Project Proposal
Vice Grips Assembly Drawing
 

*** All this can be found in my ftp site ***

Member Drawings and Analysis for Closed Position:

     Top Handle
     Bottom Handle
     Middle Member
     Bottom Jaw
     Vice Grips in Closed Position
     FBD: Closed Position
     MathCAD Analysis for Closed Position
     *** The Reasoning Behind the Numbers of the Vice Grips ***

Member Drawings and Analysis for Open Position:

     Top Handle
     Bottom Handle
     Middle Member
     Bottom Jaw
     Vice Grips in Open Position
     FBD: Open Position
     MathCAD Analysis for Open Position
     Mechanical Advantage
     Shear Force in Pins