# Vises **URL:** https://fireball.discourse.group/c/vises-and-presses/5.md [Latest](https://fireball.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://fireball.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://fireball.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [About the Vises category](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/about-the-vises-category/22)
**Author:** [@Fireball\_Filmmaker](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Fireball_Filmmaker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/about-the-vises-category/22 "2023-07-11T00:59:26Z")
Vise, vise, baby! Here is the place for all vise talk. Any vise, new or old (or even those nonexistent…yet) can be talked about here. Have a vise-related question? Ask it! Want to show off your collection? Post it! Have … --- ## [Vise suggestion](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/vise-suggestion/4460)
**Author:** [@Josiah\_J](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Josiah_J)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/vise-suggestion/4460 "2026-09-23T12:19:40Z")
I contacted fireball about this and they referred me over to this. Does anyone have a good suggestion for a vise that’d be great for doing hydraulic cylinders? Preferably one that can tilt to let the excess fluid out? --- ## [Black Bear Forge Re-reviews the Fireball Hardtail Vise After Owning It for a Year](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/black-bear-forge-re-reviews-the-fireball-hardtail-vise-after-owning-it-for-a-year/4461)
**Author:** [@Fireball-Tool](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Fireball-Tool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/black-bear-forge-re-reviews-the-fireball-hardtail-vise-after-owning-it-for-a-year/4461 "2026-09-22T19:00:39Z")
Black Bear Forge just released a new video touring every vise in his shop, and a big part of it answers a question his viewers have been asking for a while: now that the Fireball Hardtail has been his primary vise for ov… --- ## [Got a broken vise? We want to see it. (and you'll receive a special discount towards your New Hardtail Vise!)](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/got-a-broken-vise-we-want-to-see-it-and-youll-receive-a-special-discount-towards-your-new-hardtail-vise/3826)
**Author:** [@Fireball-Tool](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Fireball-Tool)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/got-a-broken-vise-we-want-to-see-it-and-youll-receive-a-special-discount-towards-your-new-hardtail-vise/3826 "2026-09-19T15:57:48Z")
Post a photo (or several) of your destroyed vise in this thread. The more carnage, the better. Then tell us what happened. Was it a heroic last stand? A tragic accident? An epic failure mid-project? Share your story, a… --- ## [510 vise shipping cost](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/510-vise-shipping-cost/4450)
**Author:** [@dcferris](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/dcferris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/510-vise-shipping-cost/4450 "2026-09-17T13:38:53Z")
I’m about to order a 510. I was going to go the 614 but honestly the 510 is over kill. Shipping for both the 510 and the 614 are the same at $150. I added some jaws, and the stand. The Shipping jumps to $328 for the 5… --- ## [Video idea vise testing](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/video-idea-vise-testing/4440)
**Author:** [@Soren\_Nelson](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Soren_Nelson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/video-idea-vise-testing/4440 "2026-09-04T16:24:19Z")
I would like to see the fireball 614 go against the Colombian 608 vise, if you could do that it would be great. --- ## [Vise Build](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/vise-build/4444)
**Author:** [@Gabe\_B](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Gabe_B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/vise-build/4444 "2026-09-04T16:02:20Z")
Hey Jason- I want to build my own vise similar to your DIY vise and 510. I figured you’ve learned quite a bit since you did that original build. I think I want to do an acme thread- do you recommend 1” 5tpi or something … --- ## [Record No. 112 is the nearest to the Fireball hard tail](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/record-no-112-is-the-nearest-to-the-fireball-hard-tail/4420)
**Author:** [@LeoKemsley](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/LeoKemsley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/record-no-112-is-the-nearest-to-the-fireball-hard-tail/4420 "2026-08-22T15:37:53Z")
I know that the Fireball hardtail is a superior product -I can see that from Fireballs videos. And one day I would like to own a Fireball hardtail. But I grew up with RECORD vises -and they are very good -they built them… --- ## [Fein magnetic vice](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/fein-magnetic-vice/4259)
**Author:** [@Dahoe](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Dahoe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/fein-magnetic-vice/4259 "2026-08-22T11:29:37Z")
A couple of years ago I purchased a Fein magnetic vice to use for portable welding, drilling, and grinding. It is very versatile and handy but has a major flaw when using it for welding. The vice can be removed from the … --- ## [Its on to descaling then surface treatment](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/its-on-to-descaling-then-surface-treatment/4379)
