Hold your smallest workpieces with these vises, which have a clamp-on base for quick installation and removal from a benchtop.

Vises with a swivel base rotate 180° and can be locked in place.

These vises have flat jaws.

Styles A and C adjust by turning the wingnut.

Style B adjusts by turning the handle.

Vises with hollow body allow wires and rods to pass through.

Squeeze the body to open the flat jaws; release to grip.

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Set includes four vises with different opening sizes. Pass wires and rods through the hollow body; turn the collar to close the collet around the material.

Secure small parts in spring clamps to keep hands free for soldering, gluing, and assembly. The workholder’s arms are mounted to a base and adjust for positioning work at almost any angle.

Clamp thin materials and in tight spaces. Squeeze the handles to open the clamp; release and the spring holds it tightly in place. Clamps with a hole on the end can be secured to your workholder’s arm, so your hands are free for soldering, gluing, and assembling.

Style A clamps have alligator-grip jaws to hold material securely.

Style D clamps have a plate built into their jaws that lets them apply pressure evenly, without denting or marring what they hold. Use these clamps with ceramics, plastics, and other sensitive materials.

Style E clamps have a support beam that keeps them upright and balanced. They can hold material for a long time without adding extra pressure.

Style F, G, H, J, and L clamps have a long bottom jaw for supporting large material or thin sheets and bars.

Style M clamps have jaws with three sections: a point for precise contact, a flat area for general gripping, and a curved portion for holding round material.

Steel clamps are medium weight and good for holding light materials. Since steel isn’t a good heat conductor, these clamps won’t work well as a heat sink.

Stainless steel clamps resist high temperatures, so you can use them as a heat sink. These clamps are good for soldering because solder won’t stick to them. 17-7 PH stainless steel clamps have a 700° F maximum temperature for use in electroplating applications.

Aluminum clamps are lightweight. They also conduct heat and electricity, so you can use them as a heat sink.

Clamps with a cushion grip are comfortable to hold.

Clamps with a plain grip have an all-metal construction that makes them good for holding parts while soldering. Style A and B clamps have a textured handle that helps you get a better grip.

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Sized for small parts and tight spaces, these clamps have a pivoting pad at each end to hold workpieces at any angle up to 180°.

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