That looks well traveled!
After a lot of research I finally made a decision and ordered a new vise for the mill. I went with a Glacern GPV-412. It was $579 and should be quite an improvement over my $60 vise I've been using for the past year. Along with the upgraded Mitutoyo dial test indicator I just got, the quality of my work will improve.
https://www.glacern.com/gpv_412
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Sadly it looks like a kids vise compared to others. It's a 4" wide jaw model and weighs 40lbs. The 6" jaw model jumps to 81lbs.Now that's a manly-man's vice ! Solid = accurate.
Sadly it looks like a kids vise compared to others. It's a 4" wide jaw model and weighs 40lbs. The 6" jaw model jumps to 81lbs.
Another Example. I was looking into the Kurt DX4 vise with 4" wide jaws, that weighs 30lbs. In the photo below, the DX4 is on the left, with the DX6 on the right and the DX8 in the middle. The DX8 weighs 175lbs.....
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Don't know anything about machining tools. Looks like a solid piece no doubt.After a lot of research I finally made a decision and ordered a new vise for the mill. I went with a Glacern GPV-412. It was $579 and should be quite an improvement over my $60 vise I've been using for the past year. Along with the upgraded Mitutoyo dial test indicator I just got, the quality of my work will improve.
https://www.glacern.com/gpv_412
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From reading around here, I thought the rules were you had to finish the bottle of wine before the bidding picked up?Finishing off a bottle of wine I opened earlier in the week, giving up on a Winchester 1886, people are paying crazy money for Winchesters these days.
Well if your 4” weighs 10 pounds more than the Kurt, that says something about the quality. Kind of the gold standard.Sadly it looks like a kids vise compared to others. It's a 4" wide jaw model and weighs 40lbs. The 6" jaw model jumps to 81lbs.
Another Example. I was looking into the Kurt DX4 vise with 4" wide jaws, that weighs 30lbs. In the photo below, the DX4 is on the left, with the DX6 on the right and the DX8 in the middle. The DX8 weighs 175lbs.....
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