Assembly and Operation
Your #5655 Vise is delivered completely assembled.
Installation:
1.Select a sturdy, level work bench to install the Vise. Be sure there is sufficient room around the vise to hold the various workpieces you will work on, and the various tools you will use.
2.Place the Vise on the work bench where it will be installed.
3.Mark through the holes on the left and right sides of the base of the Vise onto the work bench surface. Remove the Vise.
4.Drill holes through the bench top in an appropriate size.
5.Replace the Vise, and insert appropriate size bolts through the Vise base and work bench top.
6.Install washers and nuts on the bolts underneath the workbench. Tighten securely.
To Swivel Base:
1.Loosen both Levers (#3) on the base of the Vise by rotating them counterclockwise.
Swivel the Vise to the position desired.
2.Tighten both levers by rotating them clockwise.
To Open and Close Jaws:
1.Rotate the Handle (#21) counterclockwise to open the jaws.
2.Rotate the Handle clockwise to tighten the jaws.
To Rotate the Jaws:
1.Open the Jaws by rotating the Handle counterclockwise.
2.Rotate the Jaws in either direction to the desired position.
3.Insert the workpiece in the jaws, and tighten by rotating the handle clockwise.
4.Tightening the jaws also tightens the Rotator (#22).
Jaws, Soft Jaws, Pipe Jaws, and Cut Jaws:
1.Select the standard jaws when clamping flat pieces which will not be damaged by being clamped.
2.For flat items which may be marred by the standard jaws, either use soft jaws or use a shim between the standard jaws and the workpiece.
3.For round items, such as pipes, rotate the jaws so that the Pipe Jaws are uppermost, holding the workpiece in them.
4.For short, round or odd-shaped items, such as a short cylinder rotate the vise so that the Cut Jaws are up. Insert the cylinder in the cut jaws and tighten the Handle.
