StewMac Guitar Repair Vise 1813

The luthier’s favorite vise is even easier to use, thanks to custom modifications: bearing-smooth operation, fast crank handwheel, and urethane/hardwood swivel jaws.Custom modifications make it the best! Don’t mistake our vise for one of the many copycats! We’ve customized our Guitar Repair Vise to give it bearing-smooth operation that you won’t find elsewhere. Turn the fast-crank handwheel and you’ll immediately feel the difference.Customized four ways:1. Fast-crank handwheel with removable handle2. Roller bearings for fast smooth opening/closing3. Protective urethane surfaces on custom hardwood jaws4. Nylon-core adjustable tension nuts control 360 jaw rotationA good vise is the central hub of your workshop. Every repair or building job benefits from a solid, secure vise, and if it’s actually a pleasure to use that’s all the better! Our Guitar Repair Vise is 32 pounds of steel that rotates full-circle to position the work for comfortable access. Each inch-thick hardwood jaw rotates too, with forgiving urethane surfaces to hold instruments of any shape/any size. This vise holds the tapered angles of a neck securely without needing any shims. Nylon-core adjustment nuts set the tension on the rotating jaws, so you can let them spin loosely or hold their angle. The vise jaws open to a maximum of 6 inch (15.24cm). We’ve built in a roller bearing so the vise opens and adjusts smoothly – and added a crank handle to make it speedy. (The handle’s conveniently removable, too.) The sturdy base can be installed under your workbench for 8 inch vise height, or on top for 9-3/4 inch height. The threaded mounting rod and large wingnut mount the vise quickly on any benchtop up to 4-1/2 inch thick.