# STL215: Steve Latta's favorite vises

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2020-05-08
- Length: 55m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-05-08-stl215-steve-lattas-favorite-vises
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl215-steve-lattas-favorite-vises

## Summary

Contributing editor Steve Latta joins the Shop Talk Live team to discuss his favorite cast iron vices, the nuances of mortise and tenon joinery, and the functional differences between jointers and planers. Latta shares insights on setting up a home shop, his evolving design aesthetic, and his experiences teaching woodworking during the pandemic. The group also troubleshoots listener questions regarding bandsaw blade failures and techniques for creating angled cuts with limited machinery.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-05-08-stl215-steve-lattas-favorite-vises#t=1) Introduction and Shop Setup
- [11:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-05-08-stl215-steve-lattas-favorite-vises#t=682) Favorite Cast Iron Vices
- [15:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-05-08-stl215-steve-lattas-favorite-vises#t=938) Pegging Mortise and Tenon Joints
- [22:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-05-08-stl215-steve-lattas-favorite-vises#t=1378) Favorite Techniques and Tools
- [30:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-05-08-stl215-steve-lattas-favorite-vises#t=1812) Bandsaw Blade Breakage Diagnosis
- [37:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-05-08-stl215-steve-lattas-favorite-vises#t=2260) Creating Angled Cuts and CNC Use
- [45:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-05-08-stl215-steve-lattas-favorite-vises#t=2742) Jointer vs. Planer Functions
- [50:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-05-08-stl215-steve-lattas-favorite-vises#t=3052) Teaching in Honduras and Vintage Tools

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Pony Jorgenson (company)
- Abernathy (product)
- Columbia (product)
- Delta Rockwell (product)
- Powermatic (product)
- Record (product)
- Wood-Master (product)
- Hargrave (product)
- Hartford (product)
- Fine Woodworking (company)
- Thad Stevens College (company)

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