Does anybody have experience with the cheap, presumably Chinese, toolmaker's vises that are all over ebay? Is the quality good, awful, or so-so? So-so would be good enough for my current need.
For example...
Ned Simmons
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I have one like the second one listed. Very accurate. Very hard. Sliding jaw fits so close that it is difficult to reposition if you take it off! Very hand for use with small mill.
Ned, I don't know a thing about toolmaker's vises, but I've bought several times from discount machine (the last two on your list). I was very pleasantly surprised at the quality of the stuff they sent me.
Steve
Ned Simm>Does anybody have experience with the cheap, presumably Chinese, toolmaker's
Ned,
You might want to look at the Sherline mill vice at
I also bought something of good quality (handle for kurt vise) from discount machine.
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Thanks to everyone for the feedback. I just ordered a 1" and a 3" vise from Discount Machine. kc's advice on the mounting slots is right on point as I need to mount the vise on a 5" sine table. The 3" vise has slots on all 4 sides.
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