Panavise for a rolling tool cart?

[noahwins]

I'm looking for a light duty vice that I can attach to the top of my tool cart (Snap On KRSC430). I'm talking something to hold brake pads to file down the tabs to fit or bend small parts back into shape. Light duty. The 5" bench vises at the shop I work at have broken jaws and are far away from the lifts.

Is there anything better on the market that's either vacuum or magnetic base than this 2.5" Panavise 381? Looks like they were made in the USA at least once upon a time. Multiple jaws are available (nylon, PTFE, brass, steel) and so is a rebuild kit. The body is cast zinc.

http://www.panaviseonline.com/Vacuum_Base_Panavise_Model_381_p/pv-381.htm

 

[830singleshot]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7F6N20/?tag=atomicindus08-20

These don't have a ton of clamping ability but are cast iron and very versatile. I've used one for years and live that I v
Can pull the vice off and place it on it's side. Greatly adds to the usefulness of it. My dad had one in the 1970's called a Versa-Vice

 

[BolognaBlake]

Ok, two things.

1) I don't have any advice on the vice.

2) Why are you filing the pads/ears on brake pads?

 

[kngelv]

I have two of them but would not recommend one for filing brake pads. I use mine to hold items being soldered and other very light uses. You can’t reef on them at all. I get the feeling you might not realize how small they really are either.

James

 

[PoorOwner]

check out mine

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7815713#post7815713

 

[pstemari]

... You can’t reef on them at all. I get the feeling you might not realize how small they really are either.

Yeah, panavises are nice, but certainly not beefy. I use mine for holding pcbs while soldering and for holding locks while picking.

Using one for filing is pretty reasonable, but I wouldn't use one to hold something I was hitting with a hammer.

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[davethorik]

Someone just posted a thread about the small clamp-on rotating Asian wonder vise that HF sells. I think it's less than $20, I'd probably go that direction if I didn't have something better.

 

[davethorik]

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=418773

 

[noahwins]

2) Why are you filing the pads/ears on brake pads?

We get parts from Napa Auto Parts (a.k.a. Shengzen Newspaper Recycling and Brake Linings Mfg. Co. Ltd.).

The stampings **** and nothing fits quite right.

 

[noahwins]

I have two of them but would not recommend one for filing brake pads. I use mine to hold items being soldered and other very light uses. You can’t reef on them at all. I get the feeling you might not realize how small they really are either.

James

They certainly look tiny but big enough to file down small things. I also like that you can use them as soldering stations. Quadhands is designed to fit onto the base.

What's reefing?

 

[jdewitt]

What's reefing?

Manhandling

 

[anndel]

Panavises are great for small stuff like electronics building, soldering, coax cable soldering and may handle filing brake pads. I have 2 Panavises, the 396 wide opening head on a low profile base and tray base mount and the 303 standard head on a clamp. I use my 3-1/2 Wilton or bullet vise for bigger stuff and not the Panavises.

 

[noahwins]

Looks like I need a bigger vise then. Would be nice to find one with a magnetic base.

 

[Aquamoose]

Are you open to having a lightweight with a base that bolts to the worktop yet can remove the vise?


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[Aquamoose]

Here’s one that I use. I’m impressed with the grip strength which is suitable for most uses. It’s not a metal vise but it grips quite plenty. No question, it will have no problem holding your brake pads. The vise has a base that’s fastened and makes the vise removable or relocatable if you have extra bases. I used it with my prior job extensively with a 3/4” top with a cut out for the base. This gives me a full work top with the vise disconnected from the base.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005NMUG/?tag=atomicindus08-20




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[noahwins]

That might be just what I was looking for! Thank you.

