The Ken-Tool KT4800 Professional Reversible Mechanic's Vise, model 64800, is engineered for the demanding environments of automotive and industrial service. This robust 8-inch vise, weighing 82.5 pounds, delivers stable and consistent clamping necessary for securing heavy components, enabling precision fabrication, and facilitating intricate setups. Its durable construction ensures reliable performance for professional technicians.
Key Features
- Reversible Body Design: The vise can be quickly adapted between standard and reverse configurations, allowing for versatile external and internal clamping applications, accommodating long workpieces, and integrating with custom fixtures.
- 8-Inch Jaw Width: Provides a broad and stable clamping surface, making it ideal for securing a diverse range of components, including control arms, brackets, housings, and small engine parts.
- Heavy-Duty Construction: At 82.5 lbs, this professional-grade vise minimizes vibration and movement during critical operations such as cutting, grinding, pressing, and layout, contributing to precise results.
- Rigid, Parallel Jaws: Designed to maintain precise alignment and consistent clamping pressure across workpieces, enhancing repeatability for both critical production and MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) tasks.
- Built-in Anvils and Pipe Jaws: Features two built-in anvils for increased work surface area and integrated pipe jaws with a capacity for 1/8 to 4-1/4 inch diameter pipes and tubing, offering enhanced functionality.
- 360-Degree Swivel Base: A machined swivel base with a gear-type locking system and double lock-down bolts ensures smooth rotation and secure positioning of the workpiece from any angle.
Applications
This Ken-Tool KT4800 vise is well-suited for a variety of tasks in professional settings. It excels at securing suspension components, steering parts, brackets, flanges, and housings during disassembly, preparation, and reassembly on passenger vehicles, light trucks, and fleet equipment. Beyond automotive use, it reliably holds plate, bar stock, and tubing for accurate cutting, fitting, and tacking in welding and fabrication tasks. Furthermore, the KT4800 supports industrial MRO applications, providing consistent, high-strength clamping essential for repair, modification, and assembly operations, thereby improving operational efficiency.
Specifications
- Model: Ken-Tool 64800 / KT4800
- Jaw Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)
- Jaw Opening: 8 to 11 in (20 to 28 cm)
- Throat Depth: 4-7/8 in (12.38 cm)
- Pipe Jaw Capacity: 1/8 to 4-1/4 in
- Weight: 82.5 lb (37.42 kg)
- Dimensions: 19.3 x 10.5 x 10.1 in (49.02 x 26.67 x 25.65 cm)
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