assume the workbench has a 2 thick apron Please refer to Appendix 1 for installation on a workbench with no apron These instructions show an installation on the left end of the workbench which would be typical for a right handed woodworker Assuming a 13 4 thick fron...

Page 3: ... around a 13 4 thick front jaw and a 2 thick apron A 13 4 thick front jaw in a suitable hardwood will give sufficient strength and can easily accommodate 3 4 diameter dog holes Relative mechanism position generally it is desirable to offset the mechanism in the jaw to give a larger clear space on one side of the mechanism for through clamping Depending on the overall workbench design there may be ...

Page 4: ...are installing a softwood jaw Tip It may be easier to drill the holes for the mounting screws later in the installation process Note A drill press is recommended for boring these holes to ensure they are bored square to the jaw face Tip When drilling the holes for the main screw guiderods etc donotrotateorturntheworkpiece on the drill press table See Figure 5 Instead slide the workpiece over If yo...

Page 5: ...guide rod screws and carefully pull the front plate off The fit between guide rods and front plate is tight you may need to progressively tap each side until these come apart Avoid skewing the front plate in relation to the guide rods Fromthispointon theinstallationofthevisemechanism will be much easier if the workbench is flipped upside down Alternatively if your workbench top is easily removable...

Page 6: ...oid damaging the vise mechanism Install all four washers and 3 8 lag screws tighten all the lag screws Figure 10 Installing the bushings washers and lag screws Reinstall the front plate and all the parts shown in Figure 7 Do not use a thread locking compound when reassembling the vise as this will make it near impossible to remove the screws should the need arise Remove the tape across the half nu...

Page 7: ...main screw Figure 14 Releasing the half nut Caution Do not release the half nut when the vise is loaded Disengaging a loaded vise will result in sudden release of clamping pressure which can lead to damage of the vise and workpiece as well as injury to the user To re engage the half nut simply flip the lever back to horizontal If the threads in the half nut are not aligned with those on the main s...

Page 8: ...s been installed Attach the rear jaw to the workbench with lag screws or other attachment method Clamp the drilled front jaw in place as shown in Figure 6 and follow the rest of the instructions for installing the vise mechanism as though the workbench had an apron Figure 17 Assembly with rear jaw Appendix 2 Cam Orientation If for some reason the vise mechanism is disassembled beyond the point des...

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