Workholding & Setup

Our picks for workholding & setup that punch above their price.

Workholding & Setup

2 picks
1-2-3 Blocks, Matched Pair
Shars

1-2-3 Blocks, Matched Pair

Hardened, matched 1-2-3 blocks for setups and inspection — a shop staple where Shars value is tough to beat.

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Thin Parallel Set
Shars

Thin Parallel Set

Hardened thin parallels for vise work, priced so a full set is easy to justify.

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Dull drills slowing you down?

The cheapest way to keep a drill cutting clean is to resharpen it, not replace it. We recondition HSS drills by mail from our shop in Perry, OK — flat-rate, fast turnaround.

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Dull drills slowing you down?

The cheapest way to keep a drill cutting clean is to resharpen it, not replace it. We recondition HSS drills by mail from our shop in Perry, OK — flat-rate, fast turnaround.

Ship your drills →

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