The 7 Best Cross Slide Vises

The rugged Capri Tools 10520 (about $83) offers a 30,000 PSI tensile strength, with an impressive 4,400 pounds of maximum clamping force. It’s great for medium-duty applications, including woodworking, metal-working, sawing, drilling, and gluing pieces together.

The Yost HD CSV-4 (around $87) is a dependable choice from a century-old tool manufacturer. It features a four-inch jaw width, adjustable gibs, and dovetailed ways. The screws on the slides make it a cinch to reposition throughout any project.

The HFS Heavy Duty (appx. $33) is made to turn your drill press into a milling machine, and it's well-suited for working with either wood or metal parts. It boasts powerful, serrated steel jaws and two swivel crank handles that conveniently drop out of the way when not in use.

The Neiko 55002A (about $120) is a versatile bench-mount design, with a handy 360-degree swiveling base with three holes on the bottom for attaching it securely. It’s crafted from robust carbon steel and features a large, reinforced anvil.

The eight-inch Palmgren CV80 (around $342) can be counted on for quick and precise positioning along the X and Y axes, since its dials are graduated in tiny 0.1 mm increments. It has multiple dust collection ports to help keep your work area tidy.

The solid, counter-balanced ball crank handles of the Palmgren 30301 (around $550) do not extend below the base, so they won’t bash into your table underneath. If you ever need a traditional vise, it can be converted into one with just a few simple modifications.

The solid construction of the Wilton 11694 (around $120) features fine-grain iron castings, and a black oxide-coated screw that provides consistent clamping pressure. Its hardened V-groove jaws are specially created to hold round objects firmly in place.