February 13, 201214 yr 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
February 13, 201214 yr 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
February 13, 201214 yr 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.
February 13, 201214 yr Author 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!
February 13, 201214 yr 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.
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