"Brian C. Kennedy" wrote:
>
> I can't advise you about a machinists vice, but this reminds me of how my
> big mouth gets me into trouble. Several years when I couldn't afford decent
I sent a later message which did not go through, acknowledging that Chris'
estimation of this item was quite correct. They call it a machinist's vise, but
it is not a machine vise. Some distinction
between the two. I looked at the catalog and it is indeed a bench vise. The
price is good, compared to list in the MSC catalog, which is $372.
There is only one reason mitigating against buying this that I can see. If one
does a lot of tube and pipe work, then it may not be suitable, since, like many
vises today, it does not have cast-in
lugs in the jaws to grip pipe.
That said, it looked very familiar. I bought a large metal workbench with a
vise mounted on it at a salvage auction at work a while back. Went out and
looked at it, and it is exactly the same model
described in the original post. Well-made, and indeed around sixty pounds.
Knowing what it's worth, I guess I'll hang onto it, since my total investment
is $25.
Cheers.
--
Michael D. Porter
Roswell, NM
[mailto:mporter@zianet.com]
Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.
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