# STL288: Never met a vise he didn't like

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2023-04-07
- Length: 1h 06m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2023-04-07-stl288-never-met-a-vise-he-didnt-like
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl288-never-met-a-vise-he-didnt-like

## Summary

Mike, Vic, and Ben discuss Vic's upcoming move to a larger shop, their experiences teaching design classes, and the specific features they value in bandsaws and workbench vises. They debate the merits of 14-inch versus larger unibody bandsaws for resawing and detail their preferences for leg vices, twin-screw vices, and MFT-style bench tops. The conversation highlights the importance of shop layout, tool ergonomics, and the evolving landscape of woodworking tools.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2023-04-07-stl288-never-met-a-vise-he-didnt-like#t=6) Introduction and Vic's Shop Move
- [19:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2023-04-07-stl288-never-met-a-vise-he-didnt-like#t=1152) Teaching Design and Community
- [29:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2023-04-07-stl288-never-met-a-vise-he-didnt-like#t=1784) Bandsaw Selection and Safety
- [42:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2023-04-07-stl288-never-met-a-vise-he-didnt-like#t=2530) Favorite Tools: Cross-Cut Sleds and Clamps
- [49:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2023-04-07-stl288-never-met-a-vise-he-didnt-like#t=2958) Workbench Vices and Hybrid Designs

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Laguna (company)
- Grizzly (company)
- King (company)
- Delta (company)
- Benchcrafted (company)
- Lee Nielsen (other)
- Axminster Tools (company)
- Michael Fortune (other)
- Bob Van Dyke (other)
- Paul Sellers (other)
- Jim Tolpin (other)
- Center for Furniture Craftsmanship (company)

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- [Episode 104: 8 Band Saws, 5 Radial Arm Saws, 2 Milling Machines…](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-01-13-episode-104-8-band-saws-5-radial-arm-saws-2-milling-machines) (Making It)

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