Show me your Panavise

[Outlander]

Mrs Outlander, or was it Santa, gave me a Panavise for Christmas and I have yet to secure it to a bench. I have placed it in a couple of spots but can't make up my mind. May end up with a suction cup or a temporary mount.

I really wanted it for where I do electronics type work.

So, please show me you Panavises!

 

[Outlander]

Nest idea with the scissor table! Even neater with the clamp!

 

[Buster21]

Nothing special, I don't have mine secured to the bench, I only use it for small electronics work so I just move it around as needed, I have the older green one at work.

 

[CTyankee]

I'd show you mine...but it's still in the box I bought it in.

You bastards here talked me into buying one a few years ago 'cuz it was such a good deal. Haven't had a use for it yet and probably never will. Screw all of you.

 

[Roobaix]

I have the 312 base on mine. It's perfect. Heavy enough that it doesn't move unless I pick it up.

 

[ChevyEFI]

I used mine last month for the first time to drill something. I had it since the 5$ Radio Shack closeout.

At this time, I will remain strong, not look up vintage green panavise, not look up bases, and not otherwise be suckered into buying accessories. Until later.

 

[rshadd]

Speaking of vintage green... Here's my 70's era Panavise Model 381 with the suction cup mount and nylon jaws. It belonged to my Grandpop. I like the portability and the vacuum base still holds strong after 40+ years.

 

[Outlander]

I'd show you mine...but it's still in the box I bought it in.

You bastards here talked me into buying one a few years ago 'cuz it was such a good deal. Haven't had a use for it yet and probably never will. Screw all of you.

Oh, like the rest of us haven't bought tools because GJ told us too!

 

[pstemari]

I've also got the vise head and the large PCB head, but the junior head sees the most use.



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[bczygan]

OK Dammit!

You guys made me go down to a freezing cold garage to see what I had.....

Thanks a lot!

Bought it from the family of a guy who painted all his tools red.

Bill

 

[Cope]

Nothing special, I don't have mine secured to the bench, I only use it for small electronics work so I just move it around as needed, I have the older green one at work.

I attached mine to an 6"x6"x3/4" piece of Red Oak. Don't use it often. It was buried in a shed full of junk that I inherited 30 years ago when I bought my house.

 

[SteveL]

I've had a suction base version for probably 40 years and like it lot but the suction has never really worked as well as I think it should. Is there any way to make it hold better or am I better off changing out to a clamp style base?

 

[Outlander]

I've also got the vise head and the large PCB head, but the junior head sees the most use.



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I'm thinking this base might just do the trick!

 

[DWise]

Love mine, mounted on panavise surface plate, great for small projects.

 

[rlitman]

I have two, both with the wide opening (NOT self centering) jaws, though they're an old style that uses a locking lever, rather than a knob.

One sits on a cast iron base it came with. The other is bolted to a T shaped piece of wood that I lock in my wood vise when I want it bench mounted.

 

[kngelv]

I'd show you mine...but it's still in the box I bought it in.

You bastards here talked me into buying one a few years ago 'cuz it was such a good deal. Haven't had a use for it yet and probably never will. Screw all of you.

Ha Ha. I have two in the box from the same time frame. Radio Shack closeouts.

James

 

[CTyankee]

Bought this at an estate sale today with a few other things for $10.

Nice..

Mine is still in the box

 

[Outlander]

I mentioned this in another thread...

After I got it home, I looked online into replacing the plywood. Either of the two PanaVise bases are thirty dollars. I think I will live with the plywood or drill and tap a small piece of steel.

I figure mine is pretty old. I am guessing 70’s or 80’s. They have changed a lot of the details since then.

Nice vintage thread revival! I'll look for the other thread.

 

[Outlander]

Outlander, what did you end up doing for a base for the one your wife bought you?

So far it sits on my bench/table un attached. I have not had to use it for mire than holding things so far, so I haven't needed to secure it. I'll probably clamp it if I do since it is a multi-purpose bench/table in my office.

 

[skruft]

I have had a few of them but have rarely used them except sometimes with the wide rubber jaws to hold parts of clocks that I repair.

 

[ChevyEFI]

In May 2018, I set mine on the coffee table and drilled a pearl for the wife.

 

[BWS]

Mine sits eye level in the top of a machinist chest/cab next to a BP mill with a 0-1" mic stuck in it.... tilted for easy reading.

 

[Two Speed]

I have a couple, one just sits free, the other is mounted to an old heat sink for some heft to hold it in place.
The one I have at work also sits free as you move it where you need to use it.

 

[mrthreeplates]

I got a set of flexible clips to go with my panavise. Got it from hobby creek dot com.

Comes in real "handy" when doing electronics work. I used to have the traditional third hand tool, but it was more frustrating than useful. This attachment wasn't cheap, but is awesome so far.

 

[PelicanPines]

I have a few... even added a small angle iron to the bottom of one base so it can be clamped in a real vise... ***** I know.

 

[byoungblood]

Bought mine at RS clearance 5-6 years ago, I take a couple of small 1" c-clamps to hold mine down to my workbench when I need to secure it. Otherwise I just move it around as needed when soldering or performing other small tasks that do not require having it bolted down.

 

[ecotec]

I keep finding them at estate sales...

I just bought the QuadHands stand to the one that was previously just screwed to a piece of plywood. I have not used it yet, so I do not know how much I will like it.

 

[cbracer]

I tried the suction cup mount and it was terrible. Bought the standard desk stand mount and then filled the bottom with lead shot & epoxy to add even more weight! love it

 

[CTyankee]

3 years later...and still in the box..only difference now is, I don't know where I put it

 

[Ralf11]

I attached mine to an 6"x6"x3/4" piece of Red Oak. ...

same

and I chuck it in the big vise sometimes too