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[Mike E.]

I won the bid on a Jones and Shipman 3" tilt and swivel vise, which I wanted more than needed considering all of my machinery is hibernating in storage. It turns out that the vise is actually a 4" with a 3" jaw opening. Except for some oxidation and some chipped & weathered paint, the vice could litteraly pass as near new. The jaws appear to have been blued, and there is no sign of any damage or drilling. There is an interesting mechanism for securing both the tilt and swivel which I haven't seen before; a removable rod is used to either loosen or lock each feature by rotating the corresponding ring in the base clock or anticlockwise. Simple and quick. Everything works smooth as glass, and the the movable jaw slides on V-ways. The workmanship and quality are superb, BUT, although it would be fine for a Bridgeport, at 7 1/2" tall ( its lowest height ) the vise would take up almost all of the vertical capacity of my Tom Senior Mill.

Oh well, guess you can't win them all.