Recent content by gilbs

They both look great. You folks seem to be spoilt for choice when it comes to vices.

I've got an old Snap-on top box that I bought in 1985 that has friction slides, that still works fine. By contrast my KRA3700 roll cab, bought in 1999, and converted to ball bearing slides, has been less good, just had to replace the slides again (3 times now) to be fair though, it took a lot...

What about this Facom one: http://www.ultimategarage.com/shop/part.php?cPath=35_253_320&products_id=4191 Rotating the handle rotates the socket, which sounds like a gimmick until you've used it a few times. I've found it sturdy in use (I work on fork trucks) and it's very useful where there...

Hi folks, I came across your forum while looking for info in vices (or vises to you ;) ) and it looks like an informative and lively place to be, so I joined. I originally worked on construction plant (did my training in the British Army) but now fix fork lift trucks for a living. I've...