A Vise Vice is a Nice Vice

dougw

28 Nov 2021

I'm a maker and I'm a vise-aholic.

I have a bunch of vises and maybe a few vices as well, but I use vises on pretty much every project I do.

They are the helping third hand that is always available and never complains.

They take all kinds of abuse without any snarky backtalk.

They come in all different sizes and shapes for specialized applications. Newark carries at least 56 types of vise.

Of all my vises, my favorite type of vise is a multi-angle vise with padded jaws such as this one:

Newark carries several vises in this category, including this multi-angle vise .

I hope other members get to experience how versatile and useful these vises are.

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baldengineer over 3 years ago +1

This multi-angle vise reminds me of the Pana-Vise PCB Jr holder that I have. In this case, that product link is a vacuum base, but I use mine with a traditional base mounted to a big chunk of HPDE. …

dougw over 3 years ago in reply to dubbie

I could use that vise. Big vises always get used as anvils, some even have an anvil built in.... Another item on my bucket list of acquisitions.....

My Dad had a quick release vise that I always envied - also on my list...
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dubbie over 3 years ago

I have this vice that my Dad gave me when he moved into a sheltered bungalow. I've no idea where it came from and it's pretty old (maybe a million years?)/ It's pretty floppy (a good technical term that) and I have never gotten around to bolting it to the bench. I keep telling myself that I'll rationalist my tools and then make a proper workbench and then bolt it down - sadly this has not yet happened. Maybe next week.

I use it when I have something, usually a piece of bent metal, that I want to hit with a big hammer so it is even more bent, or to straighten a slightly bent piece of metal. It works well.

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dougw over 3 years ago in reply to rsc

Looks like you are really getting your money's worth out of that vise. My PanaVise is about 40 years old but hasn't seen as much use as yours. I also have the PCB holder version from PanaVise - I modified the base and use it all the time for soldering PCBs.
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baldengineer over 3 years ago

This multi-angle vise reminds me of the Pana-Vise PCB Jr holder that I have. In this case, that product link is a vacuum base, but I use mine with a traditional base mounted to a big chunk of HPDE.

That said, I really like the C-Clamp that the one you're showing has. That would be really handy.
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rsc over 3 years ago

I see you also hava a PanaVise on the bench, one of my favorites.

I've had this one around for many years, never bothered to bolt it to the table.
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