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I don't know how many of you have ever used or even thought about using something other than the handle that comes with your vise.
I remember being in a shop a long time ago that had the balls cut off all the vise handles. The shop had all Bridgeport clones and with the
handles left long they could jam into the dovetail ways with the power feed going if you weren't paying attention.
I hated them so I had them order me a 3 spoke handle. I quickly found it was fantastic.
First it was fast. You could use one finger to spin it. There was enough mass to spin it like a propeller to quickly open or close the vise.
Second you could apply more torque than you could with the standard handle. My method is to cross my hands like the picture below.
Then with my right forearm I can apply additional pressure on my left hand with a lot of leverage. This gives you an incredible about
of tightening torque with ease.
Enco and other places have them for around $40 and in my book they're well worth it.
Gary
I remember being in a shop a long time ago that had the balls cut off all the vise handles. The shop had all Bridgeport clones and with the
handles left long they could jam into the dovetail ways with the power feed going if you weren't paying attention.
I hated them so I had them order me a 3 spoke handle. I quickly found it was fantastic.
First it was fast. You could use one finger to spin it. There was enough mass to spin it like a propeller to quickly open or close the vise.
Second you could apply more torque than you could with the standard handle. My method is to cross my hands like the picture below.
Then with my right forearm I can apply additional pressure on my left hand with a lot of leverage. This gives you an incredible about
of tightening torque with ease.
Enco and other places have them for around $40 and in my book they're well worth it.
Gary