Tatey
30th October 2010, 11:37 PM
Good evening all!
I am looking to buy a new good quality drill press vice to replace my crap Clarke £10 vice.
Im happy to spend up to £50 on a new high quality vice. It needs to be 75+ mm jaw width and have a sheet metal step built into it and obviously be of good quality to mean that it will last the rest of my life time.
I have the opportunity to buy a Irwin Record 413 75mm vice for £40 delivered
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Record-No-413-drill-press-vice-3-inch-jaws-/160497375106?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item255e639782#ht_1731wt_932
It is pretty much brand new, but it doesnt seem to have a sheet metal step, only a pipe v, would this be any good for holding 3mm plate?
I have also seen a good looking 100mm SOBA heavy duty vice with a sheet metal step built in:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SOBA-100-mm-Heavy-Duty-Drilling-Vice_W0QQitemZ300341555457QQcategoryZ12584QQcmdZVi ewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%2 6its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS% 252BUFI%26otn%3D15%26pmod%3D370249947739%26ps%3D63 %26clkid%3D4621365533245994280#ht_1177wt_812
Finally there is the axminster vice for £33 (axminster is around the corner from me):
http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-axminster-premium-drill-vices-prod376864/
Could anyone advice me on which vice to get to give me the best performance and will last me the longest?
I am looking to buy a new good quality drill press vice to replace my crap Clarke £10 vice.
Im happy to spend up to £50 on a new high quality vice. It needs to be 75+ mm jaw width and have a sheet metal step built into it and obviously be of good quality to mean that it will last the rest of my life time.
I have the opportunity to buy a Irwin Record 413 75mm vice for £40 delivered
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Record-No-413-drill-press-vice-3-inch-jaws-/160497375106?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item255e639782#ht_1731wt_932
It is pretty much brand new, but it doesnt seem to have a sheet metal step, only a pipe v, would this be any good for holding 3mm plate?
I have also seen a good looking 100mm SOBA heavy duty vice with a sheet metal step built in:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SOBA-100-mm-Heavy-Duty-Drilling-Vice_W0QQitemZ300341555457QQcategoryZ12584QQcmdZVi ewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%2 6its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS% 252BUFI%26otn%3D15%26pmod%3D370249947739%26ps%3D63 %26clkid%3D4621365533245994280#ht_1177wt_812
Finally there is the axminster vice for £33 (axminster is around the corner from me):
http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-axminster-premium-drill-vices-prod376864/
Could anyone advice me on which vice to get to give me the best performance and will last me the longest?