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Just getting into craving my old Sear vise could only hold my piece of wood and had to keep moving the base to get to the area that I need to. I would not hesitate to buy this product and a great value for the price.Stanley MaxSteel 83-069 Multi-Angle Vise The Stanley MaxSteel 83-069 Multi-Angle Vise is a one of kind vise; I was looking for a vise that could move in any direction that I needed. This vise you have a base mount that is solid and a 360 degree ball that is mounted on top that you can change in any direction that you need.
The two vises is working out beautifully - they hold my cane at any angle, singly or in duet. The shaft of all my canes have a curve which makes it difficult to clamp without damage to the wood. LittlePaw, The CaneSmith I saw a friend using this vise on his video and he recommended it. And based on what I saw, I bought two because I am a custom walking cane carver and all my canes are carved out of one blank of wood -much like a rifle stock. I highly recommend them.
Couldn't be happier. You can rotate your work HOWEVER you want it.
for accurate solid work with huge amounts of mobility, this is a gem. And the Stanley is light and strong.
It has a sturdy grip and jaw covers so you wont mar delicate surfaces. If you wanted a shop vice to shape steel, I would find a another vice.
I use my Stanley as a PC board vice while drilling holes using the Milescraft rotary tool drill press and the Black and Decker RTX. The total work station on my desk takes up about as much room as a mousepad.
As a hobbists vice I very highly recommended it.
Works well for small projects- like the Derby cars for Scouting. Works well but not large enough for major drilling or shapping but still recommend.
It would be a good vise for very light projects. I sold mine. On the other hand it could be put in about any position you needed and didn't move. It tended to squeeze things out rather than hold on. The rubber covers for the jaws were pretty useless for holding with any force. I used this vice for holding an antique main spring winder for watches. The vise did not close evenly with mild pressure. The work surface clamp worked well.
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