Tail Vice/Vise (100mm or 150mm Travel)
Our tail vice/vise is designed to hold any piece of wood flat on the top of your bench. It is retrofitable to any bench (in any position on the top) without interfering with the integrity of the top.
The knob is 32mm in diameter, knurled for grip and you will find this knob allows for quick movement with plenty of grip to tighten the vice when holding wood. The vice comes with one solid brass dog that is 1/4" high for low profile work. Other size dogs will be available also or you can make them to suit using 1/2" brass rod.
It is simple to install and it comes with an installation guide. You will need to make a wooden cover plate to go over the top of the vice and this is planed level with the top. If your bench top is thin, this is no problem as you simply make up some wooden packers and glue them in under where the vice is to be fitted.
100mm Tail Vice: The vice body is a hefty 32mm x 35mm x 280mm long with a 5/8" 6 tpi ACME thread for a quick moving action. It gives you just over 100mm travel so you would need to space your bench dog holes at 100mm or less apart.
Weighs 1.3 kg.
150mm Tail Vice: The vice body is a hefty 32mm x 35mm x 370mm long with a 5/8" 6 tpi ACME thread for a quick moving action. It gives you just over 150mm travel so you would need to space your bench dog holes at 150mm or less apart.
Weighs 1.6kg.
For more information you can download the installation guide below:
100mm tail vice installation guide
150mm tail vice installation guide
Work bench seen in photos is made by Ramon Valdez - https://www.instagram.com/ramonartful/?hl=en
Customer Reviews
AustraliaTail Vise
Simple design, easy install, works as it should.....happy chappy!
AustraliaVery good!
Very happy with it!
United StatesHNT Gordon's 150 mm Tail Vise
I have not yet gotten to use the product as I am still building the bench into which it will be installed. Nonetheless, I have fondled it extensively and totally agree with Derek Cohen's (Perth, AU) assessment - "it's a jewel." It is at least as easy to install as any other end vise with which I am familiar and easier than most. With only a removable dog protruding, the top an side surfaces remain unobstructed. A single small knob (nicely knurled) sticks out the end and never consumes more space. Unless one is going to make replacement dogs for the vise, I would suggest purchasing the ones known to be needed at the time of vise purchase just to avoid additional shipping charges. At this point, I am unable to to think of a single carp about the product. Instead, I find it difficult to restrain my praise enough to avoid irritating those who "listen" to me. Well done, HNT Gordon!
New ZealandMy first and probably last tail vice
Reviewing my workshop set-up, I thought I'd explore the concept of using a tail vice - something I hadn’t done before. I can only say this tool is hugely useful and what’s more, like other HNT products, it is beautifully built and will last a lifetime. Installation was straight forward even with the dodgy bench I installed it in - highly recommended.
AustraliaTail vice
Great addition to my workbench. Used a battery circular saw to cut the channel then hand chisel to clean it out. Once installed it is very solid.