IRWINTools Clamp-On Vise, 3", 226303

Works perfectly. It's very heavy and holds items well. The grip is solid. I can't think of anything else that I'd want in this, especially for the price.

I puchased this vise at an incredible price. It wasn't even a Lightning Deal or anything like that; just one day the price was drastically reduced for no apparent reason and was, literally, too good to refuse. Unfortunately, once it arrived I had buyer's remorse. For some reason (i.e. my own stupidity), I was under the impression that this was a multi-angle vise similar to the Stanley MaxSteel multi-angle vise. It's not. Keep that in mind when making your purchase.That said, this vise seems to be of decent quality. It's definitely a light-duty vise, being only 3" wide and a clamp-on to boot, but it is heavy for its size and built quite sturdily. The jaws open/close smoothly, so no binding in the main screw. Heck, it even has an anvil and pipe jaws incorporated into the design... on a 3" clamp-on vise!I remember way back in the old days when I lived in an apartment, and there were times I could have used a simple vise like this. If you're married you probably won't get away with this, but for single guys in apartments you could easily clamp this onto your dining room table. Or if you have a WorkMate in the closet, that'll work too. Heck, you could take it to the local park and clamp it onto a picnic bench if you wanted. The point is, the vise is portable, so you're limited only by your imagination for where you could use it.I don't know how much use I'm going to get out of this, considering I already have a heavy-duty 6" vise mounted on my workbench, but for the price I paid it's just not worth the time/effort to return. I'll probably use it as a second support point for those ultra-rare occassions when I'm working on an overly long workpiece; i.e. use the heavy-duty vise for the main grip, but use the smaller clamp-on vise to stabilize the longer workpiece... so long as the workpiece doesn't have to remain level of course, given the size difference between the two vises.Regardless, if you need a light-duty portable vise, this Irwin vise is a great option.

I bought this vice to use as a cheap and quick add-on for workstation for gunsmithing. I'd say overall quality is good for the price. The bolts feel smooth and clamps line up properly. The clamp you use to affix it to a table/workbench could be a little bigger though so in order to handle a bit more force without coming detached. If you need to clamp something that requires significant torquing or bashing it might end up popping off or damaging whichever piece of furniture you have it attached to. Other than that it works great for securing guns for cleaning, smaller assembly actions, dimpling, etc.

This items seems sturdy and for certain Vise solutions is a winner. It is small and fits into a persons hand not the palm of the hand but the entire hand including fingers. The Clamp opens up to a distance of almost 2 inches it is actually 1 and 7/8'ths of an inch. so it easily can be clamped onto the side of a 2 by 4. The width of the jaws are as stated 3 inches The depth that someone can put something down into the vise is 1 and 1/2 inches also under the two jaws one each side is a half moon shaped notch that is not easily noticed in the picture when the vise is closed a pencil can easily be run through this hole but a chap stick would not fit - so that is the size of it. You can therefore clamp down on a rounded object on this part of the vice that is thicker than a pencil. This area is a better option to clamp down on a rounded object than the smooth and flat jaws above it. The jaws of the vise open up to a distance of right at 3 inches but the vise is loose and wobbly at this point because it has been so far opened but there is still some threaded area gripping the main side of the vice that would allow one to clamp something down. There are even two holes in the vice that would allow one to bolt it to a piece of wood these holes DO NOT go up and down in the direction of the clamp but rather are located on the side of the clamp part of the vice so they would be going Horizontal to the Clamp and not Vertical or in other words in the same direction the clamp is going. Notice the pic.

This is a tiny little vice which is very useful for holding things. Look at the measurements so you know exactly what you are getting. It’s a very small, built to a price, vice. That being said, for the price it is really useful. I first used it to solder some 3/4” pipes and it is perfect for that. It’s small and I just keep it in a drawer until I need it so it’s out of the way. I find it useful because it is so small, it’s great for those tasks where you need a third hand and Then get it out of your way. Note that the jaws are NOT hardened which is fine for me but you might care. I think I got my money’s worth. I find myself grabbing this one and installing it in my bench instead of using the permanent big one. Since the big one has to sorta be out of the way so I can use the bench, I find myself using this tiny thing all the time since all the work is right in front of me. Anyway, it really is small so don’t be surprised at that.