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« on: June 15, 2012, 06:07:06 »
Hi all. Another product I need advice on. My vice is an adjustable rabone chesterman but it will neither lock at one angle nor does it grip too tight no matter how tight I wind it. Are record vices any good.
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Re: bench vice
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2012, 13:06:56 »
Ive had one a number of years bought from MM not had any probs its spins around and grips tight but its not like the older ones not sure it would stand up to farm work ,sounds to me as though you need to get to a few farm type sales where you could pick such things for a descent price ,
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Re: bench vice
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2012, 14:53:45 »
Believe me when I say farm sales very rarely have bargains and the majority of the stuff is worn out. Will have a look in machine mart see what they have.
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Re: bench vice
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2012, 18:54:07 »
bigger the better is the rule for an engineers vice methinks - staying away from chinese steel
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Re: bench vice
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2012, 19:38:50 »
Quote from: lambert on June 15, 2012, 14:53:45
Believe me when I say farm sales very rarely have bargains and the majority of the stuff is worn out. Will have a look in machine mart see what they have.


Because im a regular buyer from MM i have a NO VAT voucher if you spend over
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Re: bench vice
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2012, 20:06:06 »
Sorted, got a 1 tonne record one from b&q.
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Re: bench vice
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2012, 08:20:07 »
awww its a wee baby
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Re: bench vice
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2012, 09:17:00 »
Yeah its not huge but neither are the majority of the jobs it will face.
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Re: bench vice
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2012, 08:49:02 »
5 tonne jobby laddy.



It's what you want!
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Re: bench vice
« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2012, 19:03:33 »
Quote from: Welshbreed on June 30, 2012, 08:49:02
5 tonne jobby laddy.



It's what you want!

I want mine bolted to the Defender
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Re: bench vice
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2012, 21:23:33 »
^ Hell yeah :evil:
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Re: bench vice
« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2012, 21:33:38 »
Tbh even if turned the local strip off van and all its contents into a mobile workshop I out it would come close to satisfying my tool fetish!
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Re: bench vice
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2012, 00:29:21 »
Record used to make damned good vices, back when they were made here in Sheffield.

Not sure where they are made now but I'd still prefer one to the unbranded chinese tat that crops up.
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