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I came across an interesting to me vise that is for sale today. It is $75 for a Will Burt Versa Vise. I have not seen on before and was curious if this is a good buy. Also if i buy a tool i use it so is it a handy vise to have as well? Here is a photo of it as well. Thanks in advance.

I came across an interesting to me vise that is for sale today. It is $75 for a Will Burt Versa Vise. I have not seen on before and was curious if this is a good buy. Also if i buy a tool i use it so is it a handy vise to have as well? Here is a photo of it as well. Thanks in advance.

***Update*** I did end up buying the workbench. It was all in good shape and paid $200. I am happy with it for sure. Thanks for the replies. A guy has a Lista 8’ long industrial work bench w/ butcher block top & locking chemical cabinet upper. See picture. I can't find anything similar on...

I am in the same situation needing a new workbench top. I am looking for a solid core commercial door. Lowes has a solid core door (1.75" thick) for $75. However i think it has pressed together wood chips for the core...may not hold up as long...

picked up a vise up this weekend at a garage sale. It cleaned up really nice. I have not been able to find much out on it. I assume it is not vintage but not sure on its age or original price. Any help would be appreciated. Below is the info and numbers I found on it. Desmond Stephan MFG CO...

I picked up a vise up this weekend at a garage sale. It cleaned up really nice. I have not been able to find much out on it. I assume it is not vintage but not sure on its age or original price. Any help would be appreciated. Below is the info and numbers I found on it. Desmond Stephan MFG CO...

I picked up a vise up this weekend at a garage sale. It cleaned up really nice. I have not been able to find much out on it. I assume it is not vintage but not sure on its age or original price. Any help would be appreciated. Below is the info and numbers I found on it. Desmond Stephan MFG...

So I have an idea for building something like a pattern maker's vise. I really like the idea of the emmert pattern makers vise. However, I cant afford to drop $350 + on a knockoff one. I have been snooping around and I'm considering making one. However it will only pivot 90 degrees to the...

Now that was slick. Thanks for sharing. That's the general idea I am looking for.

I have been researching ideas for building a foot operated leg vise. I like the idea of a jawhorse but don't like it not having any substantial weight with it to keep it stable. I also like how versatile the pattern maker's vises are that attach to a workbench but those are $$$$. I figure a...

Just wanted to share my workbench. I consider my bench more of a "maker's" workbench. I do a little bit of everything with it. It's not too big and not too small (top surface is 30" x 60" and height is 32"). For what I use it for, it has worked really nicely for the past 4 or so years that I...

Looking for opinions on which of the two items to get for my garage this winter. I do more general projects of all kinds, light mechanical work, wood projects, and handyman type work too. So I am looking at the harbor freight 1000 pound cap lift cart or the jawhorse. Which do you think would...

To add to Larryjones's comment, i would recommend around the entire perimeter of the repair area that you have sharp perpendicular face cut into the concrete. Then chip out the concrete to a more uniform depth across the entire repair area. This is to prevent feather edges flaking off in the...

I ran across this yesterday looking for a diy plywood cutting table. I thought it was a neat idea and was from the 1980's Mother Earth magazine. I thought others here might have a similar interest or might be able to use it in their shop. I think you could even use it as a dual purpose...

Been a while since I have posted. I am looking for ideas for using a scissor lift table to build a Workbench. I can't seem to find much on this. Vi have seen the scissor-lift workbench that was an article in a wood working magazine a long while back. Just wondering if anyone here has built...