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WoodRiver Universal Vise

Item #144592
$54.99
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4.5

(7 reviews)

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Product Information:

Universal is an excellent way of describing this vise. The 3-1/2" wide by 2-1/8" high jaws have a 5" open capacity, in either a vertical or horizontal position. The faces are drilled to accept wood facings, there is a small anvil, and the vise rotates 360º on its base, locking tight as soon as an item is secured in the jaws. The handle and thread are chrome plated for durability. Bolt holes in the base legs make it easy to attach the vise to a bench top.

  • Handle and thread are chrome plated
  • Bolt holes in the base legs
  • Rotates 360 degrees
  • 3 1/2" wide by 2 1/8" high jaws


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    4.4

    (based on 7 reviews)

    86%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Durable (6)
    • Easy to use (6)
    • Secure (5)
    • Good grip (4)
    • Great traction (2)

    Cons

    Best Uses

    • Minor projects (5)
    • At home (5)
    • In the yard (2)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid do-it-yourselfer (3), Casual do-it-yourselfer (2), Professional (2)

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    3/10/2011
     
    5.0

    Flexible and well made

    By  Chip

    from Manchester VT

    About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Easy to Use
    • Good Grip
    • Secure

    Cons

    Best Uses

    Comments about WoodRiver Universal Vise :

    Great vise, this allows clamping in nearly any angle and rotation around the center axis. It's durable (I bought it on the recommendation of a lutherie teacher who uses 6 of them daily in his teaching shop), and flexible.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    10/5/2010
     
    5.0

    Great Product

    By  JOMX2

    from Little Rock, AR

    About Me Casual Do-It-Yourselfer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Easy to Use
    • Good Grip

    Cons

    Best Uses

    • At Home

    Comments about WoodRiver Universal Vise :

    Excellent product, would recommend to all.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    Please let us know what kind of issue this is:

    7/29/2010
     
    5.0

    Couldn't ask for better.

    By  Dixie Gunsmithing

    from Proctorville, Ohio

    About Me Professional

    Verified Reviewer

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Easy to Use
    • Good Grip
    • Secure
    • Versatile

    Cons

    Best Uses

    • At Home
    • Contract Jobs
    • Gifts
    • In The Yard
    • Minor Projects

    Comments about WoodRiver Universal Vise :

    I own and run a Gunsmithing business, and this vise is just as good as the old Versa-Vise made years ago. I've used it to hold steel while I've heated it, and pounded on it, and it's held wood stocks while I've inletted them, or carved on them. I've even used it to bend mild steel. The vise is versatile in its quick positioning, and self-locking swivel about its base. It's good for both wood and metalworking, and I couldn't ask for better.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    7/1/2010
     
    5.0

    Wonderful!

    By  Bluestonefolkschool

    from Noblesville, IN

    About Me Professional

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Easy to Use
    • Fast
    • Flexible
    • Good Grip

    Cons

    Best Uses

    • At Home
    • Carving
    • Luthiery
    • Minor Projects

    Comments about WoodRiver Universal Vise :

    I am a professional luthier and woodcarver. I highly recommend this vise. I teach woodcarving and luthiery and have fit my classroom shop with one of these vises at each station. I could not be happier with their performance.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    12/18/2009
     
    5.0

    My husband loved this gift

    By  Michaelle

    from Seattle, WA

    About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Easy to Use
    • Good Grip
    • Secure

    Cons

    Best Uses

    • At Home
    • In The Yard
    • Minor Projects

    Comments about WoodRiver Universal Vise :

    I purchased this gift for my husband and he opened it and began using immediately. He loved the fact it could be used vertical or horizontal and could mont it on his workbench. This is his "third hand" when he needs to secure something to work on it.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    8/21/2009
     
    5.0

    Most universal vise I've found

    By  toymaker

    from Grandfield, OK

    About Me Casual Do-It-Yourselfer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Easy to Use
    • Good Grip
    • Secure

    Cons

    Best Uses

    • At Home
    • Minor Projects

    Comments about WoodRiver Universal Vise :

    It's about as good as it gets.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    8/21/2009
     
    1.0

    Vise

    By  Kurt

    from MD

    About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

    Pros

    Cons

    • Flimsy

    Best Uses

    • Minor Projects

    Comments about WoodRiver Universal Vise :

    I purchased this vise for one use, flattening and straightening Tonkin cane strips for bamboo fly rods. I soak the strips for several days and heat them to soften the fibers, then press them in the vise to flatten and straighten them. After less than 100 strips the vise turned thru, the threads were stripped. I am not a ham fisted individual but pride myself on the quality of tools I purchase, thinking they will last a lifetime. After this structural failure, I found an old Parker Bros vise that is considerably better designed, but without the chrome and green hammered painted finish. If it's not a name brand I doubt I'll be buying from Woodcraft again. Sorry.

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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