 

[noahwins]

Panavise - Contact Us

Main Office and US Manufacturing
PanaVise Products, Inc.
7540 Colbert Drive
Reno, Nevada 89511
U.S.A.
Phone: (775) 850-2900 or (800) 759-7535
Fax: (775) 850-2929 or (800) 395-8002

China Manufacturing Plant
PanaVise Tool (Changzhou), LLC
Changzhou Export Zone
2 Xingzhu Road, Building A9
Changzhou
Jiangsu Province, PRC 213031
Phone: 011-86-519-851-60871
Fax: 011-86-519-851-60872

So disappointing to keep seeing this.

Their stuff used to be made in L.A.

 

[mad-ass]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00068U7O0/?tag=atomicindus08-20

perhaps you are looking for something like this? quick action vise

 

[mad-ass]

I completely forgot about this..and maybe what you are looking for as well? if not now you know it exists.

Meyer Plier.

 

[Aquamoose]

Panavise - Contact Us

Main Office and US Manufacturing
PanaVise Products, Inc.
7540 Colbert Drive
Reno, Nevada 89511
U.S.A.
Phone: (775) 850-2900 or (800) 759-7535
Fax: (775) 850-2929 or (800) 395-8002

China Manufacturing Plant
PanaVise Tool (Changzhou), LLC
Changzhou Export Zone
2 Xingzhu Road, Building A9
Changzhou
Jiangsu Province, PRC 213031
Phone: 011-86-519-851-60871
Fax: 011-86-519-851-60872

So disappointing to keep seeing this.

Their stuff used to be made in L.A.

Fortunately, many of mine were built in the UK. I still have a new one as a spare in case my other ones break.

It’s still the spare after 20 years.


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[kctyphoon]

You want a good idea..
I’m not familiar with the snap on cart you have - but i’ll assume its a cart that doesnt have a folding lid? Either way this would still work..

Pick out the vice you want. A regular bolt on vice, whatever size you feel you need. Mount the vice onto a larger square peice of 3/4” plywood. (Say 1/3 or 1/2 the size of the top of your cart). Then go to Home Depot, or Harbor freight - and buy 4 or 5 round 30 or 60 pound pull magnets.. they have 90 pound also, but thats gonna be too much. depending on the size you make the plywood base, screw or bolt a magnet under it on all 4 corners. If you make the base big (size of the carts top) you can even place one in the center to avoid having any flex in the plywood. The plywood will let you mount the vice to the top, the magnets underneath, and give you a protective surface for the top of the cart. You can even place a layer of electrical tape on the magnets if you wanna avoid scratching the cart.

You can leave the whole thing on the cart, if you make the plywood small enough, you can remove it and hang if off the side or back of the cart with the same magnets. Granted - dont guy buying a giant vice..

I made this years ago for work.. theres 4 90lb magnets by the charger, (2 on the corners, 2 in the middle), and 2 60lb magnets on the corners by the flashlights. This things hangs VERTICALLY on a metal filing cabinet, and has not moved or slid from where i placed it in years. I actually almost hurt my fingers hanging it on caused it pulled so hard once it got close. There’s 2 9.0 batteries on in and 4 5.0 batteries today. It handles everyone pulling batteries on and off without any movement. You REALLY have to want to get this thing off for it to move. Something similar with a small vice would be no problem at all to hang off the back /side of a tool cart for storage. If you left it on the lid then all the magnets have to do is keep it from sliding.. no holes in the cart to mount anything, and it ain’t gonna move.

This way, you can get any cheap swivel base vice you want, like this one, and quickly and easily take it on and off, still store in on the side of the cart, and have a sacrificial top to cover the cart

Zerone Bench Vices,4" Mechanic Bench Vise Heavy-Duty 360° Swivel Base Table Top Clamp Bench Vice Workshop Clamp Engineers 110mm Jaw Workshop https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CHQNW2C/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[tomwil]

Any thought to using a Rockwell Jawhorse? I use one for brake work, and they can be had relatively inexpensively.

 

[anndel]

Any thought to using a Rockwell Jawhorse? I use one for brake work, and they can be had relatively inexpensively.

I have and use one all the time. That and a bench vise is all you need.