i s o good medium duty vise

[94yj]

i am needing to get a good 5" or so quality vise and need something that is dependable and not cheap china trash what are some good brands that i need to look for and trying to sty around or under the $ 150.00 range i have found a Wilton but it says made in china also what are some good old vises and part numbers i could look for tia

 

[Shiftless]

Start looking for Athol, Prentiss, Rock Island, Reed, Hollands, Parker, early Craftsman, Wilton USA, Paramo. Woden, Yost...and maybe some other brands that I am forgetting right now

 

[94yj]

Start looking for Athol, Prentiss, Rock Island, Reed, Hollands, Parker, early Craftsman, Paramo. Woden, Yost...and maybe some other brands that I am forgetting right now

how would i be able to tell what the early craftsman were?

 

[Cope]

Here's a Wilton copy with 4 1/2" jaws. I have this vise as do several others here. $100 plus $44 S&H.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Craftsman-51888-Professional-Heavy-Duty-4-1-2-Bench-Vise-/401235252435?

 

[General Geoff]

Brand new, the best you'll find for that price IMO is a Yost fsv-5. Though with some scouring, you may find an older, made in USA vise within that budget on ebay or craigslist.

 

[Shiftless]

how would i be able to tell what the early craftsman were?

Made in USA.
Althogh the ones made in the 70's in Japan are just as good quality IMHO.

If you have plenty of free time, browse the GJ vise pages. Over 2500 pages and 50,000+ posts.

 

[Shiftless]

Here's a Wilton copy with 4 1/2" jaws. I have this vise aas do several others here. $100 plus $44 S&H.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Craftsman-51888-Professional-Heavy-Duty-4-1-2-Bench-Vise-/401235252435?

Quite a few members like that particular vise. One thing most of them said was that as soon as you get it, take it apart to clean out metal filings and then properly lubricate the thing.

 

[1982fxr]

Post pics of any used ones you find and we can help ya I D it

 

[Cope]

Quite a few members like that particular vise. One thing most of them said was that as soon as you get it, take it apart to clean out metal filings and then properly lubricate the thing.

Mine had very few filings, and almost no "over-lube".

 

[94yj]

Post pics of any used ones you find and we can help ya I D it

what about this one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/302153753719?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[cajunfirehawk]

Here's a Wilton copy with 4 1/2" jaws. I have this vise as do several others here. $100 plus $44 S&H.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Craftsman-51888-Professional-Heavy-Duty-4-1-2-Bench-Vise-/401235252435?

That was my "starter vise" great lil unit until I got a vintage wilton(s).

 

[1982fxr]

what about this one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/302153753719?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Someone can confirm, I think that is the Japanese version of that vise. I've had jap and USA and honestly couldn't tell any difference. It's a good vise. I'd try an offer first but at $128 after shipping that's not too bad.

It comes down to how much time you want to spend hunting. $87 after tax for the biggest box store **** vise is only s difference of $50 and well worth it imho if that were the comparison on the table. I'm sure you will find a better deal eventually but what's your time worth?

Fwiw I refurbished one of those and sold it locally for like $140 a couple years ago...

 

[94yj]

That was my "starter vise" great lil unit until I got a vintage wilton(s). [/QUOTE

what was yours made out of it is hard to tell what this one is made out of i am betting a cast of some type or is it mainly a good steel vise?

 

[zkling]

what about this one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/302153753719?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Pass, go with the yost.

 

[1982fxr]

If that yost is the blue one, 503, are those three or five inch jaws? Not sure on their number system...

 

[G-ManBart]

what was yours made out of it is hard to tell what this one is made out of i am betting a cast of some type or is it mainly a good steel vise?

There's some misunderstanding in that statement. The best vises are cast out of ductile iron, not made of steel.

I've found really good vises in the 4-5.5" jaw width range for anywhere from $50 to $150 so all it takes is a little patience. Most needed cosmetic attention, but were sound otherwise.

 

[G-ManBart]

This guy has 4" Wilton bullets for $200 each....the title says $250, but the text says $200.

That's a lot of vise for $200.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/tls/5928151469.html

 

[94yj]

This guy has 4" Wilton bullets for $200 each....the title says $250, but the text says $200.

That's a lot of vise for $200.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/tls/5928151469.html

thanks i called the guy but no answer but left a message

 

[94yj]

There's some misunderstanding in that statement. The best vises are cast out of ductile iron, not made of steel.

I've found really good vises in the 4-5.5" jaw width range for anywhere from $50 to $150 so all it takes is a little patience. Most needed cosmetic attention, but were sound otherwise.

thanks i was told the forged steel ones are better as far as tensile strength and dependability is this not true lmk thanks

 

[zkling]

Then there's this guy.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/tls/5918529595.html

 

[94yj]

Then there's this guy.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/tls/5918529595.html

nice but way out of my price range and i would cry the first time i put a scratch on it

 

[94yj]

thanks fellow g j members for all the help i wound up ordering a yost fsv-6 vise and it should work out good

 

[ToddW]

I regret not buying a 2nd or 3rd wilton 400n I got 8 years ago scratch and dent for <200$ that was 'new'