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Unlike some, I find the pinch clamps used on CNC type vises to be neither time consuming to use, nor insecure.
The flat sides of these vises makes it easy to use an accurate square for initial placement on the table. I'd wager this method yields results every bit as good as keys do. And just as quickly. If key alignment is good enough for the job at hand then a squared CNC vise will be fine as well.
I'm fairly certain that modern CNC machines generate a lot of tool forces. A whole lot more than any hobbyist is likely to generate.
I cannot recall seeing any workholding accidents attributable to using step clamps, or CNC vises generally, which would not have happened had a traditional vise been used.
Personally I can't foresee ever choosing a traditional vise over a CNC type but that's why they make both types.
The flat sides of these vises makes it easy to use an accurate square for initial placement on the table. I'd wager this method yields results every bit as good as keys do. And just as quickly. If key alignment is good enough for the job at hand then a squared CNC vise will be fine as well.
I'm fairly certain that modern CNC machines generate a lot of tool forces. A whole lot more than any hobbyist is likely to generate.
I cannot recall seeing any workholding accidents attributable to using step clamps, or CNC vises generally, which would not have happened had a traditional vise been used.
Personally I can't foresee ever choosing a traditional vise over a CNC type but that's why they make both types.