I WOULD RATHER VISE THAN SCREW

**shipahoy41** · 07-21-2017, 04:11 PM

I don't know about all of you but I personally would rather "Vise" than "Screw" when it comes to clamping your mold(s) before injecting them. I was wondering how many of you do the same. A vise is a clamping device, usually consisting of two jaws closed or opened by a screw or lever, used in carpentry or metalworking to hold a piece in position. You can clamp as little as one mold or several others when you use a good vise. You do not spend as much time screwing the molds together and then unscrewing them after you finish injecting them with hot plastic. I was just curious to see how many others discard the screws and just use a vise. For those new to the hobby, like darcie1, here is a photo of the type of vise I use. I would love to hear what the rest of you have to say on this topic.

Mike

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**Snagged again** · 07-21-2017, 04:44 PM

Hey Ship,
You raised my hackles when I first read your thread title and was gladly relieved once I read the rest of the thread..................Have been tackle-crafting several years but always shied away from molding plastics...May be I'm missing out...As you full well know tackle-crafting is about like an addiction.Once you get started you want more and more and more.That is part of the reason I have tried to draw the line on molding plastic....Looks like your machining vise does a good job of holding the molds together..

**snake River** · 07-21-2017, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by Snagged again

Hey Ship,
You raised my hackles when I first read your thread title and was gladly relieved once I read the rest of the thread..................Have been tackle-crafting several years but always shied away from molding plastics...May be I'm missing out...As you full well know tackle-crafting is about like an addiction.Once you get started you want more and more and more.That is part of the reason I have tried to draw the line on molding plastic....

**Muttly** · 07-21-2017, 04:53 PM

But your still screwing even using the vise lol

**snake River** · 07-21-2017, 04:57 PM

Most the time I used clamps depending on the molds I also use screw knobs.
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**"G"** · 07-21-2017, 06:09 PM

What you have Ship is a drill press vice

**shipahoy41** · 07-21-2017, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by "G"

What you have Ship is a drill press vice

What we have here works with soft plastic molds too. LOL

**"G"** · 07-21-2017, 06:59 PM

Yep

**DrNip** · 07-21-2017, 08:07 PM

I actually prefer the screw method and use a drill with the clutch set no problems. Quick and easy. I hate one handed bar clamps. Can't count how many times I've had flashing with these. Never tried screw type clamps or welders c clamps.

**perch** · 07-23-2017, 12:22 PM

I use 2 vices that I bought at harbor freight most of the time I can put as many as five molds in each one and go to town shooting baits to me it's much faster that way. I only have a few molds that I use clamps or screws on as they are bigger molds

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