A vise isn't the first thing you buy when setting up your workshop, but maybe it should be. They aren't the sexiest tools and the basic designs haven't changed in centuries, but when you need a solid ...

A gorgeous solution to a common problem... This mesmerizing mechanical vise adjusts its shape to hold oddly shaped items still without damaging them, using a design first patented more than a century ...

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 ...

On the eternal quest of workshop upgrades, [Alexandre Chappel] has combined woodworking and 3D printing to add a versatile 0.5 m wide vise with some clever internals to his workbench. The challenge ...

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 ...

Setting up your workpiece is often the hardest part of any machining operation. The goal is to secure the workpiece so it can’t move during machining in such a way that nothing gets in the way of the ...