David Lesher wrote:
A friend on the North Wet Coast in in need of a good vice, and a
drill press. He already has a mostly woodworking shop but also
is building up metalworking tools.

I'm trying to help Santa but don't know where to start. What
brand names matters in the metalworking vice category, and where
do you buy such? (Assuming we avoid H-F...)

On a drill press, his spouse didn't balk at $400 so I'm looking
at CraigsList in the Seattle area for lack of a better approach.
I've proved myself less knowledgeable on such than I thought.
Where is Yoda when I need him?


This one is in Shelton.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/tls/5351790055.html

Hiding under that ugly paint is a Wilson "bullet" vice. Needs a good
cleaning and the base repaired. Maybe dress the anvil. Very good US made
machinists vice.




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Steve W.