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IN MY WORKSHOP, THE VISE IS A MULTI PURPOSE TOOL.  YOU MIGHT THINK THAT ITS
ONLY USED TO HOLD A BOX OR PIECE OF METAL FOR DRILLING, BUT OVER THE YEARS,
I HAVE USED IT FOR A NUMBER OF OTHER PURPOSES.  IF YOU NEED A LENGTH OF SIX
CONDUCTOR CABLE, ITS EASY AND QUICK TO ACCOMPLISH.  LAY OUT SIX PIECES OF
WIRE, PUT ONE END IN THE VISE AND THE OTHER IN A MANUAL DRILL.  TURN THE
HANDLE ON THE DRILL AND YOU NOW HAVE A LENGTH OF TWISTED SIX CONDUCTOR OR
WHATEVER NUMBER YOU WANT CABLE.  IF ONE OF THE PIECES OF WIRE IS SOLID, THE
TWISTED GROUP WILL PROBABLY STAY TOGETHER.  IF ITS STRANDED WIRE, A FEW
CABLE TIES WILL HOLD IT.  WORKING WITH THOSE PESKY CONNECTORS WHERE YOU
HAVE TO SOLDER SEVERAL CONNECTING WIRES IS ALSO JUST AS EASY.  PUT THE
CONNECTOR IN A SMALL VISE, FEED THE WIRE, AND SOLDER FROM ABOVE.  I ALSO
USE MY VISE FOR BENDING SHEET METAL AND FOR MAKING A ROLLED EDGE.  IF I AM
USING VERY THIN METAL IMAGINE A SALVAGED PIECE OF TIN CAN IT IS DIFFICULT
TO GET AN EDGE THAT WILL NOT CUT YOUR HAND.  I MAKE A CRUDE 180 DEGREE BEND
WITH A SET OF GAS PLIERS AND THEN PUT THE EDGE INTO THE VISE JAWS TO
FLATTEN THE FOLD AND MAKE A SAFE EDGE.  FOR THIS REVIEW, I TRIED THREE OF
THE MANY INEXPENSIVE VISES AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON.  COM AND OTHER ONLINE
SOURCES.  ALTHOUGH THESE SPECIFIC MODELS WERE AVAILABLE WHEN THIS REVIEW
WAS PREPARED, THE SELECTION OR PRICES MAY HAVE CHANGED BY THE TIME YOU READ
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