Beerhippie
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Reverse Polish? It's HP.
Vise Info Thread
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CRSINMICH
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Outlaw: I've had the swivel base version of that clamp on for years and I never did identify it. I'd sure be glad if someone on this thread knew for certain what it was.
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Patrickm82
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I just remembered that a guy at work has one of these mounted to his box. It has the rectangle anvil but I believe still the same maker. His has a sticker on there “Swordfish China”. Here are a few pictures of his. I will try and find the one I have at home and show the ****** casting.
PghJKB
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I just remembered that a guy at work has one of these mounted to his box. It has the rectangle anvil but I believe still the same maker. His has a sticker on there “Swordfish China”. Here are a few pictures of his. I will try and find the one I have at home and show the ****** casting.
I see these on EvilPrey all the time. Most definitely Asian
JKB
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Swordfish has been mentioned in the past as being, or having been, one if the larger Chinese Vise manufacturers, and one that made a decent product.I just remembered that a guy at work has one of these mounted to his box. It has the rectangle anvil but I believe still the same maker. His has a sticker on there “Swordfish China”. Here are a few pictures of his. I will try and find the one I have at home and show the ****** casting.
I’m not sure what the current status of the company is, and nowadays the “better” made Chinese vises may be sourced from other Chinese manufacturers.
Outlawmws
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Well I'm disappointed if it is Asian. It has a lot of "well made" features. I mean, how many smaller clamp on vises have replaceable jaws?
CRSINMICH
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I thought the same thing about the ways. It doesn't seem likely that a cheaply made vise would have dovetailed ways.
Although the paint job undercuts that assertion somewhat.
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Outlawmws
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Although the paint job undercuts that assertion somewhat.
Mine is >95% intact, so hard to gauge casting quality, but the paint was laid on thick