Post by rockjunquie on Jan 14, 2014 14:47:55 GMT -5
It took forever for my bench pin to get here but it finally made it.
Here is what I am doing. I am posting this in case anyone is out there wondering how to use this useful tool without a work bench.
I have a panavise knockoff- it is a Wilton. I have read that the Wilton suction vise swivels all the way down in the front, whereas the Panavise suction, or vacuum as they call it, doesn't go all the way down. The good thing about the Panavise brand is that you can replace the suction gasket. I have not found a replacement for the Wilton. The Wilton is much cheaper. My vise is old and doesn't hold a suction for long so I have to keep throwing the lever, but this works very well. I may replace the vise.
Here is what I am doing. I am posting this in case anyone is out there wondering how to use this useful tool without a work bench.
I have a panavise knockoff- it is a Wilton. I have read that the Wilton suction vise swivels all the way down in the front, whereas the Panavise suction, or vacuum as they call it, doesn't go all the way down. The good thing about the Panavise brand is that you can replace the suction gasket. I have not found a replacement for the Wilton. The Wilton is much cheaper. My vise is old and doesn't hold a suction for long so I have to keep throwing the lever, but this works very well. I may replace the vise.
Since the Wilton is actually my husband's and I don't like to Bogart his tools, I'll probably get a Panavise, so I can replace the suction when I need to.
