In this video, a small cast iron vise found at a flea market is restored, focusing on fixing a broken anvil and a stripped ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to modify a pair of inexpensive €1 pliers into a small hand vise designed to grip small ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. A vise will make an amazingly versatile addition to your workbench. Who among us hasn’t wished for a second pair of ...

Tool users know the value of a good, obscure piece of equipment. The weirder and less common, the better, in many instances! Quirky, odd, or niche tools stand out visually, but they also perform ...

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And, like a larger traditional bench vise, it has two jaws – one fixed, one moveable – between which the object in question gets clamped. Whereas the jaws on a conventional bench vise are just flat ...

In a perfect world, everything you try to clamp in a vise would have nice straight sides. The world isn't perfect, though, which is where the Tivise comes in. It's a modern-day fractal vise with jaws ...