Vise newbie

[MRFORDMAN1994]

I've never had a working vise and i want to put one on an upcoming welding table build but i don't know what vises are good and what are bad. I'm currently looking at a [vintage] as the ad says 103 Yost vise so if anyone can steer me in the right direction that would be great.

Thanks

 

[oldldh]

Read the "Vises of Garage Journal"...

There's 881 pages of knowledge, and general stuff, that you can't get anywhere else...

GJ member "Balane" has a Craftsman 5197 on Ebay that will fulfill 99.9% of your clamping needs...77 pounds is a stout 4 1/2" vise...swivel base, too...no reserve auction...ergo---fair price for a restored classic...see attached photos...

If you were looking at "good", as opposed to imported el crapola, new vises, the prices would range from $ 500.00 up...i.e....Wilton 450S....Over $ 800.00 from Amazon, and "only 71 pounds", they have a rabid following and, used, command higher prices than most old iron...

If knowledge is what you're after...there's 881 pages of it...right here...

 

[bl00]

If you're looking at this one:
http://jxn.craigslist.org/tls/4471583649.html

It appears the slide support is broken off.