Screwless Toolmakers Vice

[Al8236]

A small toolmakers vise milled from 6160 alloy just for something to practice on.

[rossbotics]

Seams as though your practice is paying off, another great job, keep it up !

[Paul Jones]

I like you approach by starting with 6061 aluminum to fine tune your technique and the vise looks very good.

[Al8236]

I really don't have any use for it, But it does make a nice little paperweight.

[sossol]

I really don't have any use for it, But it does make a nice little paperweight.

Sometimes you get a tool because you have a use for it. Sometimes you get the tool, then find a use for it. Either is perfectly acceptable, especially when they look this good.

Neil

[mklotz]

Let's see; potential uses for an aluminum vise ??

Giant clamp-on heat sink

Soldering vise (most solders won't stick to aluminum) although, since it's a heat sink, this may be a non-starter

Holding parts for electrolysis or application of caustic substances that would rust steel vises

There must be other (serious) uses but that's all I have for now.

[sossol]

A tiny micarta clamp.

Given it's current status as a paperweight, then a penholder would be a somewhat practical use. Only somewhat because they'd fall out unless you clamped them in.