A good bench vise is an essential tool in any shop. Here are tips and facts about those oft-overlooked necessities: A blacksmith’s vise, aka a leg vise, is bolted to a work bench but has a leg that ...

In any proper workshop you want to be able to securely hold a workpiece, whether it’s a tiny PCB or a heavy piece of forged steel. [Jason Marburger] from Fireball Tool needed a really large heavy-duty ...

The new HDM690 Vise from Kurt Manufacturing (www.kurtworkholding.com) has a 9-inch jaw opening for clamping large parts. The vise has repeatable 0.001-in. accuracy and minimal stationary jaw ...

In this video, a small cast iron vise found at a flea market is restored, focusing on fixing a broken anvil and a stripped lead screw. The project serves as a practical demonstration of brazing ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A workshop isn’t complete until it has a bench vise. Without it, you’ll find yourself ...

Why You Want One: A vise is handy for all manner of repairs and projects. Mounted on your workbench, it holds metal firmly in position while you cut it, grind it, file it, or cut threads in it or on ...

"What do you do when you're a woodworker wanting a masterpiece workbench but think all available twin-screw vises kinda suck?" You build your own. Or at least that's what Colorado-based woodworker and ...

Machine shop wisdom says the lathe is the king of machine tools. We ascribe to that belief, although the common aphorism that the lathe is the only tool that can make copies of itself seems a bit of a ...

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