What are the different types of plate vice?
What are the different types of plate vice? |
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Tri Vice |
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This type of plate vice is named ‘Tri Vice’ for its triangular shape, and may be found under this name in most builder’s merchants. | |||
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The Tri Vice features eight grip ports in total, and can be used to hold sections of electrical tubing (sometimes called ‘EMT conduit’), pipes, steel channel (a type of metal framing), timber, fence posts, and a range of other suitable materials. | |||
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This type of plate vice also incorporates two measuring rules, in millimetres and inches, for measuring workpieces without the need for an additional measuring tool. | |||
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What material sizes can a Tri Vice be used to hold?A Tri Vice can be used to hold materials with diameters from 23-118mm, and dimensions from 23 x 23mm to 100 x 100mm. |
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Timber Lok |
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The Timber Lok is designed specifically to support rectangular-cut sections of timber during working. | |||
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This design incorporates six grip ports of varying dimensions, and is intended to hold timber, or rectangular ducting. | |||
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Like the Tri Vice, the Timber Lok features a pair of integrated measuring rules, in millimetres and inches. | |||
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What timber sizes can a Timber Lok be used to hold?A Timber Lok can be used to hold timbers in all common sizes, with grip ports ranging from 90 x 35mm to 205 x 75mm. |
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Wire pull plate |
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The wire pull plate is a less-used variant of the plate vice, which is better known in the US than it is in Europe. It is not sold in the UK. | |||
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This type of plate vice is designed to be used in pairs, to hold spools of electrical wire. This provides tension at the spool end to make unspooling easier, and prevents spools from sliding across the ground or tipping over when the wire is tugged or pulled. | |||