**Author:** [@Dlmechanic](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Dlmechanic)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/its-on-to-descaling-then-surface-treatment/4379 "2026-08-03T02:25:38Z")
As usual, this took longer than expected. Wish I had a bigger lathe/mill. --- ## [Vise Stands](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/vise-stands/4365)
**Author:** [@Karl\_Moritz](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Karl_Moritz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/vise-stands/4365 "2026-08-01T13:04:25Z")
I just got a fireball 614 vise (used off marketplace) and very excited to have this to go with my dragon wagon table. this 614 will be replacing a wilton c3 vise I had on a home made stand. I am debating buying a fire… --- ## [DIY vise build](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/diy-vise-build/4367)
**Author:** [@brandonlaneday](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/brandonlaneday)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/diy-vise-build/4367 "2026-07-24T23:41:16Z")
After dealing with a bent screw on the old Wilton in my shop I wanted to replace it but Jason’s videos made me not like what vises are available on the market especially for the prices. But also can’t spend the money on … --- ## [DXF and NC file for mounting Plate](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/dxf-and-nc-file-for-mounting-plate/4098)
**Author:** [@ccatt327](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/ccatt327)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/dxf-and-nc-file-for-mounting-plate/4098 "2026-04-23T07:20:10Z")
So for those of you who like me ordered the hardtail, and the stand, only to realize you forgot the mounting plate. If you have a crossfire pro plasma table the NC file is coded with Langmuir post processing. Had I pai… --- ## [Vise damaged](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/vise-damaged/4189)
**Author:** [@Tanapisit](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Tanapisit)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/vise-damaged/4189 "2026-04-10T12:50:19Z")
I wanted a Fireball vise, but it’s probably difficult to find in Thailand. The one in the picture is made in China, and it’s very flimsy. --- ## [What is a High Pressure Vise](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/what-is-a-high-pressure-vise/4242)
**Author:** [@Fireball-Tool](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Fireball-Tool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/what-is-a-high-pressure-vise/4242 "2026-04-02T21:08:28Z")
We just released a new video putting our Fireball 510 Hardtail High Pressure Vise up against a Record No. 6 from England. Watch the new video here! Now, let’s be clear right up front: this is an apples to blueberries… --- ## [Shop Portable](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/shop-portable/4231)
**Author:** [@Robert\_Ferris](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Robert_Ferris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/shop-portable/4231 "2026-03-31T14:49:34Z")
Setup to move around the shop with forks. Stable. --- ## [Hardtail loosening on its own?](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/hardtail-loosening-on-its-own/4224)
**Author:** [@Mickey\_Kosareff](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Mickey_Kosareff)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/hardtail-loosening-on-its-own/4224 "2026-03-19T13:58:54Z")
Just wondering if anyone has had their hardtail loosening on its own when not completely cranking down on something. I have my vise mounted on the back of service truck so it’s open to the elements but for about the last… --- ## [Hardtail vise VS European Vises ( HEUER 180 & Dolex Serak 280 )](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/hardtail-vise-vs-european-vises-heuer-180-dolex-serak-280/4211)
**Author:** [@Louis\_S](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Louis_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/hardtail-vise-vs-european-vises-heuer-180-dolex-serak-280/4211 "2026-03-14T11:13:27Z")
Hi Fireball team and everyone, I watch recently the shorts of Jason bullying the record N°6 . And I wonder if you be interested to test the HEUER 180 (German) and Dolex Serak 280 ( French). I can help you get a hold of … --- ## [Hardtail Vise on EU metric 19 mm fixture table](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/hardtail-vise-on-eu-metric-19-mm-fixture-table/4204)
**Author:** [@ammiraglio](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/ammiraglio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/hardtail-vise-on-eu-metric-19-mm-fixture-table/4204 "2026-03-13T13:20:34Z")
Ciao! You maybe wondering whether your new Hardtail Vise can be secured on EU 19 mm system fixture table (having holes spaced 50 mm) using Tacking Bolts, so you can move it around quickly when needed. Well, no. Swivel … --- ## [Fireball vs Brockhaus Heuer](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/fireball-vs-brockhaus-heuer/4200)
