DanBrassaw Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Pretty neat!http://www.ebay.com/...vectorid=229466 Here's another one, with the attachments that are missing from the one on Ebay: http://blacksmith.org/forums/threads/1282-Stewart-Handy-Worker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudbugone Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 That is pretty slick....I've never seen one like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 lol i was looking at that tonight thinking how nifty it was as well but the price was a bit much for a nifty item Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 It may look neat but for any work beyond cluttering your bench its just junk. It is a poor vise, much to little support in the throat, surly it will bend under any heavy tightening. And way to little mass for any forge work, it will break under heavy hammering. Some things were made to go right to the scrap pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 yup i am 100% with you MLM but still it is kind of neat looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBrassaw Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 Yeah, that was my notion. If it only cost 15 bucks, I might add it to my "neat junk" shelf, but I can't see it being useful for anything. The only anvil/vise combos I had seen before this one were the squatty cast ones, and this one caught my eye. I like how they went a step further with the "swiss army" idea, and added a grinder attachment to the outside of the vise. Just think, if you tacked a forge on one side, you could smith without ever leaving one spot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Look at a reprint of the 1900's Sears & Roebuck catalog and see a bunch of the "one tool does all" for sale to folks who would fall for that sort of thing. Notice how few of them are still around even after being marketed so widely. Generally an indication of utility and how long they would last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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