4: The top end of the car rests on a piece of soft foam
between the jaws. The jaws of the vise make just enough
contact with the car to keep it from rocking side-to-side.
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to hold parts while drilling them. However, that Unimat
vise is fairly crude by today’s standards. After using it for
decades and having a “I need to buy a new tool” moment, I
decided to purchase a replacement vise. I chose a Proxxon
Precision Machine Vise which is shown in Photo 5. This is a
small, very nice vise with a smooth movement and a clamp-
ing capacity of just over 1¼″. It is not an inexpensive vise,
since the list price is more than even the Panavise. But while
I purchased it primarily to hold things while drilling them in
the drill press, I now find myself using it in a lot of different
situations, from supplementing my third hand
to holding parts for gluing or soldering.
The Tool Shed - 3
MRH-Mar 2013
