Vises are used for work holding during inspection, assembly, forming, welding, and machining. Vises usually consist of a screw, level, or cam mechanism that closes and holds two or more jaws around a workpiece. Vices are two jaw holding devices attached to a workbench and are used to tightly hold a workpiece. There are many types of Vices. Examples include a wood vise, pipe vise, drill press vises, machine vise, and a wood working vise. A wood vise is a durable tool made up of cast iron and chrome plate and is used for holding a wooden workpiece for performing surface finishing on it. A pipe vise is made up of iron yoke and base, having hardened steel jaws. A pipe vise is a durable clamping device, which is widely used for holding pipe fitting wrenches and performing pipe fabrication operation. Drill press vises are commonly known as bench vises and can be easily fitted on a bench top drill press. Drill press vises are made up of cast iron and are used for tightly holding the workpieces. A machine vise holds the workpiece between the movable jaw and the stationary jaw fixed at one side of the machine vise and is broadly used in conventional machine tool applications. A wood working vise is also commonly known as a wood working bench vise. A wood working bench vise is made of metal hardware and is used for protecting a workpiece from marring. Precision vises are specially designed vises used for electronic gauging and are used in medical and aerospace sectors. Other vises are commonly available.

There are several ways in which vises function. Vises function by holding a workpiece in between the movable and the stationary jaws and then perform an operation on the tightly held workpiece. The diameter of a pipe vise is 3.5 inches, which can vary, and has a diameter screw of size 3 / 4 inch with a 7 inch handle. The size of replaceable serrated jaws of drill press vises which are 4 inches in diameter and can open up to 3.25 inches. A machine vise should have a maximum vise opening of 7.125 inches. A wood vise and a wood working vise follow the same design specifications. These vises should have 38mm by 13mm of gripping surface. Vises are designed and manufactured to meet most industry specifications.

Vises are used for work holding during inspection, assembly, forming, welding, and machining. Vises usually consist of a screw, level, or cam mechanism that closes and holds two or more jaws around a workpiece. Vices are two jaw holding devices attached to a workbench and are used to tightly hold a workpiece. There are many types of Vices. Examples include a wood vise, pipe vise, drill press vises, machine vise, and a wood working vise. A wood vise is a durable tool made up of cast iron and chrome plate and is used for holding a wooden workpiece for performing surface finishing on it. A pipe vise is made up of iron yoke and base, having hardened steel jaws. A pipe vise is a durable clamping device, which is widely used for holding pipe fitting wrenches and performing pipe fabrication operation. Drill press vises are commonly known as bench vises and can be easily fitted on a bench top drill press. Drill press vises are made up of cast iron and are used for tightly holding the workpieces. A machine vise holds the workpiece between the movable jaw and the stationary jaw fixed at one side of the machine vise and is broadly used in conventional machine tool applications. A wood working vise is also commonly known as a wood working bench vise. A wood working bench vise is made of metal hardware and is used for protecting a workpiece from marring. Precision vises are specially designed vises used for electronic gauging and are used in medical and aerospace sectors. Other vises are commonly available.

There are several ways in which vises function. Vises function by holding a workpiece in between the movable and the stationary jaws and then perform an operation on the tightly held workpiece. The diameter of a pipe vise is 3.5 inches, which can vary, and has a diameter screw of size 3 / 4 inch with a 7 inch handle. The size of replaceable serrated jaws of drill press vises which are 4 inches in diameter and can open up to 3.25 inches. A machine vise should have a maximum vise opening of 7.125 inches. A wood vise and a wood working vise follow the same design specifications. These vises should have 38mm by 13mm of gripping surface. Vises are designed and manufactured to meet most industry specifications.

Vises are used in many applications. Examples of usage of vises include their use in the automotive industry, aerospace industry, and mechanical lab in institutions. In addition, vises are also used in medicine and conventional machine tools applications. Vises should adhere to the International Standards Organization (ISO) and The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards.