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Old 04-28-2014, 03:14 AM   #1
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Did I buy too much bench vise?

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.


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Old 04-28-2014, 09:19 AM   #2
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

Not at all. I'd question the quality of a new $45 vise though.
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Old 04-28-2014, 10:43 AM   #3
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

I hear ya bro! But I needed a vise and it was the only game in town. It's a Craftsman though.....
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Old 04-28-2014, 10:58 AM   #4
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

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.
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Old 04-28-2014, 06:48 PM   #5
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

6" vice is kinda small actually. Mine is a 9" and needs to be bigger sometimes.
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Old 04-28-2014, 06:54 PM   #6
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

I have a Craftsman in the 8-9" range and it can take a beating.. This one was free!!
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Old 04-28-2014, 11:34 PM   #7
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

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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?
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Old 04-29-2014, 06:26 AM   #8
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

Some people like bragging on how big their "vise" is.. I guess im guilty of that too..
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Old 04-29-2014, 10:11 AM   #9
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

There's no such thing as too big of a vise. It's like having too much fun. Not possible...
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Old 04-29-2014, 10:11 AM   #10
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

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Some people like bragging on how big their "vise" is.. I guess im guilty of that too..
Vise envy...
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Old 05-04-2014, 08:31 PM   #11
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

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
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Old 05-04-2014, 08:40 PM   #12
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

size doesnt matter it how you use it lol
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Old 05-04-2014, 09:46 PM   #13
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

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.
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Old 05-04-2014, 10:20 PM   #14
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

You will find yourself using that vise all the time and wonder what you did without it.
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Old 05-06-2014, 10:22 PM   #15
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

You right! I used my vise just today.
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Old 05-07-2014, 01:19 AM   #16
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

That is just a little feller. I have both a 12" and a 18" vise, both are about two days younger than God.
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Old 06-15-2014, 07:15 PM   #17
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

Here are two pics of the vise that I use.
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Old 06-15-2014, 08:53 PM   #18
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

I like the larger old ones with the pipe jaws in them. New vices are like new anvils...not too great.
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Old 06-16-2014, 01:12 AM   #19
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Re: Did I buy too much bench vise?

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.
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