Pipe Vise

[monkeyspanners]

Anyone got any experience of these? Thinking might be useful holding pipes while brazing etc.

 

[lilredex]

Looks good if you have the extra room.

I use my end mounted W.W. vise for that chore, cannot afford to loose any more bench space.

 

[BD1]

A RIDGID chain vise tripod would be more versatile. The chain is great for almost anykind of shape.


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[toplessHO]

I have the Rigid tristand chain vise and use it daily
I also have a chain vise Ive made to fit my Reese hitch.
This vise would be great to add to both of those.

 

[dr_clyde]

That’s a hard sell for me. I’m a big fan of the Ridgid tristand chain vise, and I don’t really see this as much of an improvement.

 

[toplessHO]

That’s a hard sell for me. I’m a big fan of the Ridgid tristand chain vise, and I don’t really see this as much of an improvement.

Its designed for those that dont have a 1 ton utility bed truck to haul tools in.
Says"fits in your tool bag" and I agree.
I think for some it does have merit,and this is coming from someone else that uses a chain vise tri stand very regularly
I would mount it on a 3 ft piece of 2x6 if I was using it,or at lease try it out as is.
How many times have you held something on a ladder with channel loks and cut with a bandsaw or hacksaw?

 

[Aileron]

Don't see much use for it unless you only have 1 hand. Why wouldn't you just use a extra pipe wrench to back up on the pipe to remove the valve if you didn't have a chain vise. Unless you putting pressure against the jaws I sure don't see it holding a piece of anything steady.

 

[Fierljeppen]

I think portability is the key word here. My Ridgid 460 chain vise has held miles of: pvc pipe, conduit, copper tubing and unistrut, but getting it on a roof-top isn't always an easy task.

I'm thinking about fabricating something similar to the defunct product below for certain tasks. I like the idea of being able to use my own Ridgid pipe wrenches.

 

[Aileron]

The Ridgid 425 is a little more portable than a 460. The 425 only goes to 2 inch, but you can install a model 460 chain on it. Only thing about the 425 is sometimes you miss the larger table for setting stuff on.