Tool Gone Bad: Defective Tool

Damn that's some serious damage, hope your melon is ok bro.

 

My new anvil was forged in 1880. Seems to be hanging tough.

So, what is teh concensous for a good new vise? I have one big old ******* that is tough as nails and probably at least 5 decades old, and one chinease one in the fab room that is the same as one I already broke. Guess which one I want to replace...

 

When you buy American s**** steel/iron and don't know what the **** you are doing when you mix them and make it. The ones that crack in half...are all castings...not forgings...big difference. You get what you pay for.

 

A vice is not a press. perhaps you should've used the proper tool for the job...

 

If you want a vise to last a lifetime, you might want to buy one that is warrantied for a lifetime.

Rigid Brand Bench Vise

Made from 75 ksi forged steel, the 6" wide jaw will open up to 8" or 10". Weighs about 70 lbs with the swivel base.

They're a damned nice vise, if a little spendy. I got mine on sale from Enco for $275 with free shipping. I think they're normally $349, which is still a pretty good deal for a med/large USA made vise with a lifetime warranty.

Compare that to a Columbia vise for near a grand, or a Wilton (which is made in China now BTW) for about $600, and even the full price seems not so bad.

 

SOME wiltons are made in china, SOME are made in the USA. choose carefully.

later jim

 

Excellent point.

 

That is F&#9*ng hilarious

 

Just got my new Wilton...Made in/hencho en/fabrique en.....

CHINA.

Suffice to say I'm a little bummed.