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2: Here is my former Proxxon vise set up for holding a
freight car while the end decals are applied.
The Tool Shed - 2
lever which raises the rubber pad on the bottom of the vise,
creating the suction which locks the vise down. I don’t find
that step burdensome, and prefer the ability to move the
vise as needed. If your workbench doesn’t have a smooth,
non-porous surface, you won’t be able to use a vacuum
base model. My workbench is covered with plastic laminate.
Most uses for modeling vises are fairly obvious, such as
holding parts for filing, etc. Another use is holding boxcars
and refrigerator cars while adding the decal lettering on the
ends. This is shown in (2 to 4).
Most modelers would find a single vise more than satisfac-
tory. But, as a tool fan, one is not enough for me. I have a
precision drill press, and for years used an old Unimat vise
MRH-Mar 2013
