Could a cheap vice ever be any good?

[winchman]

People tend to want Record, but I feel Parkinson, Fortis, Woden and a few other old makes are also just as good, I also have a York vice made in the Chec republic which ahs given excellent service

 

[Che]

I think I have this one coming off ebay (bit of haggling going on) - luckily the guy has some branch office in our town, and can bring it down, so no postage to pay.

Cheaper than the cheap new ones and I am sure will do for me for my limited projects. Thanks for advice all .

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I think I have this one coming off ebay (bit of haggling going on) - luckily the guy has some branch office in our town, and can bring it down, so no postage to pay.

Cheaper than the cheap new ones and I am sure will do for me for my limited projects. Thanks for advice all .


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Looks substantial, good luck with the deal.

 

[Morrisman]

I have a big old vice I bought when we lived in the Philippines. Oddly enough it was hand made, cut and welded from various sizes of steel, and ground to shape, probably by a guy squatting on the ground without so much as goggles or hearing protection. It's obviously not the same quality as a Record vice would be, but the jaws are 6" wide, to give an idea of scale.

I'm in the west midlands, near j14 M6, yours for free if you can collect. Or anybody else who can use it, it's just taking up space here.

 

[DAPPH]

in the midlands ,,, Id just look on Gumtree and find something half decent and old , but local .
The tenner you spend in fuel is the tenner you will save in postage , plus you get a day out and a bit f an explore too.

Remember there is a guy ( on eBay ?) who machines up identical new jaws . so a well used vice needing new jaws could well be a fantastic bargain .

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Try a wanted advert on this forum Somebody might have a good surplus vice they no longer need. I gave away the one I no longer needed as too big !

 

[CompoSimmonite]

People tend to want Record, but I feel Parkinson, Fortis, Woden and a few other old makes are also just as good, I also have a York vice made in the Chec republic which ahs given excellent service

My York is around 40 years old (bought new) and still in perfect condition

 

[Che]

Try a wanted advert on this forum Somebody might have a good surplus vice they no longer need. I gave away the one I no longer needed as too big !

I did a couple of days back but didn't get anything back. I'm not in a big rush - I can wait to get this one above off ebay seller . I am just negotiation with him about the exact price. But the fact he's willing to get it to my home town to be collected without cost is worth a few quid to me in time and petrol

 

[MikeBs]

I started with a cheap vice. This broke the first time I hit it with a hammer, also my vice needs to be moveable and the cheap one would shoot around the bench as soon as any force was applied to it.
I managed to get a cheap Record 23. It had some gouges on the top of the moveable jaw which I filled with weld and ground back to repair. I also got new jaws for about £30.
It’s fitted to some cut down railway sleepers so can be moved around my bench, albeit not easily. I have been over the moon with it and seems indestructible.
The cheap vice is now used just to hold things for welding and is almost sacrificial.
I don’t think I could break the Record 23, but if it was stolen, (not sure how, due to the weight) I would get another one.

 

[winchman]

Remember a "Vice is for life not just for Christmas"

 

[pint]

People tend to want Record, but I feel Parkinson, Fortis, Woden and a few other old makes are also just as good, I also have a York vice made in the Chec republic which ahs given excellent service

I might put the parkinson ahead, well my current bench vice has outlasted a few records that were used in the same spot

 

[Che]

UPDATE - I got this one off eBay in the end. Very pleased with it. Not even bolted down yet and has been put to use.
Really enjoying the 'anvil' space on the back.
It's a 6" Olympia, plenty big enough for the things I'll be doing

 

[Arc Tourist]

UPDATE - I got this one off eBay in the end. Very pleased with it. Not even bolted down yet and has been put to use.
Really enjoying the 'anvil' space on the back.
It's a 6" Olympia, plenty big enough for the things I'll be doing

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That should clean up nice. The pipe jaws are a good feature to have also.

 

[Che]

That should clean up nice. The pipe jaws are a good feature to have also.

Yes, but I wasn't aware when I bought it - so bonus!

 

[Che]

I have a big old vice I bought when we lived in the Philippines. Oddly enough it was hand made, cut and welded from various sizes of steel, and ground to shape, probably by a guy squatting on the ground without so much as goggles or hearing protection. It's obviously not the same quality as a Record vice would be, but the jaws are 6" wide, to give an idea of scale.

I'm in the west midlands, near j14 M6, yours for free if you can collect. Or anybody else who can use it, it's just taking up space here.

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Very kind offer - only just saw this.

 

[Stupoty]

Record number 3 with postage available , £9 starting bid !

Stu

Vintage RECORD No. 3 vice, 4" jaws, with securing bolts. | eBay

Apart from the expected blemishes, and some loss of paint, this vice is in great condition. It has excellent smooth jaws fitted.. Works as well as the day it was made. I have provided 3 good bench securing bolts also.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[badabec]

Have you given yourself a blood blister yet with the handle?

 

[Che]

Have you given yourself a blood blister yet with the handle?

One day in, no blood blister.....yet