Best vice

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

+1 on search out the boot sales and tip recycle shops etc for an older model Record etc that has not seen much use and abuse. Plenty of them about. And cheap as chips.

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

There's a seller with a Swindens type vice on a well known auction site

BERGEN 125mm multi-purpose vice, 66 bananas

search on "Multi-Purpose Bench Vice" to get a selection

Edited By Ady1 on 07/11/2016 11:48:16

[AjohnwParticipant @ajohnw51620]

I thought I did well to find this one locally on ebay – item 232125691006.

5" steel and has a rather wide opening and replaceable jaws. The garage roof has finally been replaced so as the old bench is a bit past it I thought make a new one and add a decent size vice.

It's been sprayed but appears internally as new – I was a bit worried about the quick release but it seems solid enough.

John

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Edited By Ajohnw on 07/11/2016 20:28:22

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Ajohnw on 07/11/2016 20:25:42:

I thought I did well to find this one locally on ebay –

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Nudge, Nudge – Wink, Wink – Say no more:

This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available.

[AjohnwParticipant @ajohnw51620]

Some people list things for sale in more than one place Michael. Ebay get their listing fee anyway.

I have a strong suspicion that my introduction to filing was on a Fortis vice. I don't recollect seeing a single Record vice at work other than when I moved to a place that just had a small workshop.

Quick release vices were not that popular for heavy use as they can fail and spring out. I'm probably not strong enough to have that problem now.

John

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