Show Us Your Favorite Vises

[Big Barn]

Xfaxman: I do

 

[Xfaxman]

:thumbsup:

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I have some vises around, here's a few of them...

I even have one of those china spls.!

But, my favorite vise by far, is the one that I grew up with, it was my dad's,

SR

 

[SPYDERLK]

I use my press a lot as a vise:

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Does anyone else have a vice on castors?

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I have a 50 ton on retractable casters.

 

[Jstpssng]

I use my press a lot as a vise:

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Does anyone else have a vice on castors?


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I would call that a "Vise on Steroids."

 

[CMV]

Hard to go wrong with this one....

 

[CADplans]

Hard to go wrong with this one....

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I thought this was a Kurt I have on the drill press,,
I walked down, and checked,, it is a Chick Bi-Lok
both jaws move, the part stays centered, so, you can clamp, 2", 3", 4" etc wide material, the drill will still be centered on the part.

 

[tcreeley]

Close and handy - a post vice I adpted to the stump by bending the leg up to mount it.

 

[Big Barn]

Close and handy - a post vice I adpted to the stump by bending the leg up to mount it. View attachment 596372

Good idea! It is indeed close and handy.

 

[Big Barn]

Here’s my post vise using a 12” ductile iron water pipe filled with concrete.