Fireball 208

[whateg01]

I'll never be able to afford one even if I could use it but man! That's a massive vise. I don't think I'll be keeping my sausage in it!

 

[Mike007]

Wow. That's awesome. I wonder what the demand is for a vise of that size?

 

[brglasp]

I can't find any pricing information. This is one of those tools I'll have to tell the wife "The ONLY way I can continue to do all of our vehicle repairs is to buy this one tool". The Heavy Duty 208 is now on my bucket list.

 

[whateg01]

I can't find any pricing information. This is one of those tools I'll have to tell the wife "The ONLY way I can continue to do all of our vehicle repairs is to buy this one tool". The Heavy Duty 208 is now on my bucket list.

The upside is you won't need a lift. Just flip the car on its side and stick it in the vise!

 

[sparky 1971]

Wow. I'd never heard of Fireball before today. I was supposed to be cleaning out the shop this afternoon, but instead fell asleep watching a youtube video. No idea how long I was out, but when I woke up, video #1 of him making the prototype was on. Of course I was mesmerized and had to watch all four. I want one. No effing clue what I would use it for that my cheap Menards vise couldn't do, but I want it anyway.

 

[General Geoff]

Wow. I'd never heard of Fireball before today.

If you want a few hours days of reading, there's a 650-reply-long thread about their Hardtail vise right here on GJ!

Cliff notes: It's big, it's heavy, it's made from ductile iron, it's fantastically well-engineered and overbuilt, it's made in Taiwan unless you pay twice the price for a USA built version, and nobody really needs such a behemoth outside of maybe shipyards or railroad repair depots.

Of course I bought one for my little basement workshop