Bench vises are commonly made in two distinct processes: casting and forging. Casting is the most common and cost effective manufacturing process. It involves pouring hot liquid metal into molds. Once poured into the mold the liquid steel is allowed to cool.

How a vice is manufactured?

Metalworking, woodworking and machine vices are all usually made up of two materials. The jaws, main body and slide of a vice are commonly cast from high-quality iron, while the jaw surfaces, handle, and screw is cast of steel.

What material is used to make the bench vice *?

A bench vice is made of cast iron or cast steel and it is used to hold work for filing, sawing, threading and other hand operations.