100% Made in the USA
The Gold Standard Model 60 combination pipe and bench vise — machined from heat-treated tool steels and made in Traverse City, Michigan.
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“Finally, someone reinvented and vastly improved the bench vise, delivering it to the 21st century with engineering and technology current to today. That someone is Norton Heirloom Tools.”
The Gold Standard Model 60 Combination Pipe and Bench Vise™
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The first and finest tool steel bench vise — the most durable, strong, and precise bench vise ever produced. The perfect foundation for any project. See the full Model 60 combination pipe and bench vise specifications.
The next vise in the Gold Standard line, engineered and manufactured to the same standard as the Model 60. Join the list for updates, and feel free to drop us a question.
Join the List →Every Model 60 ships with the Extreme Grip Jaws, Combination Pipe Jaws and a removable anvil included. These are the upgrades — for when the job needs more.
Serious jaws designed to hold the most challenging situations with ease. Machined from high-impact tool steel and through-hardened for maximum strength and longevity.
$400.00Sold in pairs
These massive jaws hold diameters from 5/16 to 5 inches. Machined from high-impact tool steel and through-hardened for maximum strength and longevity.
$650.00Sold in pairs
Engineered and manufactured in Traverse City, Michigan by American hands.
Tools designed and engineered to be passed down to the next generation.
Hardened tool steels and steel throughout — no castings anywhere in the vise.
Every surface machined to close tolerance. Zero backlash, smooth as glass.
Traditional values combined with modern precision engineering.
Building Products That Last
At Norton Heirloom Tools, we believe in a simple philosophy: build it once, build it right. In an era of disposable goods, we stand firm in our commitment to American manufacturing and uncompromising quality.
Our passion for precision, durability, and function drives every decision we make. From the raw steel to the final assembly, every Norton Heirloom Tool is created to be more than just a tool. It's an heirloom worthy of being passed down to the next generation.
The Norton family has been united for a long time with precision machining and tool making. I am Mark Norton, the founder of Norton Heirloom Tools. I hold it in high honor to create these heirloom tools working with my son Isaac as the 4th and 5th generation of machinists and tool makers.
It all started with my great-grandpa, Edward Pavlis, in 1908.
My grandpa Amil Norton started his career as a machinist and tool maker, then served our great nation in the Navy as a machinist and gunner in WWII on the USS Wasp CV-18 aircraft carrier in the Pacific.
Post war, Amil returned to machining, working at Cone Drive and Essex Wire in Traverse City, Michigan.
Amil returned to the trade he left, and the family stayed in machining from that point on.
My dad, Larry Norton, started his career in tool and die right out of high school, and opened his own shop.
I started working with my dad in his tool and die shop every chance I had, beginning at six years old.
The same work, a generation on.
Now my son Isaac, the fifth generation, continues the Norton legacy of producing high precision tools.
Every Gold Standard vise is built by the two of us in Traverse City, Michigan.
Team Elmer’s
“All the guys really like them. Super tight and easy to work with. A whole lot different than what we are used to. It is a solid strong unit.”
★★★★★
The Concrete Service
“This vise is very strong and the jaws stay perfectly aligned, making it possible to hold things you wouldn’t think possible. There isn’t anything like it. The swivel base performs perfectly and never slips.”
★★★★★
Guffey’s Automotive
“This vise is great and the whole team is super happy with it. Way better than any other vise we have used.”
★★★★★
Hammer and Dolly Automotive Restorations
“Finally, I have a vise that I don’t have to worry about it being more delicate than the part it holds! It brings the shop to a higher level.”
★★★★★
Every Norton vise is engineered, machined and assembled in Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A. Each one is built with the care of a precision instrument.
Components are machined from high-strength, high-impact tool steels and fully heat treated, yielding 250,000 PSI material strength — over four times that of a cast vise, which is around 60,000 PSI. Jaws and anvil are through-hardened tool steel.
Yes. Components are available so your tool can always be maintained. Day-to-day service is a single grease zerk that lubricates the main body, dynamic jaw tube and Extreme Lock Swivel Base. The heat-treated screw and nut assembly is sealed from the environment and lubricated at the factory, so it needs no regular service.
The Gold Standard Model 60 is our combination pipe and bench vise, built for the home shop, the production floor, or a service vehicle. It holds flat stock in the 6 in. Extreme Grip Jaws and pipe from 5/8 to 3 in. in the combination pipe jaws. A second model is in development.
In-stock vises leave the shop within two business days and typically arrive in three to six business days. Shipping timelines and rates are confirmed at checkout.
