Which Bench Vise Should I Mount?

[gleman]

Nice vise.
Do you have a friend with a machine shop? If not, many say that they have made aluminum jaws without a very advanced set of machine tools.

OR… keep you eye out for a nice old American made vise that is ready to use.

Good Lord! If he adds another vise it'll be twenty years before we get an answer!

 

[strnge]

It’s been 2 more years and they are not mounted yet. Haha. Need to find someone to make me jaws for the Craftsman.

 

[exmaxima1]

I know that at one point Reed manufactured vises for Craftsman, and I'll be darned if that's not one of them....

That meatball on the spindle looks more like Rock Island than Reed to me. And I've never seen a Reed that uses grooved (keyed) jaw inserts

 

[Beerhippie]

It’s been 2 more years and they are not mounted yet. Haha. Need to find someone to make me jaws for the Craftsman.

For the non-swivel, make a pedestal mount for it--maybe portable.



Because you can access all sides, the swivel doesn't matter.

I also have a swiveling vise mounted to the corner of my bench--and I never use the swivel.

 

[TailGunner3000]

I'm going to go with...none of them. If, after 15 years, you haven't had a use for any of them, you likely never will. Ha!

 

[strnge]

I'm going to go with...none of them. If, after 15 years, you haven't had a use for any of them, you likely never will. Ha!

Oh I’ve used them. Just not mounted. Still looking for someone to make me the jaws for the Chraftsman.