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I was woking in the garage today and how many of you guys have had this happen?
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when this vise let go lets just say I do not what to hear that sound again!:shocking::mad:
 
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The only time that I saw a vice break like that, it was being abused. (Supervisor was applying heat and hammering on the handle to tighten jaws). Welded that vice back together and it's still holding. (More than 20 years ago).
I agree. If the vise is abused, it will probably break again.
 
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Thats just the thing I was not abusing the vise nor using it as a press, I was using the avil side at the time with a ball peen!!
 
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:pimpflashThats what I am talking about, but if a chinese model would have exploded like this erie I would have been rushed to the hospital for lead poisoning!!!:wtf::lol_hitti
 
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If it is (was) a Chinese vise, I wouldn't try to weld it. Usually inferior steel. Get yourself a good USA made Wilton.
 
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I've heard someone here said all exposed screw type vises are weak, seems to be true. welding cast iron needs some wicked skills and proper pre and post heat treatment. I'd say it's time to start looking for a new one.
 
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Holy ****... that happened while you were banging on the anvil side???

I have a hard time believing there wasn't already a stress crack from some prior beating or cranking down a little to hard.

Regardless, I'd never trust it. Pickup a nice old Reed. The screw inside the slide is a stronger design and they're built like tanks.
 
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could of been a casting flaw, could of been stress fractures over time.

if its new enough have you tried contacting them to see how much a new jaw would be?
 
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I broke a good old vise I had inherited from my Dad, in the place when I was a very young hot rodder. But I was trying to press in a stubborn u-joint, if I recall correctly. And my vise just made a little popping sound, leaving me to think that the u-joint was finally coming together nicely...until the moving jaw hit the floor! That was depressing. I had just lost my dad to a tragic car accident, and his tools were important keepsakes for me. I still regret that.
 
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I've got an old 5 inch Reed that's taking up space in my garage. If you (or anyone else) is in the Pittsburgh area and want's to buy it look me up.
 
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Yeah I was looking over the break last night and it looks like a casting problem!!!
 
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