Need to hold a toy shark down? It might happen... But seriously, with two sizes available depending on what you work on, it can hold any arrangement of difficult shapes steady for you to file, paint, cut, drill, weld, or whatever you need. We're giving you that third hand you've always wanted, but made of solid metal. 

Let's face it, most things we need to hold are not perfectly parallel, leaving what you're working on teetering on the edge of slipping out... No more, with the mighty fractal jaw!

Six independent movements allow the clamping surfaces to perfectly wrap around what you're working on, holding it secure and steady. Ever wanted a flexible iron fist with the grip strength of a coconut crab? Well, this is your answer.    

"Someone must have thought of this before..." you say? You're right! The fractal vice concept dates back to 1913, but it was originally designed for massive, expensive machinery. We've taken that precision and miniaturised it into a handy desktop size – the versatile 'third hand' you need for everything from models and 3D prints to watches, jewellery, tools, and more.

Every part is machined from premium metals then hand finished to a brilliant shine. Fractal Vise is designed to last a lifetime, and will still be a working vise in 200 years. "Do it once and do it well" was the mindset of toolmakers from hundreds of years ago and we have embodied that same mindset with Fractal Vise, intending for it to be passed down to future generations of young tinkerers, apprentices, and budding engineers. 

Designed to be mobile so you can move it around your desk or workspace to wherever you need it. Want to move it under a light? No problem! Need to evade a tiny child’s fingers at speed? Easy. 

Then when you're done, easily tuck it away; "keep it secret, keep it safe" as a wise wizard once said. 

A new take on the traditional vise. We've made the Fractal Vise ultra compact so you can keep it on a regular desk, unlike having a big vise hanging off the edge of your workbench.

This gives you more space to work, tinker, and do the things you love. You can also go mobile and carry it with you to your next job, so you're never without the handy power of the fractal.  

Every component is machined from solid metal and held together with high tensile cap head bolts, all moving on precision ground rails making this compact vise extremely dense. We've not removed any metal for weight or cost saving, so this makes for one very rigid piece of kit. Even though its size is small you can use it like a serious tool while cutting and hammering, so it won’t slow you down while you work.

Designed to be free standing and highly mobile, you can use MetMo Fractal Vise as a vertical vise too. Each side is precision ground so you can stand the vice on its end while working on your project from a whole new perspective, without having the hassle of undoing and repositioning your parts.

Moving the clamped part into different positions allows you to get to the most comfortable working position, giving you full access to three of the four dimensions. 

Designed to look like an engineering masterpiece on your desk, gaze in wonder at a marvel of mathematics that's so unusual everyone one who passes by will ask 'what is this thing?'

Also it makes a pretty neat pen holder when not fulfilling your vicey needs.

Fed up with floppy vises? We were too! Most vises you can buy are made cheap, unless you're buying gear for heavy duty machines, resulting in things just clanking about until they're done up. With Fractal Vise we've used precision ground slide rails to re-create a linear slide from machine tools, so the winding in and out of the jaws is a perfectly satisfying motion. 

Use the tie bar, or the knurled adjuster for extra grip, to give you direct feedback on what you're clamping so as not to over tighten and damage what you're working on. Designed to be comfortable when applying pressure.

Designed with a jaw depth of 20mm to give the vise a gripping height double that of standard desktop vises. 

Inspired by machinist vises so you can grip deeper parts and have more contact area on them, preventing them from slipping and moving around while you're working. 

As with all things MetMo we machine everything out of solid metal; no casting or rough edges, no plastic, and no shortcuts. Just satisfyingly smooth fitting, engineering quality tools. Built to last multiple lifetimes and work beautifully, like the Swiss watches of the vise world. 

The Black Fractal Vise is machined mainly from anodised aluminium with hardened steel jaws, and is perfect for lightweight tasks like model painting and fine detail work like watch repairs. The extra maneuverability allows you to quickly move the Vise to the perfect location.

The Stainless Steel Fractal Vise is made entirely of heavy duty steel and is built like an absolute tank to survive anything you can throw at it. They'll be digging these things up in a few hundred years, marvelling at the still functioning fractals as they clamp their bionic future fingers. Choose this option if extra stability is what you value, as it's perfect for tasks like metal work or light machining.