Vise Grips (Tenazas de presión)
Vise Grips is a Tool item that weighs 0.5 kg. Most likely found in: car parts store, pawn shop, pawn shop storage. Used in 81 recipes.
| ID | Base.ViseGrips |
|---|---|
| English name | Vise Grips |
| Spanish name | Tenazas de presión |
| Portuguese name | Alicate de Pressão |
| Category | Tool |
| Weight | 0.5 kg |
Tips
- Best place to look: car parts store (counter).
- Can be melted down in a forge to recover steel (smelting recipes below).
- It is a tool in 79 recipes: it is not consumed when crafting, though it can wear down.
- Researching it (right-click → Research) teaches you: Forge Tongs, Forge Metalworking Pliers, Forge Heading Tool.
Where to find it
| Place | Container | Chance | Loot table |
|---|---|---|---|
| car parts store | counter | common | CarSupplyTools |
| car parts store | metal shelves | common | CarSupplyTools |
| car parts store | shelves | common | CarSupplyTools |
| pawn shop | counter | common | PawnShopTools |
| pawn shop | metal shelves | common | PawnShopTools |
| pawn shop | shelves | common | PawnShopTools |
| pawn shop | other | common | PawnShopTools |
| pawn shop storage | other | common | PawnShopTools |
| sports car parts store | shelves | common | CarSupplyTools |
| clock repair shop | other | uncommon | ClockRepairTools |
| clock repair workshop | other | uncommon | ClockRepairTools |
| Gigamart | shelves | uncommon | GigamartTools |
| Zippee storage | counter | uncommon | JanitorTools |
| any building | tool cabinet | uncommon | ToolCabinetMechanics |
| attic | cardboard box | uncommon | CrateToolsOld |
And 100 more places with lower odds.
You can also find it by foraging (right-click the ground → Forage), in the category CraftingMaterials.
What it is for: recipes that use it
| Recipe | As | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Forge 2 Spoons must be learned | tool | 2× Forged Spoon |
| Forge Key Ring | tool | 1× Key Ring - Forged |
| Forge Simple Blade | tool | 1× Simple Metal Blade |
| Gather Gunpowder | tool | 1× Gunpowder |
| Scrap Gold Jewellery | tool | 1× Gold Fragments |
| Scrap Gold Object | tool | 10× Gold Fragments |
| Scrap Jewellery | tool | – |
| Scrap Silver Jewellery | tool | 1× Silver Fragments |
| Scrap Silver Object | tool | 10× Silver Fragments |
| Scrap Small Gold Object | tool | 5× Gold Fragments |
| Scrap Small Silver Object | tool | 5× Silver Fragments |
| Scrap Smaller Gold Object | tool | 2× Gold Fragments |
| Scrap Smaller Silver Object | tool | 2× Silver Fragments |
| Scrap Smallest Gold Object | tool | 1× Gold Fragments |
| Scrap Smallest Silver Object | tool | 1× Silver Fragments |
| Smelt Small Steel Item | ingredient | 1× Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel |
| Smelt Steel From Small Steel Item | ingredient | 1× Steel Chunk |
| Assemble Articulated Metal Shin Armor Blacksmithing 8, Tailoring 4 taught by Magazine: European Armor in the Late Medieval Era | tool | 1× Articulated Metal Shin Armor |
| Assemble Articulated Metal Thigh Armor Blacksmithing 8, Tailoring 4 taught by Magazine: European Armor in the Late Medieval Era | tool | 1× Articulated Metal Thigh Armor |
| Assemble Forearm Armor Blacksmithing 4, Tailoring 2 taught by Magazine: Armor in the Iron Age | tool | 1× Metal Forearm Armor |
| Assemble Full Metal Forearm Armor Blacksmithing 8, Tailoring 4 taught by Magazine: European Armor in the Late Medieval Era | tool | 1× Full Metal Forearm Armor |
| Assemble Metal Shoulder Armor Blacksmithing 4, Tailoring 2 taught by Magazine: Armor in the Iron Age | tool | 1× Metal Shoulder Armor |
| Assemble Metal Thigh Armor Blacksmithing 4, Tailoring 2 taught by Magazine: Armor in the Iron Age | tool | 1× Metal Thigh Armor |
| Assemble Shin Armor Blacksmithing 4, Tailoring 2 taught by Magazine: Armor in the Iron Age | tool | 1× Metal Shin Armor |
| Assemble Shoulder Armor - Left Blacksmithing 8, Tailoring 4 must be learned | tool | 1× Articulated Metal Shoulder Armor - Left |
| Assemble Shoulder Armor - Right Blacksmithing 8, Tailoring 4 must be learned | tool | 1× Articulated Metal Shoulder Armor - Right |
| Forge 10 Nails Blacksmithing 1 taught by Magazine: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 | tool | 10× Nails |
| Forge 4 Fishing Hooks Blacksmithing 3 taught by Magazine: Small-Scale Smithing | tool | 4× Forged Fishing Hook |
| Forge Baking Pan Blacksmithing 2 taught by Magazine: Everyday Smithing - May 1993 | tool | 1× Baking Pan |
| Forge Baking Tray Blacksmithing 2 taught by Magazine: Everyday Smithing - May 1993 | tool | 1× Baking Tray |
| Forge Buckle Blacksmithing 4 taught by Magazine: Small-Scale Smithing, Magazine: European Armor in the Late Medieval Era | tool | 1× Buckle |
| Forge Coins Blacksmithing 1 | tool | 10× Silver Coin |
| Forge Cooking Pot Blacksmithing 3 taught by Magazine: Everyday Smithing - May 1993 | tool | 1× Cooking Pot |
| Forge Copper Sheet Blacksmithing 0 | tool | 1× Copper Sheet |
| Forge Corkscrew Blacksmithing 3 taught by Magazine: Everyday Smithing - May 1993 | tool | 1× Corkscrew |
| Forge Cup Blacksmithing 3 taught by Magazine: Everyday Smithing - May 1993 | tool | 1× Silver Cup |
| Forge Doorknob Blacksmithing 9 taught by Magazine: Small-Scale Smithing | tool | 1× Doorknob |
| Forge Draw Plate Blacksmithing 1 taught by Magazine: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 | tool | 1× Draw Plate |
| Forge Fine Butter Knives Blacksmithing 2 must be learned | tool | 2× Butter Knife |
| Forge Fine Forks Blacksmithing 3 must be learned | tool | 2× Fork |
And 41 more recipes.