Hello GJers,
I've always wanted a vise and decided to take a plunge on a Capri 7-incher. I spent a lot of time drooling over gorgeously restored vintage Parkers, Reeds, Wiltons, etc. but did not go down that road due to a few reasons. Ultimately I went with the Taiwan/PROC made Capri you see here. I'd love to have something new/nos and fully USA or Western Europe manufactured but I don't do enough work in the garage to justify paying 3-5x for a vise. I actually ordered the Yost ADI-6 first but it was horribly packaged from the factory and came damaged.
I wanted new and for $400 bucks it should do well enough for basic home use. I will soon be rebuilding a PS pump on a Gen2 CRV so I needed something to hold the housing in place. Great excuse to spend some more money! Initial impressions is that is good overall quality but then again I don't have anything else to compare it against. I definitely won't be pounding on this thing as my car is nearby and my workbench is fairly light duty.
Installation:
It is mounted on a piece of precut 1/4" steel (found at the shop) which I painted Rustoleum hammered black. I made sure to sit the fixed jaw a bit proud of the table edge as well. When not in use the vise swivels away nicely as my vehicle is parked close to the workbench.
For hardware I used 8.8 M10 partially threaded bolts I had laying around from a BMW differential. It had wave washers on it so those were used on the bottom. 6" and 5.5" Workpro magnetic jaw covers were also purchased on Amazon.
I've always wanted a vise and decided to take a plunge on a Capri 7-incher. I spent a lot of time drooling over gorgeously restored vintage Parkers, Reeds, Wiltons, etc. but did not go down that road due to a few reasons. Ultimately I went with the Taiwan/PROC made Capri you see here. I'd love to have something new/nos and fully USA or Western Europe manufactured but I don't do enough work in the garage to justify paying 3-5x for a vise. I actually ordered the Yost ADI-6 first but it was horribly packaged from the factory and came damaged.
I wanted new and for $400 bucks it should do well enough for basic home use. I will soon be rebuilding a PS pump on a Gen2 CRV so I needed something to hold the housing in place. Great excuse to spend some more money! Initial impressions is that is good overall quality but then again I don't have anything else to compare it against. I definitely won't be pounding on this thing as my car is nearby and my workbench is fairly light duty.
Installation:
It is mounted on a piece of precut 1/4" steel (found at the shop) which I painted Rustoleum hammered black. I made sure to sit the fixed jaw a bit proud of the table edge as well. When not in use the vise swivels away nicely as my vehicle is parked close to the workbench.
For hardware I used 8.8 M10 partially threaded bolts I had laying around from a BMW differential. It had wave washers on it so those were used on the bottom. 6" and 5.5" Workpro magnetic jaw covers were also purchased on Amazon.
