Otelo 63700001 Guide Rapide

REFERENCES OTELO
63700001 et 63700002
ETAUX PRESSE D'ETALI A SERRAGE
MOUNTING QUICK-RELEASE VISES
These vises can be mounted in variety of positions and on many different styles of benches. The key to
successful installation is careful planning and preparation. Installed properly, your vise will give a lifetime of daily
service.
VISE POSITION
Assuming you're right handed, typical mounting
positions would be either toward the left of the front
edge of your bench, or the right end of your bench.
Carvers will probably find the end position most useful,
as will those who clamp wide, flat work like doors and
large panels. For general purpose work, the bench's
front edge is probably the best option. Just be sure the
vise doesn't interfere with the bench's legs or aprons.
Also, take into account that the vise will have wooden
jaw liners that stick out past the edge of the vise. Most
people prefer the have the ends of the jaw liners flush
with a corner of the bench top, so take that into
consideration when you locate your vise.
MAKING A SPACER BLOCK
For most bench tops, you'll need to mount a spacer between the vise carriage and the underside of the bench top.
You'll want the vise's cast iron jaws set about 1/2" below the top surface of the bench to protect your tools from
accidental contact. This 1/2" measurement is not critical. You may have to adjust it in order to make your spacer
material fit. Now, measure the distance between the vise carriage and the underside of the bench. This distance
is the thickness of your spacer.
MORTISING THE REAR JAW
Once you've determined the thickness of the spacer block, you'll need to mortise the rear jaw into the edge of
your bench top. Put the bench top on edge and secure it well. Temporarily clamp the vise with the spacer blocks
to the bench top. With a pencil, mark around the rear jaw onto the edge of the bench. Remove the vise. Make the
top line about a 1/16" to 1/8" higher so there'll be a gap between the top of the jaw and the mortise. This gap will
allow seasonal movement to occur. The depth of the mortise will be the thickness of the rear jaw. On some vise
models, you may also have to remove additional material to accommodate any reinforcement webbing cast into
the vise's carriage.
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