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The Sjöbergs Adjustable Strong Vise is my favorite production made vise and it is designed to fit most workbenches. These are the vises that I install on all the workbenches we use in our Training the Hand Workshop.
The main vise housing is a steel box design that allows for ease of mounting and holds the adjusting screws to keep this vise from racking. The vise itself is made from welded square steel tubing to slide through the box design and provide years of shop life.
Easy to mount. Requires a minimum mounting space under the worksurface that is 13-1/2 inches long by 12 inches wide.
Adjustable to ensure proper alignment.
Steel construction.
Square tube vise construction to help prevent racking.
Includes wooden handle.
Made in Sweden.
Mounting hardware not included. Requires 8 x 1/4 inch diameter heavy duty screws (Pan heads with washers) or bolts to attach to the underside of the workbench top. 8 - #12 x 1'1/2 inch long, flat head, coarse wood screws are recommended for attaching the wooden jaw..
Absolutely outstanding addition to my workbench. HUGE upgrade over my old big box store model. So much better in every way. Rock solid grip on everything I've put in it so far. It's amazing how firmly it will grasp a workpiece within only minimal torque on the handle.
Installation was dead simple. I was replacing my benchtop at the same time so the installation was helped along by being able to work on the the bench upside-down. However, even retrofitting an existing bench top would be straightforward with a couple of clamps and a little bending over. For me it was about 20 minutes from opening the box to finishing the installation. Expensive but no regrets at all about the cost.
Two tips to make things things a bit easier.
1. Don't skip the step Rob shows in his video where he gouges a shallow groove in the bottom of the benchtop to allow the vice screw to move freely. It will work without doing so but it is much smoother if you do (especially for narrow workpieces); and
2. Take care where you locate the dog holes in your shop made vice chop. If you're not paying attention you can end up with the dog holes conflicting with the screws that anchor the chop in the vice (guess how I found that out). There's plenty of room as long as you remember to take it into account.
As always, the whole customer experience was first rate. Three days from order to delivery and a call from Rob to thank me for the purchase. Pleasure to deal with a fellow Atlantic Canadian.
My son and I just finished building a workbench from Rob's plans as his first bench for hand woodworking, and we chose this vise because of the strength and simplicity of its design. I recommend this vise with no reservation whatsoever. Clamping is very solid and uniform. Attaching to the bench and achieving a square mount is straightforward with normal care.
Everything went smoothly. I received information at each step of the process from the order through delivery. I was extremely impressed when I received a phone call from Bob Cosman personally thanking me for my order. We will be doing business again! I’m making the fixed jaw to match.
Rob Cosman did not steer me wrong. I'm thoroughly impressed with this beast of an end vise. It takes no effort what so ever to firmly hold anything to work on. Both thumbs up! And Gina is da bestest! Great customer service and support!
My overall experience was excellent -- from delivery to installation. I will n (e.ote that the fasteners that are described on the website and different from what Rob recommends in his video(e.g., lag screws vs pan heads).
