Looking for Used American Made Bench Vise

[Doug Deaton]

I am looking for a used, American-made vise with jaws that are at least 4” wide (4-1/2” to 5” preferred). It must have a swivel base and replaceable jaw inserts. Anvil and pipe jaws are not important. My budget is $200 max and I live in the north Dallas (TX) area.

I will be doing serious work on modern firearms and amateur work on knives, small engine parts, etc. It’s important that the vise be serviceable but appearance is not that important. I will probably repaint and service the vise per mjozefow’s guide here.

Thank you in advance for any advice or guidance. Feel free to email me directly at [email protected]. Thanks again.

 

[zoomieport]

Did you find one?

 

[Doug Deaton]

No sir, I found two! I located two Columbian vices near home. One is a 605M and the other is a D45. I posted two threads in the General Tool Discussion forum. Thanks for the follow up.

 

[zoomieport]

Here you go...

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=147552