10-05-2016, 09:43 AM
Had a friend who owned a welding shop give me the China version of this:
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After he broke it for the 2nd time he gave up on it. Repaired it worked well as a welding table vice.
There is a US made original version, but I do not remember the name of the company producing the vice.
I fully agree with Pixman on searching Craigs List. I found a "used" 6 /12" US made big honking bench vice on CL from the Chicago area using Search Tempest. Initially the poster did not want to ship it, but I was able to get him to agree to send it via UPS. I paid some extra for the shipping, but it still totaled about 1/2 the price of a new one.
Another possibility is to check with the local Snap-on distributor to see if he has one that was returned due to lack of payment.
After he broke it for the 2nd time he gave up on it. Repaired it worked well as a welding table vice.
There is a US made original version, but I do not remember the name of the company producing the vice.
I fully agree with Pixman on searching Craigs List. I found a "used" 6 /12" US made big honking bench vice on CL from the Chicago area using Search Tempest. Initially the poster did not want to ship it, but I was able to get him to agree to send it via UPS. I paid some extra for the shipping, but it still totaled about 1/2 the price of a new one.
Another possibility is to check with the local Snap-on distributor to see if he has one that was returned due to lack of payment.