Additional information about the carpenter's vise No. 53ED without quick adjustment

Clamping elements or workpiece holders for planing benches and workbenches have previously suffered from the disadvantage that the shaft was permanently connected to the holder part and therefore only suitable for one hole size. This led to several incompatible systems. One workbench had 3/4 inch holes, another had 20 mm holes, and then there were also outliers with 1 inch holes and a few more.

Bessey has now solved this problem by separating the holder part and the shaft. There are now clamping elements in various designs with fixed or variable extension, with two-component handles like those on clamps or knob handles and eccentric handles. All variants fit onto the separately available workbench adapters, of which there are 3 different ones with corresponding shafts for 19 mm, 20 mm, and 30 mm holes. If your workbench has even one of these hole diameters, you can use all clamping elements from this series. The clamping elements are simply pushed onto the adapter part and secured with an internal hexagon screw.