**Author:** [@A\_Lud\_Marton](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/A_Lud_Marton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/fireball-vs-brockhaus-heuer/4200 "2026-03-11T18:00:13Z")
Could you do a comparison between the fireball lineup of vises and the comparable Heuer vises? --- ## [Compact Hardtail Design Issue](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/compact-hardtail-design-issue/4050)
**Author:** [@TC777](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/TC777)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/compact-hardtail-design-issue/4050 "2026-02-19T14:10:39Z")
The fixed jaw is too far back and thus mounting a long vertical piece will interfere with both the mounting feet and the table edge. I’ve mounted the vise as close to the edge of the table as possible and there is just … --- ## [Screw Press testing with 2x2 x 1/4" wall tubing](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/screw-press-testing-with-2x2-x-1-4-wall-tubing/4110)
**Author:** [@BCDC](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/BCDC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/screw-press-testing-with-2x2-x-1-4-wall-tubing/4110 "2026-01-13T19:30:47Z")
Hey Guys, First time posting here on the Fireball Forum. Awhile back Jason posted a youtube short / instagram video on a way to test vise tonnage. He had different thickness 2x2 x 1/4” wall square tube, 1/4”, 3/8”, 1/… --- ## [Sidekick Vise Mounting (4")](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/sidekick-vise-mounting-4/3642)
**Author:** [@DDFabMarcus](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/DDFabMarcus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/sidekick-vise-mounting-4/3642 "2026-01-10T17:02:52Z")
Im wondering if I am installing the vise incorrectly or if I have the wrong shoulder bolts. Any thoughts? The nut bottoms out on the shoulder of the bolt. And unfortunately I don’t have any washer large enough to make… --- ## [My version of the "tube and plate" vise](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/my-version-of-the-tube-and-plate-vise/4065)
**Author:** [@MikeW](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/MikeW)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/my-version-of-the-tube-and-plate-vise/4065 "2025-12-12T01:57:36Z")
I wanted to build this vise ever since Jason put out the original video. I bought the plans, all the recommended hardware from McMaster Carr and all the material and then I didn’t get around to it for a couple years. In … --- ## [Adding thrust bearings on bench and leg vises](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/adding-thrust-bearings-on-bench-and-leg-vises/4029)
**Author:** [@Lucca](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Lucca)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/adding-thrust-bearings-on-bench-and-leg-vises/4029 "2025-11-15T10:34:15Z")
I’d like to thank Jason for this concept of adding thrust bearings to the vises. I’ve added it to a Ridgid 60CPN and a french leg vise so far, and I intend to do so in every vise I have that it’s possible. It’s really a… --- ## [Broken vise](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/broken-vise/4026)
**Author:** [@Peytonlouis](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Peytonlouis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/broken-vise/4026 "2025-11-11T20:46:10Z")
Here is my broken vise that I’m having to just make it work for now --- ## [Comparing fireball vises](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/comparing-fireball-vises/4018)
**Author:** [@bobclark](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/bobclark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/comparing-fireball-vises/4018 "2025-10-28T15:02:12Z")
This is a video suggestion for Jason. I’d love the see a head to head comparison of the hardtail, compact hardtail and the forged fireball vises. --- ## [Hardtail tilting base build](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/hardtail-tilting-base-build/4014)
**Author:** [@Joey](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Joey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/hardtail-tilting-base-build/4014 "2025-10-27T15:16:08Z")
I have a 614 vise sitting in the shop that really needs a base! I’m wanting to build a tilting base so it can be used as a small press, but I would really like the base to complement the vise, anyway the design I came up… --- ## [Brand new just didn’t hold up](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/brand-new-just-didn-t-hold-up/4007)
**Author:** [@Joe](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Joe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/brand-new-just-didn-t-hold-up/4007 "2025-10-19T12:20:28Z")
I put a hydraulic cylinder in the vise and was trying to break the nut loose and the vise broke in half --- ## [My Yost 208 vs Fireball Standard Hardtail](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/my-yost-208-vs-fireball-standard-hardtail/3985)
**Author:** [@Vanguard](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Vanguard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/my-yost-208-vs-fireball-standard-hardtail/3985 "2025-10-10T01:58:11Z")
I bought this Yost 208 8 Inch Vice about 5 years ago when a large crane company had a going out of business sale. They used this and another vice together to repack massive hydraulic cylinders. It’s never been broken but… [Next page](https://fireball.discourse.group/c/vises-and-presses/5.md?page=1)