Did I buy too much bench vise?

[In The Ten Ring]

Yesterday I bought a 6 inch Craftsman bench vise for around $45.00 at Sears.

6 inches though....is that too much? I almost never use a vise but I figured "more was better."

What say you guys?

Edit: I mounted her the other day. I still need to modify the countertop (cut part of the edge off) but this was the best mounting I could do. The way it is now, it'll work for flaring the new fuel lines.

I wish this thing was red or black but this was the color I got.

[racecougar]

Not at all. I'd question the quality of a new $45 vise though.

[In The Ten Ring]

I hear ya bro! But I needed a vise and it was the only game in town. It's a Craftsman though.....

[chevy_mike]

Yeah, I can't say in all my decades of working on cars and stuff, I have ever found a vice too big. Normally it's not big enough.

[bnoon]

6" vice is kinda small actually. Mine is a 9" and needs to be bigger sometimes.

[In The Ten Ring]

Originally Posted by bnoon

6" vice is kinda small actually. Mine is a 9" and needs to be bigger sometimes.

The temptation for a very common joke is nearly unbearable!

You guys must do some hardcore work in your garages!

I think mine will take 3/8" mounting bolts....is that what you guys found your Craftsman takes?

[61_FL_Apache]

I have a Craftsman in the 8-9" range and it can take a beating.. This one was free!!

[61_FL_Apache]

Some people like bragging on how big their "vise" is.. I guess im guilty of that too..

[77c10]

Originally Posted by 61_FL_Apache

Some people like bragging on how big their "vise" is.. I guess im guilty of that too..

Vise envy...

[motornut]

I've bent up small ones,even broke one trying to hold stuff.
bought a big one last year,8-9inch spread works great...
bolted to a 6X6 ,it's mobile too

[77c10]

There's no such thing as too big of a vise. It's like having too much fun. Not possible...

[69chevytrucker]

size doesnt matter it how you use it lol
had to say it

[In The Ten Ring]

69.....



I would have loved to seek out a vintage model on craigslist or a new Wilton but the funds and time were just too limited.

Hopefully this Craftsman 6" will do for me. I almost never use a vise anyway so hopefully it will.

[earl84]

You will find yourself using that vise all the time and wonder what you did without it.

[In The Ten Ring]

You right! I used my vise just today.

[Redcap]

That is just a little feller. I have both a 12" and a 18" vise, both are about two days younger than God.

[rocknss]

Here are two pics of the vise that I use.

[imjeff]

I like the larger old ones with the pipe jaws in them. New vices are like new anvils...not too great.

[BR3W CITY]

That is a MANS vice right thur. One of the biggest downfalls of being in rented space; no ability to install a REAL vice. I want a blacksmith style freestanding vice anchored to the floor, but thats a no-no. Stuff like bending some sheetmetal brackets is made 1000 times easier with a good bench vise.