Where do I get one of these (a vice)?

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I need a stable, heavy-duty, general purpose vice, but dont have a dedicated bench to bolt it to.
Then I saw this:
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in a post by knifenut1013. (Ignore the sandpaper-block thingy.) He called it a "$10 HF vise".

What's "HF", and does it really cost $10? It looks too heavy/sturdy to be so cheap.
Much thanks.
 
What were once vices are now habits;)I am pretty sure you are looking for vises because vices will tend to find you whether you are looking or not:D
 
Wally World has a very similar US made vice for about $20. IIRC Sears carries the same vice.
 
It's definitely a light duty vise . I've had one for years .There's no weight to it and if force is applied the vise moves in the ball. It certainly has it's uses as long as you think light duty.
 
I'm glad I asked. I was afraid of getting it then finding out it wasnt as sturdy as I needed it.
What I really need is a vise to hold a drill or dremel, to mount paper wheels on. Any suggestions?
Is the Panavise's ball joint sturdy enough to withstand the weight and vibrations of an old AC hand drill?
I dont really need a ball joint; just stability mostly. Like I said, I would by a (small) bench grinder, but in my apartment I dont have a dedicated bench to bolt it to.
 
sorry lerner im new here but come on get some kind of portable bench or somthing you cant be sturdy unless your solid.i have not made a knife yet but i will post my first knife im buying 4 blades to start and will make my own handles ill plane my own maple and what ever handles it takes more time than it does to pound out a blade. im not telling the whole story ive done some welding and worked with steel most my life and operated machinery for 30 years so this knife making will be a fun hobby to burn up the winter of -40 days in the summer ill build a forge unless i go to my best friends fabricating shop where my son works and build a fire breathing forge that will kick ass. in the past 5 days ive learned more than ill bet most people in 5 years of knife building thanks to the world wide web and you tube . buy a good heavy vice it will be worth its weight in gold. today i bought a cheap 1 inch belt sanderand disc sander i also bought a new lazer drill press and will build a heavy bench for it tommorrow its -30 today so im staying in also bought a drum sander kit today i know ill need for handles. if i sell knives lerner ill mke my money back on the first 2 what it cost for the tools i bought today so yes its worth it.I de swing a hammer and pound out my own steel but im crippled right now and will be for some time yet but will do so in the summer when im healed up.i have alot of tools and im not trying to sound smart im trying to explain that you need to spend a little money if you want to turn out nice knives.i know ill do ok because i do wood work making cupboards coffee tables display cases and such for a hobby now . using a good solid vice and table you will be safe one slip with a power tool youll loose a finger or if that vice lets go look out.i would go look around for a good 20 pound vice to start youll find out you will never have to many vices .just tryin to help kellyw
 
sorry lerner i forgot to say this in your apt you could build a take down table that would be awesome use 2 pieces of 3/4 inch plywood 18inches wide and 4 ft long use deck screws to screw it together on the bottom edge along the underside of the table screw a 2x4 border then buy 1 4x4 post cut it or have then cut it about 3 ft pieces drill a bolt hole through the 2x4 so it goes through the post for the legs i use one just like it for reloading rifle shells its really sturdy just buy wing nuts instad of regular nuts and you can take it down any time . kellyw
 
I like the idea of the belt sander holding the leather strop and sand paper for sharpening. I have used a belt sander upside down for forming for years. I bought some clamps that went into the assembly screws on the upside down belt sander then clamped it on a piece of wood that came off my work bench. Worked great for a long time. You have to be careful about your hearing, they have such a loud whine you will damage your hearing. Don't ask me how I know. The suction cup would never work for me, nothing that smooth for me. A shopmate portable workbench would probably work well for the appartment dweller, it acts as a large vice . A larger table belt sander with the disc works the best. Quieter. Regards
 
lerner i took my own advice and built a bench table like i told you i had a cpouple 2x4 2 pieces of 18inch x4ft pieces of 3/4 inchplywood i used 3 inch deck screws to screw the 2x4 and then 3 inch deck scrtews to hold the [lywood down to the 2x4 i then bolted the 32inch legs on perfect ill just sand it a bit so i dont gey a sliver and presto with out the wood the table cost 6 bucks the bolts are 3 1/2 inch 3/8 bolts with washers on both sides it will hold my new sander a small vice my bench grinder and my drill press perfectlyto bolt the legs on took 5 min with a ratchet i will attach a strap to the wall in my basement work area just to make it wobble less but its still really soild without oh ya i butted 2 legs on each front corner to make it more solid. kellyw
 
i didnt menton it took about a hour that included all the cutting of the 2x4 s screwing was the longest part of the job hmmmmm my wife never says that lol
 
Actually it is vice, if you spell it in English, it's only America that seems to put an s where there should be a c, and z (that's a zed, not a zee) where there should be an s...
 
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